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...
Thursday, April 7, 2016
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...
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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...
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Day 38 Saturday
We did a lot of work around the trailer today, and then went for an early supper at Cheddars. The place was packed, which we didn't expect so early for supper. Best part is they have those electronic discs which buzz and flash when your table is ready. Love that system!
They said 20 minute wait, but it was less than that, and we had our annual feed of ribs. The ribs there are really good.
After supper we went and hit some golf balls, and then went and did some shopping.
Just relaxed the rest of the night
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
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They said 20 minute wait, but it was less than that, and we had our annual feed of ribs. The ribs there are really good.
After supper we went and hit some golf balls, and then went and did some shopping.
Just relaxed the rest of the night
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
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Sunday, April 3, 2016
Day 37 Friday
We had a 7:56 tee time this morning, with Al and Bonnie. When we got to the pro shop they told us that there was a tournament for the high school kids that the front desk didn't get notified about until last night. The tournament was actually booked in December but someone didn't do their job and didn't have the information for the pro shop which takes the bookings.
They gave Katie and I a free game which could be used later on, but Al and Bonnie have an extended membership until April 12th. They offered to extend their membership further but that does them no good as they will have gone home.
We decided to try another course, and the guy at the pro shop for Los Lagos, about 15 minutes away said come on down not very busy.
We played there, it was in good shape, but is a different kind of course with lots of moguls and sand traps. The wind was blowing pretty good as well.
Katie got a migraine after a few holes, she took a couple of the pills she takes when this happens, and she soldiered on even though she did not feel good. At least she got her normal sight back pretty quickly.
We came home, so Katie could have a shower to try and make her feel better. I feel so sorry for her, as she has what amounts to the feeling of a hangover for a day or two after a migraine.
We watched the Jets game at night.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
They gave Katie and I a free game which could be used later on, but Al and Bonnie have an extended membership until April 12th. They offered to extend their membership further but that does them no good as they will have gone home.
We decided to try another course, and the guy at the pro shop for Los Lagos, about 15 minutes away said come on down not very busy.
We played there, it was in good shape, but is a different kind of course with lots of moguls and sand traps. The wind was blowing pretty good as well.
Katie got a migraine after a few holes, she took a couple of the pills she takes when this happens, and she soldiered on even though she did not feel good. At least she got her normal sight back pretty quickly.
We came home, so Katie could have a shower to try and make her feel better. I feel so sorry for her, as she has what amounts to the feeling of a hangover for a day or two after a migraine.
We watched the Jets game at night.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Friday, April 1, 2016
Day 36 Thursday
This was kind of a not much day. It got to 100 degrees today, so we didn't do too much. We went to Lowes to exchange an outside tap which I'm changing.
Later on we went for supper to Gatti's Pizza which is a Pizza, Spaghetti buffet. They had a deal on for seniors which we didn't know about $5. What a deal, eat as much as you like and includes your beverage. Katie had to pay the adult price which was $8.49.
We just relaxed the rest of the night.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
Later on we went for supper to Gatti's Pizza which is a Pizza, Spaghetti buffet. They had a deal on for seniors which we didn't know about $5. What a deal, eat as much as you like and includes your beverage. Katie had to pay the adult price which was $8.49.
We just relaxed the rest of the night.
and so ends another great day in the Valley...
more later...
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