January 17 - January 30 (Medina Lake TTN, Lake Hills, TX)

January 27 - We haven't had very many outings this week because Ginger still is not eating. But luckily there is plenty to do here in the park and fairly close to the park. Here in the park we have enjoyed ice cream socials, breakfasts, craft sales and a fund-raising auction, and visiting and sharing stories and information with a handful of very enjoyable new friends. We went into San Antonio to the River Walk area this morning to have breakfast with Erin and family who were there for the weekend. Upon arriving back in the park, we joined two other couples and went geocaching for several hours.

January 17 - We made a little detour today on the way to Medina Lake Thousand Trails Park which was a brief stop in San Antonio to have the refrigerator door replaced. In the three weeks since the door fell off, we used an ice chest. That's as close to roughing it as I care to go. Arrived at yet another deer-laden park. This park is one of our favorites. Very well-run activities, great food service, and friendly helpful staff. We'll be here until the end of the month, at which time we will be going to Harlingen in the Rio Grande Valley for the month of February.

January 10 - January 16 (Potter's Creek Corps of Engineers Park, Texas)

January 10. A short move today to this Corps of Engineers park right on a lake (Close to San Antonio) where even more deer are roaming than at the previous park near Houston. Shortly after setting up, we looked out the window to see this friendly greeter.

December 27-January 9, 2008 (Colorado River TTN, Columbus, TX

January 7 We made our third on-the-road veterinarian visit today. The last time we took Ginger to the vet was Thanksgiving week because I was worried about her eye. Happily, it was a false alarm. Shortly after that she basically stopped eating, no matter what yummy things I mixed up. She was so skinny that I took her in for tests today. Again, everything checked out fine. She has lost almost 2 lbs. in 6 weeks so we have to get something figured out. Anyway, here is a plug for the very competent, caring Dr. Marne Baird of Fulshear Animal Clinic in Fulshear, TX! In this picture, Ginger is 2 inches away from the furnace vent, trying to get warm.

January 3, 2008 We settled in here near Columbus, TX at the Colorado River Thousand Trails park a week ago. This is one of our favorite parks. The deer really do roam free and show up in herds at about 8am and 4pm daily. If you enlarge the picture, you will see the deer that Chris, Bella, Erin, Ray and Josh are watching. As we were leaving Brookshire on the 27th, the refrigerator door fell off, and we are still in a make-do mode. No fix possible until we visit an authorized service center and it will be another week until we are close enough. Good incentive to start eating healthier for a New Year's resolution. It is possible to get into the refrigerator, but rarely worth the effort.

We spent New Year's Eve with Erin and family, playing games and having that last good food of the year!

November 18 - December 26 (Katy, TX)

December 26: The past few weeks have passed quickly as we have enjoyed shopping, movies, eating out and spending as much time as possible with Erin and family. Particularly enjoyable was our Saturday (12/20) outing with Erin and kids to the Keemah Boardwalk amusements. We fed stingrays and the kids enjoyed unlimited rides on the carnival-type rides.

Now, Christmas has come and gone and we enjoyed our time here very much. We will be moving about 60 miles west tomorrow to spend two weeks at the Thousand Trails Preserve near Columbus, Tx.

December 5: For those who have asked, I am adding a picture of the outside of Erin's house. We really haven't done much since Thanksgiving except cruise the malls. The Houston area is a good place to be this time of year.

November 25: This past week, we enjoyed Thanksgiving at Erin's house along with Chris' parents Gayle and Floyd who traveled from Kennewick. The weather turned cold and rainy on Wednesday, so some planned activities are on hold until the weather cooperates. Above is a picture of Isabella and her mom working on a craft at the Kindergarden "Fall Party."

November 18: Made the trip around Houston by using the tollway (very well worth it) and arrived without stress or incident and settled in at Houston West RV Park in Brookshire (minutes from Erin in Katy). http://www.hwrvpark.com/ Erin & Chris have a beautiful, beautiful house. We enjoyed the tour and then out with the kids to eat. Good to be here.

November 13-November 17 (Tunica MS, Ruston LA and Livingston TX)

November 17: After leaving Tunica on Thursday, we traveled as far as Ruston LA to the Wal-Mart parking lot. Very satisfactory location and place to park. We continued on to Livinston, TX yesterday (Friday) and will leave in the morning to park within miles of Erin's home in Katy. We expect to have more activities to report and pictures to post in the next few days.

November 14:
We followed the cousins' (Ginny & Jerry) advice and stayed in the Sam's Town RV Park in Tunica while we visited the various casinos in the area. Had a fair amount of luck each place, but Sheraton gave the best overall results. Made enough to pay for meals and camping fee, plus we had a whole lot of fun.

November 8-November 12 (Hernando Point, MS)

November 10, 2007 Totally relaxing few days. I did a geocache here in the park, we watched a painful football game that resulted in the Nebraska Red Tide causing a power outage of the KState Purple Power. We are considering changing our sports backing to something like girls' volleyball. We took a trip into Tunica last night and visited a couple of casinos. Peaceful campfire tonight with clear skies for star gazing.

November 8, 2007 Today, we arrived at a Corp of Engineers site near Tunica, MS. We were here at Hernando Point several years ago, and I have been anxious to return again. Our route today was south along the Natchez Trace parkway through part of Alabama and Mississippi. It isn't the best road to pull a trailer on (it is narrow and winding) but the scenery is magnificent, especially this time of year. We'll be here for 4 days and then move to Sam's Town RV Park in Tunica for a few days next week.

November 4 - 7 (Jasper TN & Rogersville AL)

As much as we enjoyed the past week, we are pleased to be in the lake and forest setting for the next few days. We happened upon a county park last night and enjoyed a spot on a lake on the Tennessee River in the Marion County Park. Although we traveled to Alabama today, we are on another lake on the Tennessee River at Joe Wheeler State Park. We plan on some hiking and maybe some water activities while we are here.http://www.joewheelerstatepark.com/