December 11 to 17, 2008 ; La Feria, Texas
Thursday ; Today was sunny and warm. This morning while walking Bo I chatted with our new neighbours, a rig from Ontario and a rig from New Brunswick. We’ve noticed that there are disproportionately more Canadian “snowbirds” this year than American. I think the economy is holding the Americans back more than it is the Canadians. Teddy’s ear infection seems to be improving, with the use of the antibiotic ear drops we purchased in Mexico a few days ago. My colitis flare up of yesterday has improved, leaving me feeling weak but not sick.
This afternoon we went to the Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum to see their exhibit of decorated Christmas trees. Each lovely, large tree was sponsored and decorated by a different organization. After viewing all the trees we walked around the museum's grounds viewing the collection of old buildings including Harlingen's first hospital and the home of Harlingen's founder. Very interesting ! The rest of the afternoon ( sigh ) was spent at Wal-Mart and H-E-B.
At sunset we headed to the pool and hot tub, then returned to our trailer to prepare dinner and watch Survivor.
Friday ; Today was sunny and very warm. I spent the morning chatting with neighbours, one after another. Finally saw the woman next door. She finally came out of their trailer, after being here for about a week. After lunch I read, napped, and sat outside enjoying the fine weather. I downloaded and processed the photos I took yesterday. I composed some e-mails, and made a Christmas e-card with one of yesterday's photos. In mid-afternoon we went to the pool and hot tub, earlier than usual because we were going out for dinner. We are both suffering some chronic muscle and joint pains, and exercises in the pool and hot tub help.
Teddy was suffering the "wobbles" today, with petit mal seizures and obvious dizziness and balance problems. It's impossible to know how much of that is related to old age, and how much is related to an inner ear infection. My poor baby Teddy ! His time seems to be rapidly running out.
We met Kevin and Sandy at Fat Daddy's for a wonderful "barbecue" dinner. As we drove back into Kenwood RV Resort's gate, two little kittens, perhaps six to eight weeks old, were on the road by the dumpster enclosure. When the truck's headlights hit them, they ran under the dumpster enclosure fence. Poor little dumpster kitties. I wonder what the life expectancy of feral dumpster kittens is in this area ? ! ? I brought them a small container of Teddy's food, and left it behind the dumpster where I could see one of them peeking under the fence at me.
While I was sitting outside tonight working on my computer, a new neighbour, from Hawkesbury, Ontario, near Ottawa, was outside with the owner's manual of his new truck, mumbling and grumbling. He bought a new Dodge truck very recently. It only has 5000 km. / 3000 mi. on it. He was trying to figure out how to turn off his headlight high beams. HA HA HA ... I showed him ! I received a couple of e-mails tonight with very good news, including one from Riverside RV Park Resort advising that our park manager has quit. This is me singing "Happy Days Are Here Again". HA HA HA !
Saturday ; Last night was a long, difficult night for both Teddy and me. I stayed awake for half the night, worrying about Teddy, and trying to help him get to sleep. He was having frequent, regular, petit mal seizures. His breathing was shallow and rapid. He had a serious case of the wobbles whenever he tried to move around. He couldn't fall asleep. I thought that his remaining life could probably be measured in days, if not less. Tonight, as I type this after 11:00 P.M., he has improved. He seemed marginally improved this morning. We weren't home for most of the day. By the time we returned home this evening, he had improved noticeably. The wobbles are gone. The seizures have stopped. Teddy rallies to live another week. WOO-HOO !
Today was sunny and warm, a bit windy. Late this morning we headed for a luncheon date with Kevin and Sandy at their RV park in Brownsville, about 45 minutes southeast of here. We had lunch at their place, then spent much of the afternoon chatting outside, enjoying the nice weather. We drove up and down International Blvd. leading to the border crossing from Brownsville, Texas to Matamoros, Mexico, to check out the peso exchange rates at the cambios. None were as good as in Hidalgo, at the other ( western ) end of the Rio Grande Valley. We'll buy more pesos in Hidalgo on Tuesday. We drove to San Benito for the 6:00 P.M. San Benito Christmas Parade. We parked, walked around for awhile, then got ourselves settled into our lawn chairs to await the parade. Somewhat odd parade ! It lasted almost two hours, and included such unlikely parade entries as a Christmas decorated cement truck, and quite a few Mexican style "lowriders", cars with some kind of hydraulic shock absorber systems that can be "pumped" to make the cars bounce up and down. Neat ! But kind of odd for a Christmas parade. By the time we got back home to La Feria it was 9:00 P.M.. We picked up some take out food at Whataburger for a very late supper. Joanne had a Whataburger Meal. I was very hungry, but didn't feel like having fries, so I ordered three Justaburgers. HA HA HA ... great burger place !
I just received an e-mail from my sister, who lives on the outskirts of Winnipeg, Manitoba, our hometown city. Tonight's overnight temperature, with wind chill factor, will be 50 degrees below zero ! ! ! HMPH ... a cold night even by Winnipeg standards. HA HA HA !
Sunday ; Today was sunny, hot, and windy. Teddy seems completely recuperated today. No wobbles, no seizures, sleeping peacefully. My sweet baby cat ! I took Bo for an obedience session this morning. What outstanding performance. Good dog, Bo ! Finally, with eleven days to go, I am becoming infected with the Christmas spirit. Amazing what a Christmas parade of lowriders can do for you. And listening to zydeco Christmas music. HA HA HA !
I prepared huevos con machaca for lunch. We spent a lazy afternoon of reading, napping, working on yesterday's Christmas Parade photos, and lounging around the swimming pool and hot tub. We went to Kenwood's regular Sunday evening ice cream social, then spent the rest of the evening watching the 3 hour season finale of Survivor.
Monday ; Today was cloudy, hot, and humid. I spent half the morning chatting with neighbours. Teddy came outside to visit with Kee-Kee, a neighbour's cat. Teddy is quite indifferent to other animals. Very much a "take it or leave it" attitude. Late in the morning we went to Harlingen. I dropped Joanne off at H-E-B to do some grocery shopping, and I went Christmas shopping. We stopped at the Post Office in La Feria and picked up a batch of forwarded mail.
After lunch I read and napped. Surprise, surprise ! HA HA HA ! We chatted with a couple from Illinois who came by looking for information on Amigos de los Niños de Mexico. Over the course of a few minutes, while chatting with them, the temperature dropped dramatically, the sky darkened, and the wind became very strong. A few minutes later it began to rain for a few minutes. Joanne typed and I printed some of her cookie recipes for Eve, a neighbour and new friend. Yeah, Joanne makes good cookies ! Late in the afternoon John and Eve came over for a "happy hour" visit. By the time it became dark, the temperature had changed from hot to cold, within a couple of hours. BRRRRR ! Tonight for dessert after supper we had Christmas fruit cake, hauled all the way from Penticton, B.C., because we can't find good Christmas fruit cake down here in the South.
Tuesday ; BRRRRR ... what a gruesome day. Temperature never got out of the 30's ! Cold drizzle most of the day. I don't like damp. I don't like cold. I detest damp cold ! Oh, well, the temperature will be back in the 80's tomorrow or the day after. We abandoned our plans for the day, and just stayed home, indoors, Joanne working on crosswords, me reading, Teddy and Bo napping on or under "blankies". The only productive thing I did today was deal with the batch of forwarded mail that we picked up at the Post Office yesterday.
Wednesday ; Today was cloudy with a bit of drizzle, but warmer than yesterday. This morning, after Joanne's yoga class, we went to the WesDon Farmer's & Flea Market to buy fresh produce and some Avon cosmetics Joanne wants for Christmas. From there we went to check out a restaurant advertising Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, but their seatings are too early for us. We're looking for a restaurant in which to have Christmas dinner on Christmas Day because we are going to miss the Kenwood RV Resort's Christmas luncheon. We will be down in Mexico for the Amigos de los Niños de Mexico Fiesta de Navidad from early morning until afternoon.
This afternoon I read and napped while Joanne did some Christmas baking and prepared a dish for tonight's potluck dinner. We decorated our little Christmas tree and put up our few Christmas decorations. Each decoration or tree ornament is a reminder of a special person or place we've travelled to. From a recent photo of mine I prepared a Christmas e-card to be sent tonight by e-mail. I wrapped Christmas gifts.
Tonight's bi-weekly Wednesday evening potluck was not as well attended as usual. The couple that sat beside us recognized us, although we didn't remember them until they refreshed our memories. We shared a table with them on New Year's Eve 2005 at Saguaro Co-op SKP RV Park in Benson, Arizona. Small world !
I spent the evening updating my investment files ( huge sigh of despair ).
DSK
Thursday ; Today was sunny and warm. This morning while walking Bo I chatted with our new neighbours, a rig from Ontario and a rig from New Brunswick. We’ve noticed that there are disproportionately more Canadian “snowbirds” this year than American. I think the economy is holding the Americans back more than it is the Canadians. Teddy’s ear infection seems to be improving, with the use of the antibiotic ear drops we purchased in Mexico a few days ago. My colitis flare up of yesterday has improved, leaving me feeling weak but not sick.
This afternoon we went to the Harlingen Arts & Heritage Museum to see their exhibit of decorated Christmas trees. Each lovely, large tree was sponsored and decorated by a different organization. After viewing all the trees we walked around the museum's grounds viewing the collection of old buildings including Harlingen's first hospital and the home of Harlingen's founder. Very interesting ! The rest of the afternoon ( sigh ) was spent at Wal-Mart and H-E-B.
At sunset we headed to the pool and hot tub, then returned to our trailer to prepare dinner and watch Survivor.
Friday ; Today was sunny and very warm. I spent the morning chatting with neighbours, one after another. Finally saw the woman next door. She finally came out of their trailer, after being here for about a week. After lunch I read, napped, and sat outside enjoying the fine weather. I downloaded and processed the photos I took yesterday. I composed some e-mails, and made a Christmas e-card with one of yesterday's photos. In mid-afternoon we went to the pool and hot tub, earlier than usual because we were going out for dinner. We are both suffering some chronic muscle and joint pains, and exercises in the pool and hot tub help.
Teddy was suffering the "wobbles" today, with petit mal seizures and obvious dizziness and balance problems. It's impossible to know how much of that is related to old age, and how much is related to an inner ear infection. My poor baby Teddy ! His time seems to be rapidly running out.
We met Kevin and Sandy at Fat Daddy's for a wonderful "barbecue" dinner. As we drove back into Kenwood RV Resort's gate, two little kittens, perhaps six to eight weeks old, were on the road by the dumpster enclosure. When the truck's headlights hit them, they ran under the dumpster enclosure fence. Poor little dumpster kitties. I wonder what the life expectancy of feral dumpster kittens is in this area ? ! ? I brought them a small container of Teddy's food, and left it behind the dumpster where I could see one of them peeking under the fence at me.
While I was sitting outside tonight working on my computer, a new neighbour, from Hawkesbury, Ontario, near Ottawa, was outside with the owner's manual of his new truck, mumbling and grumbling. He bought a new Dodge truck very recently. It only has 5000 km. / 3000 mi. on it. He was trying to figure out how to turn off his headlight high beams. HA HA HA ... I showed him ! I received a couple of e-mails tonight with very good news, including one from Riverside RV Park Resort advising that our park manager has quit. This is me singing "Happy Days Are Here Again". HA HA HA !
Saturday ; Last night was a long, difficult night for both Teddy and me. I stayed awake for half the night, worrying about Teddy, and trying to help him get to sleep. He was having frequent, regular, petit mal seizures. His breathing was shallow and rapid. He had a serious case of the wobbles whenever he tried to move around. He couldn't fall asleep. I thought that his remaining life could probably be measured in days, if not less. Tonight, as I type this after 11:00 P.M., he has improved. He seemed marginally improved this morning. We weren't home for most of the day. By the time we returned home this evening, he had improved noticeably. The wobbles are gone. The seizures have stopped. Teddy rallies to live another week. WOO-HOO !
Today was sunny and warm, a bit windy. Late this morning we headed for a luncheon date with Kevin and Sandy at their RV park in Brownsville, about 45 minutes southeast of here. We had lunch at their place, then spent much of the afternoon chatting outside, enjoying the nice weather. We drove up and down International Blvd. leading to the border crossing from Brownsville, Texas to Matamoros, Mexico, to check out the peso exchange rates at the cambios. None were as good as in Hidalgo, at the other ( western ) end of the Rio Grande Valley. We'll buy more pesos in Hidalgo on Tuesday. We drove to San Benito for the 6:00 P.M. San Benito Christmas Parade. We parked, walked around for awhile, then got ourselves settled into our lawn chairs to await the parade. Somewhat odd parade ! It lasted almost two hours, and included such unlikely parade entries as a Christmas decorated cement truck, and quite a few Mexican style "lowriders", cars with some kind of hydraulic shock absorber systems that can be "pumped" to make the cars bounce up and down. Neat ! But kind of odd for a Christmas parade. By the time we got back home to La Feria it was 9:00 P.M.. We picked up some take out food at Whataburger for a very late supper. Joanne had a Whataburger Meal. I was very hungry, but didn't feel like having fries, so I ordered three Justaburgers. HA HA HA ... great burger place !
I just received an e-mail from my sister, who lives on the outskirts of Winnipeg, Manitoba, our hometown city. Tonight's overnight temperature, with wind chill factor, will be 50 degrees below zero ! ! ! HMPH ... a cold night even by Winnipeg standards. HA HA HA !
Sunday ; Today was sunny, hot, and windy. Teddy seems completely recuperated today. No wobbles, no seizures, sleeping peacefully. My sweet baby cat ! I took Bo for an obedience session this morning. What outstanding performance. Good dog, Bo ! Finally, with eleven days to go, I am becoming infected with the Christmas spirit. Amazing what a Christmas parade of lowriders can do for you. And listening to zydeco Christmas music. HA HA HA !
I prepared huevos con machaca for lunch. We spent a lazy afternoon of reading, napping, working on yesterday's Christmas Parade photos, and lounging around the swimming pool and hot tub. We went to Kenwood's regular Sunday evening ice cream social, then spent the rest of the evening watching the 3 hour season finale of Survivor.
Monday ; Today was cloudy, hot, and humid. I spent half the morning chatting with neighbours. Teddy came outside to visit with Kee-Kee, a neighbour's cat. Teddy is quite indifferent to other animals. Very much a "take it or leave it" attitude. Late in the morning we went to Harlingen. I dropped Joanne off at H-E-B to do some grocery shopping, and I went Christmas shopping. We stopped at the Post Office in La Feria and picked up a batch of forwarded mail.
After lunch I read and napped. Surprise, surprise ! HA HA HA ! We chatted with a couple from Illinois who came by looking for information on Amigos de los Niños de Mexico. Over the course of a few minutes, while chatting with them, the temperature dropped dramatically, the sky darkened, and the wind became very strong. A few minutes later it began to rain for a few minutes. Joanne typed and I printed some of her cookie recipes for Eve, a neighbour and new friend. Yeah, Joanne makes good cookies ! Late in the afternoon John and Eve came over for a "happy hour" visit. By the time it became dark, the temperature had changed from hot to cold, within a couple of hours. BRRRRR ! Tonight for dessert after supper we had Christmas fruit cake, hauled all the way from Penticton, B.C., because we can't find good Christmas fruit cake down here in the South.
Tuesday ; BRRRRR ... what a gruesome day. Temperature never got out of the 30's ! Cold drizzle most of the day. I don't like damp. I don't like cold. I detest damp cold ! Oh, well, the temperature will be back in the 80's tomorrow or the day after. We abandoned our plans for the day, and just stayed home, indoors, Joanne working on crosswords, me reading, Teddy and Bo napping on or under "blankies". The only productive thing I did today was deal with the batch of forwarded mail that we picked up at the Post Office yesterday.
Wednesday ; Today was cloudy with a bit of drizzle, but warmer than yesterday. This morning, after Joanne's yoga class, we went to the WesDon Farmer's & Flea Market to buy fresh produce and some Avon cosmetics Joanne wants for Christmas. From there we went to check out a restaurant advertising Christmas dinner on Christmas Day, but their seatings are too early for us. We're looking for a restaurant in which to have Christmas dinner on Christmas Day because we are going to miss the Kenwood RV Resort's Christmas luncheon. We will be down in Mexico for the Amigos de los Niños de Mexico Fiesta de Navidad from early morning until afternoon.
This afternoon I read and napped while Joanne did some Christmas baking and prepared a dish for tonight's potluck dinner. We decorated our little Christmas tree and put up our few Christmas decorations. Each decoration or tree ornament is a reminder of a special person or place we've travelled to. From a recent photo of mine I prepared a Christmas e-card to be sent tonight by e-mail. I wrapped Christmas gifts.
Tonight's bi-weekly Wednesday evening potluck was not as well attended as usual. The couple that sat beside us recognized us, although we didn't remember them until they refreshed our memories. We shared a table with them on New Year's Eve 2005 at Saguaro Co-op SKP RV Park in Benson, Arizona. Small world !
I spent the evening updating my investment files ( huge sigh of despair ).
DSK
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