Kite Festival

8th South Padre Kite Festival

Dandy Dog Dude


Unique hairdo on an old guy

Ready to Fly

From Lisa Linder at Snow Mountain Ranch

Hopi Campground where Butch and I worked all summer

Lisa makes an angel


Today it is -12but it is beautiful.

The first picture is a cabin here at SMR, the second picture is Hopi campground with the continental divide in the background. The rest are the "perfect" snow angel!!!!

Today Terry and I went walking all over the place and we went ICE SKATING. Believe it or not, no broken bones to report. We were going to cross country ski, but there was not instructors. And yes, we did let go of the rails when we were ice skating, and NO FALLS!!!!

Tonight SWIM AREOBICS for me. Last night when I left the swimming pool and walked to the truck my hair froze - for real.

-12 is like -27. But, it is so much fun.

Love,

Lisa

P.S. we saw a fox today basking in the sun, but, by the time I turned on the camera he disappeared into his hole. but, I will be presistent and get a picture of him to send.

Here is Butch!!

This is Butch on the webcam at SMR. He called me and told me he was in the area and I had to keep watching. It takes a new picture every 5 minutes and it takes awhile before it shows up on the website. Looks like a beautiful day at SMR.

Shipley's Fish Fry

Sunday before Butch left we went to Bert and Wayne Shipley's annual fish fry. Everything was very delicious and you can see that the Brooker's were clustered up and laughing. Pictured are Bill, Bernard, Mark, Marlene and Jo.

Butch is here...

This is a webcam shot from yesterday and this is where Butch is staying. If you would like to see webcam shots from there click on the link on the right.

For the checkers

I know I am behind! I have pictures to post and things to tell you so check in later today for this morning I am going biking and when I get back I am making the Crockpot Tequila Pie for supper so after that perhaps I can get caught up with the blogs.
Later!!

Hectic Day

The new park directories went on sale today so I had to be up at the hall early before coffee time to sell them. Then being a member of Warblers singing group I was scheduled to sing at 9:30 when coffee hour started. Then there were last minute sales before leaving for the golf course that I am now in charge of since Butch is in Colorado. Shot a 38 for 9 holes ...the best score I have had this year. Came home... took a twenty minute nap ...went to the neighbors for a small gathering ...drank a Bailey's...came home and burnt my supper. Too much Bailey's!! Sitting here sweating...probably from the Baileys but then it is still 76 degrees tonight. Jason called earlier from Boone IA and told me to go outside and face north and blow. Hovering around zero up there.
Butch called too. He said he had made it to Snow Mountain Ranch and was getting settled into his room. Lucky guy! So far he doesn't have any roommates. That could change at any time though. He said he was puffing pretty good going up three flights of stairs to his room. Altitude.
That is it for now. I am ready to take a break and let the Bailey's wear off!

Animal Rescue

Sister Myrla does animal rescue. Her "new" cat named Church has it better than he used to!
Hewy loves Church by the way.

Churches hut has layers of blankets and plastic.

Border Crossing Trouble

This one is a must read if you plan to go to Mexico. Congress be da$%&* they are going to be tough at the border. And this begins January 31st

http://www.rvtravel.com/blog/canada/2008/01/homeland-security-locks-horns-with.html

Butch is leaving...

to go to Colorado and Snow Mountain Ranch for three weeks. Angel and I are staying in sunny south Texas. Butch is putting in three weeks of volunteer work to have the privilege of skiing in Colorado high country . He bought the ski's he is in a toot to use at a garage sale in Denver last summer while we were at Snow Mountain Ranch. Gary and Jason will be joining him up there for a few days of that three weeks. He is leaving here Sunday and driving to Canyon Lake TX just north of San Antonio and riding up with Terry and Lisa Linder who we met last summer at Snow Mountain Ranch. These Texas people are going back for three weeks to get a taste of winter. I think they are all silly but that's just me!
For those who wonder I am not taking Butch to San Antonio and will be without a car for three weeks. Before you make him out to be the bad guy that is my choice. It saves me two ten hour days of driving by letting him have the car. In the meantime I am in a park with many friends who are more than happy to help me out.
Angel and I will do fine...it remains to be seen how the ol' guy will do. I am sure I will know before long. Neither of us can remember being apart for that length of time in our 49 years of marriage. Butch used to travel in his job both in sales and in line work on storms etc. but never was he gone for more than two weeks.
I am in the perfect place for him to do this because of the support system in place for me and the schedule here is hectic. Never time to get too lonely...but three weeks will be long enough.

Blogger Barb

Where oh where has Barb the blogger been?!!! Putting the park directory together is the answer. It has been taken to the printer and they should be ready for purchase within the next week. There are 208 entries and 21 lack a picture. Now some of those do not want their picture in there. So I am not totally to blame for those that are missing. I do what I have to to get pictures. You will notice one fellow is in the swimming pool when his picture was taken.
Until this project is out of my hands I am tinkering with it so now the tinkering is done and I can get on with other things like catching up the blogs.

Bill & Maggie

My first attempt at posting a video. I think I made it too big...

Ocelot Info

How rare is this cat ? The International Species Information Service lists 217 worldwide, with 108 being in the U.S.
WHOOPS...107!!
You can go to this site to find out more about the Ocelot.
http://www.bigcatrescue.org/ocelot.htm

I have been asked where we saw the dead Ocelot and it was about a mile west of the Intersection of Expressway 83 and Hwy 100. We were headed to Los Fresnos TX

Oh My...a DEAD Cat!!

I have had much feedback on the dead cat after I sent out the call. One guy said "I saw that dead cat." And then there was this response from my friend and former classmate Jayne.

"GOTTA TELL YOU MY STORY -

THE FIRST DAY WE WERE IN BIG BEND, WE WENT FOR A RIDE EARLY IN THE MORNING.

SINCE IT WAS CHRISTMAS DAY, TRAFFIC WAS SLOW TO NONE. WE CAME BY A ROAD

KILL BOBCAT. WE JUMPED OUT WITH CAMERAS, TOOK LOTS OF MACRO SHOTS, ESPECIALLY OF THE FACE AND HEAD. ALL THIS TIME NOT ONE CAR CAME BY US.

ANYWAY, WE FINALLY WENT ON UP THE ROAD ABOUT TWO MILES AND DECIDED TO

GO BACK AND THROW THE CAT IN THE BACK OF THE PICKUP. MAYBE SOMEONE

WOULD WANT TO STUFF IT SINCE IT HAD NO "DAMAGE". WELL, IT WAS GONE --

AND WE HAD NOT MET ANY CARS! SO WAS IT JUST STUNNED ?? IMAGINE WHAT

WAS GOING THROUGH THAT CAT'S HEAD --

ENJOY YOUR DAY. IT IS SNOWING HERE - BUT IT IS BEAUTIFUL ----"

JAYNE

Too Cute!!

Los Fresnos and S. Padre

On the way to see a classmate of Butch's in Los Fresnos we happened to spot this dead ocelot alongside the road. It was about the size of a medium size dog. It is the first time I have seen roadkill of that kind!! Mary Ellen and Brian Carlson




Mary Ellen Minnehan Carlson was a classmate of Butch's that we haven't seen in 30-40 years.
In those long ago years we had a lot of laughs and we had a bunch of fun with Mary and Brian yesterday too.

Polarity testing

The following is from an RV newsletter we subscribe to...

Bill's Hints
From Motorhomes Made Easy
"Carry a 'polarity tester,' available in RV stores. Use it before plugging in at an unfamiliar campground. It's small, inexpensive, and displays two green or amber lights when plugged into a properly wired outlet. Using one of your adapters, you can test the campground outlet before you plug in."

And Butch says you would be amazed how often he finds reversed polarity in peoples homes.

Trivia

Trivia. . .
When you look at the full moon, what you see is only one-fifth the size of Africa. And speaking of the moon, the last time a human walked on its surface was in 1979.

Tell me why?

Tell me why did this dog bring me this bowl?










She is begging for beer!!