Happy Easter Everyone!!

When you have been in the south long enough for 60 degrees to mean a severe cold front has went through 40 degrees seems downright frigid. We have decided to stay in the valley awhile longer and then we have a few minor things to get taken care of on the motorhome in Carthage MO. So we plan to leave here about the 15th of April and stop in Carthage for a short time and then to the Atlantic Iowa area to get our annual med stuff in order. It is a question mark from then on...but then that has been how we have lived so far so why change now!

Gus- the canine son of Marge & Dave Scott

Butch was gone for a week skiing with Gary, Jason and others. I was quite busy every day so the time went quick. At any rate he is back in the warm Rio Grande Valley and we have made the decision to sit tight for awhile to see what happens to fuel prices. It is so nice to have the freedom to make that decision. Today we toured an Aloe Vera farm. Learned lots of new stuff about Aloe Vera. I would recommend the tour to all.

On the patio, just now.

Bertha's Burgers makes made to order burgers between the hours of 11:00 am to 3:00PM monday through Saturday. There is no sign of a name anywhere on the building. We found out later that the place is owned by the Gonzalez family and began as a meat market. They started making lunch for a few friends and it has grown from that point on. Anna, Carolyn, Marlene and Bernard order their burgers at the counter.

Butch talks to a pooch who was hankering for a burger himself.

Marlene had just ordered her burger at Bertha's Burgers on Silver Ave. in Donna TX.

Last week nephew Dwight Kelley, his wife Carolyn and his daughter Anna came to South Texas to visit his Mom and Dad, Marlene and Bernard Kelley. This picture is of Carolyn and Anna looking things over at the flea market.

The Keep Movin On blog is getting left behind these days but that will be changing soon. Yesterday 7 women from the park went to a Ropa Usada in McAllen and grubbed around in the mountain of clothes searching for buried treasure. Then we went to Progreso for lunch at Bucardo's which was a new place to me and one that friends Wayne and Bert Shipley had recommended before they left to return to Arkansas. We shopped some after lunch and then we returned home and I caught a nice nap!

"It isn't what you have, or who you are, or where you are, or what you are doing that makes you happy or unhappy. It is what you think about. "
- Dale Carnegie

This was this from "Tailspin" a few days ago. What a story! My cousin "John" has listed different items on ebay from time to time.. His present item is listed as number 5563385645 .... just in case you actually happen to be interested in bidding on it..The current bid is $66.00 and there are 3 days and 12hours bidding time left ... as I write this.

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Genuine heavy steel casket. Works great at Halloween parties, bury your pet, use it for yourself, makes great conversation piece. It?s brand new, never used. The story behind the casket?.. Son worked as funeral director for several years and he called me one weekend and wanted to know if I would like to have a casket. He said that a deceased person had bought it years ago and had it put in storage. When the person died, it was discovered that they had gained too much weight over the years and would no longer fit inside it. His boss said to throw it in the trash, but son, knowing his father was a pack rat offered to him(me). Incidentally, it measures approximately 28 x 82 inches, outside dimensions. It has been used at Halloween parties several times at a local bar, with great success. But, it?s time to clear out the storage shed, so the casket must go. It has a few blemishes on the outside, needs a good cleaning, and the rubber seal under the lid has come loose so I took it off and it?s stored inside the casket, along with three ends to the carrying handles that came off. Potential uses only limited by your imagination. For example, It would make a dandy side car for your chopper or three wheel bike. Be the first person on the block to own one. Will strap to a pallet and ship via Yellow Freight. You pay shipping on your end. Payment by Paypal, cashier?s check or money order. Thanks and good luck bidding.

Today is my birthday. Last night we went to the Lone Star Restaurant in Harlingen in celebration of my birthday and Dave and Marge Scott's 47th Wedding Anniversary. I had a 1/2 rack of back ribs and they were mighty tasty. Another good place for ribs is Jose's Cafecito in Weslaco. I finally got my Texas driver's liscense so I am now officially a Texan. I have a temporary one for 3-4 weeks before I have the permanent one with photo ID. That perplexed me a bit because in Iowa you get your laminated photo liscense right away. No wait. Is this just in Texas or has 9/11 changed that too? Oh well, it will catch up with me eventually. I guess I can wait.

Butch cleaned the motorhome. I sit outside and watch with the cellphone in hand ready to call 911.

A Rose

"Okay Lady, Whatcha think?"

Here comes the Easter Rooster!

Grandchildren Ann 15 and Chris 20...or they will be this month. They reside in Georgia.

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Mondays are a very busy day for us. Butch has golf and of course that shoots the day. I start the day with shuffleboard. For an old peoples game it sure is alot of fun. Then I have Warblers...a singing group and that is followed by crafts in the afternoon. I am kind of independent ( no news to anyone) so if I do not care for the current project I bring my own. I think it is a good idea to go down and mix with the rest of them. Some of the neatest ideas arise. We have one more month down here and then I think we are headed west. Let us know when it is good and warm up there!