Happy Hour Conversation

  I keep telling people that our "Happy Hour" is NOT a gossip fest and they give me a skeptical look. One person even said, "Aren't they all?". So as a random thought I decided to take notes on the subjects covered during happy hour. Ours runs from 4-5. After all we are a very busy bunch and we have other things awaiting our attention.

So yesterday this was the rundown:

1. What is the population of Reynosa Mexico. I had recently heard it was 4 Million and that seemed very high. One said they had heard 1 Million. I looked it up and the answer is 1,000,000 in 2020. It was admitted that it fluctuated.

2.The Dangers of seniors and ladders. We shared ladder stories and it seemed everyone had one!

3. Good breakfasts are served at Victoria Palms.

4. We talked about Ropa. A place where people should go at least once. Some people are repulsed by it and others look at it as a fun treasure hunt. Ropa Usada is Used Clothing in English. There are large buildings in far South Texas where discarded clothing is gathered from all over the US with its next stop being overseas. Tre Demensions is a popular Ropa Usada place. This particular place has a mountain of clothing in the middle and people climb the mountain to find their treasures. Gotta see it to believe it!

5. Dentists in Mexico. Seems everyone has a favorite.

6. There is a German restaurant, 'Schneider's' that one of the happy hour people recently went to and gave a good review. It is located 1/2 block north of Dove on Ware Road.

7. We talked about allergies and the different types and suffering of such.

8. Tom Ball stopped by and we talked about his black powder shooting. Not a subject that comes up often.

9. Rumor has it they caught the bike thief, but then you know how rumors are.

10. One of us mentioned they had scratch marks on their car from a cat and would not have believed it but they witnessed it.

11. We talked about the new directory and how great it was!

12. We admired Linda C. new shoes!

13. We discussed food and things we had made lately. Such as Bacon and Waffles.

Promptly at 5:00 we depart and look forward to the next one!

Close to normal

 I enjoyed a good night's sleep. I was only up twice and then right back to sleep. It is far from a trend but it is a wonderful start.

My next 'job' is to remember my haircut appointment in 30 minutes.

Butch and I went to the Alamo Cafe for breakfast. I enjoyed my usual veggie omelet and Butch had a breakfast taco as he had not had one for a long time. It used to be his number one go-to for breakfast This was followed by a quick trip to H.E.B. to get what I needed for a fish fry we have been invited to this weekend. And now you are all caught up?

We are on the lookout for normal and will let you know when we find it.

Sherri and Sam and the Blizzard

These pics do not show the mess we are in! We walked 60 ft to Perkins, got wet feet, a sore face from the snow/sleet, and  I had to hold on to Sam as the wind was so strong I struggled to stay upright. 

I only have Texas clothes, so needless to say, it was an excruciating short walk, and then we had to wait as their system kept crashing and losing power, we finally got lunch and a cup of hot tea

Finding the Funny?

 I am trying to find it! I know it is here somewhere! 

It started with an early morning text message from friends Sherri and Sam who were coming to Trophy to spend some time with us. Their flight was cancelled and they were trying to get rebooked for tomorrow. They were unable to get that done. When you are involved in a top grade, one hundred percent old-time BLIZZARD. The world as you know it comes to a screeching halt. They came to Omaha and spent the night in a motel because they had an early flight. So now they cannot come to Texas and they cannot go home! The snow is blowing horizontally offering minimal vision. There is an eating place across the road but it is not safe getting there!

NEXT?

If I wrote a book no one would believe it! When I picked up my last prescription the pharmacist told me that some people who take lisinopril will have a reaction to Bactrim. He said some people, not all will have random pains all over their body. Guess what? I am having random pains all over my body. I had the doctor call in a different med. When Butch gets home he will groan when he finds out we have to go to CVS again! 😜Can you believe it!?

My wish is for a humdrum ordinary kind of day!

Hey! My house is clean and the laundry is done.

 

On a lighter note

Next Tuesday will be the last Trivia session of the season.

I love this pic. It says so much about this particular team. They change their team name each week and this week they were One Dave Down. One of their crew 'Dave" was not able to make it that night.