Today was just about a write off for me. I had a sharp pain by my right shoulder blade that lasted almost the whole day.
Katie did work...I watched...not happy that I couldn't really do anything
Good Masters though....
and so ends another great day in the Valley...sort of
more later...
Saturday, April 9, 2016
Friday, April 8, 2016
Day 43 Thursday
Got the golf cart ready to be stored for the time we are away. Fingers crossed that the batteries will still be charged enough for the charger to kick in when the time comes. My friend Al will get it going for me and I really appreciate that...wish I could do it for him instead.
Mexico today for the last time...oh oh...there will be tears. Katie and I were walking over the bridge at about 2:45 as we were going to be at the pharmacy for 3PM. Instead Shelyn and her mom Marasol were driving over the bridge at the same time and stopped to pick us up. That was great as we went straight to Erika's place.
Livy was home from school and when she saw us she told Sherlyn we had to stay outside for a few minutes...there would be a surprise. In a few minutes Livario came out, put his hands over Katie's eyes and guided her inside. Then everyone inside yelled Happy Birthday, and we saw the whole living area was decorated for a birthday party. It was fantastic and Katie was stunned. How great that they went to all the work, time, and trouble for us, and especially Katie.
We sat down and started in on the snacks. Marisol told me that she was going to prepare a plate for me Mexican style and I had to try it..so she did...and it was great.
Mexico today for the last time...oh oh...there will be tears. Katie and I were walking over the bridge at about 2:45 as we were going to be at the pharmacy for 3PM. Instead Shelyn and her mom Marasol were driving over the bridge at the same time and stopped to pick us up. That was great as we went straight to Erika's place.
Livy was home from school and when she saw us she told Sherlyn we had to stay outside for a few minutes...there would be a surprise. In a few minutes Livario came out, put his hands over Katie's eyes and guided her inside. Then everyone inside yelled Happy Birthday, and we saw the whole living area was decorated for a birthday party. It was fantastic and Katie was stunned. How great that they went to all the work, time, and trouble for us, and especially Katie.
It doesn't show it here but she put a sauce and a spice
Erika's friend Joanna was there helping even though she was not feeling good, and her mom as well. Some other friends dropped in and one lady who we had only seen before brought Katie a beautiful bouquet of flowers.
Then Sister Maureen came in, we didn't expect that. She was on her usual trip with a truck load of goods for those that need the help. When she got to the Mexican border they told her she would have to drive 20 miles to the Pharr crossing because she had diapers in the truck. She said she wouldn't do that, so she drove back home, emptied the truck and came back to see us. She got right into it.
I went outside and played a game with Livy which we had brought for the kids. She was good at catching the ball.
Then Erika brought out food which she and her friends had prepared. It was Erika's mom who suggested the birthday party and the food. The dish is a special dish which originated in Monterrey, and when Katie and I saw it, we didn't know what to do with it. Marisol told us to wait until she got hers and she would show us.
Turns out you take the top hard shell and break it a bit at a time so you can use it like a scoop. The dish contains an avocado base shredded lettuce, tomatoes, shredded chicken, topped off with cheese sauce. When everything is gone then you take the bottom shell break it up and eat that as well.
The whole dish was excellent.
We are so thankful that Sherlyn and Marisol were there for us so many times this trip. Not having to use my phone as a translator because of them was so great! We really like them both not just for the translation services, but as good people. I hope Sherlyn follows my suggestion and starts the process of getting herself into a career...she is a great girl!
We had a great time, lots of fun and laughs...Livy took Katie's camera and did a lot of group selfies and Karelly took pictures as well. Here in no particular order...
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| A slight misspelling but who cares |
Later on it was time to leave, and I can only tell you there was an abundance of tears all around. Erika and Livy especially as both of them are very sensitive. Karelly a bit more reserved because after all she is 13 now, and a teenager. It was HARD! Lots of long hugs and kisses and more than just once.
We climbed into Sherlyn's car and with lots of waves....we were gone until next year.
When we got to the border, the border guard asked what we were bringing back. We were a little worried Katie could not bring her flower arrangement back even though it contained no earth.
She showed what she had but he didn't seem to really care, so off to our car in the parking lot.
After some more hugs and some tears we said goodbye to our friends Sherlyn and Marisol. Sad.
We stopped and said goodbye to Al and Bonnie who are leaving for home Friday Morning...sad that we will likely not see them again until next year as well.
Then back home....watched the first two periods of the Jets game...drat...don't they know how to lose?
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Thursday, April 7, 2016
Day 42 Wednesday
I hardly slept at all last night, don't know why and felt really terrible this morning. My left knee which I sometimes have trouble with, gave me trouble during the night. I not only felt tired but also sick. It was an effort to feel like doing anything. I basically laid on the couch until about 11AM.
I then decided this was accomplishing nothing, so I got up and started to remove the window frame on one of the last windows I had to fix. They put some kind of vinyl over the hardboard on the inside frame of the window at construction and in the heat it starts to peel and looks terrible. I peeled it off, not an easy task in itself and then painted it. Also give you a chance to clean the inside of the window which is part of the frame. It looks great now, but it was a real struggle as I certainly did not feel good.
No lunch, as I just felt I could not stomach it. I wanted to push myself, so I asked Katie if she wanted to go to Don Wes to get a couple of stickers for the cart. We wanted one that said Manitoba Winter Texans. The shop that does them didn't have any, but said they could make them up in 20 minutes for us...so we did.
It was late in the day so most of the little shops were closed, and because most of the winter texans have gone home already, a lot of the shops have closed for the season, it was pretty barren looking.
Katie and I came back to Pharr and went to Costco, as we wanted to get pictures of us and the girls printed out. We do that every year and put them in a frame. Erika put the pictures on a wall in the girls bedroom sort of like when you measure kids every year and make the growth on the wall. This is something the same only with pictures. When Katie finished the machine there was nothing to indicate how long it would take. We went to the opitical dept and were informed the pictures would take 5 to 7 days! What? What ever happened to one hour photos? We got out of there, that is pathetic and someone at Costco should be held responsible for wrecking a customer service which used to work well.
We went to Sam's Club where we are also a member and had our photos withing 20 minutes. Now that's service!
Had supper and just relaxed the rest of the night, and I was starting to feel much better, but still extremely tired from the night before.
Another hot day today.
Well here is hoping for a better day tomorrow as it is last Mexico day and it will be sad it will be the last day we get to see our family.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
I then decided this was accomplishing nothing, so I got up and started to remove the window frame on one of the last windows I had to fix. They put some kind of vinyl over the hardboard on the inside frame of the window at construction and in the heat it starts to peel and looks terrible. I peeled it off, not an easy task in itself and then painted it. Also give you a chance to clean the inside of the window which is part of the frame. It looks great now, but it was a real struggle as I certainly did not feel good.
No lunch, as I just felt I could not stomach it. I wanted to push myself, so I asked Katie if she wanted to go to Don Wes to get a couple of stickers for the cart. We wanted one that said Manitoba Winter Texans. The shop that does them didn't have any, but said they could make them up in 20 minutes for us...so we did.
It was late in the day so most of the little shops were closed, and because most of the winter texans have gone home already, a lot of the shops have closed for the season, it was pretty barren looking.
Katie and I came back to Pharr and went to Costco, as we wanted to get pictures of us and the girls printed out. We do that every year and put them in a frame. Erika put the pictures on a wall in the girls bedroom sort of like when you measure kids every year and make the growth on the wall. This is something the same only with pictures. When Katie finished the machine there was nothing to indicate how long it would take. We went to the opitical dept and were informed the pictures would take 5 to 7 days! What? What ever happened to one hour photos? We got out of there, that is pathetic and someone at Costco should be held responsible for wrecking a customer service which used to work well.
We went to Sam's Club where we are also a member and had our photos withing 20 minutes. Now that's service!
Had supper and just relaxed the rest of the night, and I was starting to feel much better, but still extremely tired from the night before.
Another hot day today.
Well here is hoping for a better day tomorrow as it is last Mexico day and it will be sad it will be the last day we get to see our family.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Day 41 Tuesday
Katie and I went to the park meeting this morning at 9AM. Somehow we don't usually make it to those but thought we should. Just general discussion about park activities, etc.
After that we went for breakfast at a Mexican Restaurant where I had gone previously for the Valley retired police get together.
They have a breakfast buffet from 9AM until noon for the ridiculously low price of $5 per person.
You can have whatever you want...freshly prepared omelette, pancakes, various kinds of scrambled eggs, various kinds of hash browns, bacon, toast (not so good) and a few mexican dishes. and coffee.
Unreal really for $5 incl tax.
We had to pick up a few things at the store after that, and we just coasted the rest of the day doing a few things here and there.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
After that we went for breakfast at a Mexican Restaurant where I had gone previously for the Valley retired police get together.
They have a breakfast buffet from 9AM until noon for the ridiculously low price of $5 per person.
You can have whatever you want...freshly prepared omelette, pancakes, various kinds of scrambled eggs, various kinds of hash browns, bacon, toast (not so good) and a few mexican dishes. and coffee.
Unreal really for $5 incl tax.
We had to pick up a few things at the store after that, and we just coasted the rest of the day doing a few things here and there.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Tuesday, April 5, 2016
Day 40 Monday
We went golfing this morning to Palmview and had an 8:37 tee time. There was a tournament on at our course.
Palmview is very senic and the fairways are in good shape. They told Al when he booked that the greens had been aerated two weeks ago. After two weeks they should be in good shape but they weren't. They must not have been in very good shape before they aerated. The weather was great too bad the greens weren't up to par.
Didn't hurt us too badly though. I struggled a bit on the front but played better on the back. In the end both Katie and I shot 84 so no complaints.
We went for lunch in the club house afterward and it was good.
after we dropped off Al and Bonnie at their place, Katie and I came home, and Katie said she wanted to wash the car. I worked on our sun break cloth partition on the car port to make sure it was well secured even in the wind. That took quite a while.
Katie was on a roll and kept doing various tasks the whole afternoon. I had fixed an android box for Rick Moss, and I took it back to him. Got to see the new trailer they just bought, which is very nice. Had to have a near beer of course, and some good conversation.
Enough work for today and time to relax.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Palmview is very senic and the fairways are in good shape. They told Al when he booked that the greens had been aerated two weeks ago. After two weeks they should be in good shape but they weren't. They must not have been in very good shape before they aerated. The weather was great too bad the greens weren't up to par.
Didn't hurt us too badly though. I struggled a bit on the front but played better on the back. In the end both Katie and I shot 84 so no complaints.
We went for lunch in the club house afterward and it was good.
after we dropped off Al and Bonnie at their place, Katie and I came home, and Katie said she wanted to wash the car. I worked on our sun break cloth partition on the car port to make sure it was well secured even in the wind. That took quite a while.
Katie was on a roll and kept doing various tasks the whole afternoon. I had fixed an android box for Rick Moss, and I took it back to him. Got to see the new trailer they just bought, which is very nice. Had to have a near beer of course, and some good conversation.
Enough work for today and time to relax.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Monday, April 4, 2016
Day 39 Sunday
We went to Mexico today to see the kids. We got there at 1PM.
Sherlyn and her mom Marisol were already at the house. We took the kids a new present which we know Karelly wanted...A Monopoly game electronic version. I tried for quite a while to find the one in Spanish but couldn't. We worked it out anyway, and Karelly is so smart she catches on right away.
Erika, Karelly, and with help from Marisol made a special dinner which they said is for Katie's birthday on the 15th. There was spaghetti which was really good, skewers with vegetables and meat
Sherlyn and her mom Marisol were already at the house. We took the kids a new present which we know Karelly wanted...A Monopoly game electronic version. I tried for quite a while to find the one in Spanish but couldn't. We worked it out anyway, and Karelly is so smart she catches on right away.
Erika, Karelly, and with help from Marisol made a special dinner which they said is for Katie's birthday on the 15th. There was spaghetti which was really good, skewers with vegetables and meat
which Livario did on the barbeque, 
This is their dog sleeping on a chair
We had lots of fun and it was a very good day.
Sherlyn and Marisol drove us back to our car and we came home and relaxed
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
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