Leaving Arlington and headed for Georgetown

Greetings! We have just spent a great weekend in Arlington, catching up with friends and family here. We had lunch with our former next-door neighbor, Judy, who has sold her house and is headed to California with her husband to start their new adventure. A huge step, but very well thought out and something they have thought about for a long time. Then we had dinner with Gary and Carole, our long time-friends and neighbors since we were all singles at the First United Methodist Church in Fort Worth. We went for a short ride after dinner, and I took a picture of the new Cowboys Stadium. It was dark and the car was moving, so please forgive the fuzziness; it is a SPECTACULAR stucture and it was alight due to high school playoff games being played there this weekend.

Sunday found us camping out with Dean's daughter, Deana, and her family. We cooked Chex Mix and cooked dinner together and just had a great time catching up. They have a new family member, a rottweiler named "Lucky", who was enamored with Molly and just the cutest BIG puppy you have ever met. I'm guessing he is at least 40 lbs, but his paws are about 4 inches across. I'm hoping his puppy personality persists, as he is absolutely precious and not the least agressive. I have to give equal time to the cat, Meow-Meow, who puts up with the obnoxious puppy and was actually glad to see Molly (who is greatly itimidated by cats).

Tomorrow, we head to Georgetown to look at homes, both new and used, to see what is available in this community that we have chosen for our retirement. It is centrally located amongst my family and has an active senior community, so we are anxious to see if we can make it a home. Stay tuned as we pursue this opportunity.

Have a great week, and we will catch up with you next weekend!

Leaving Lake of the Ozarks

Welcome back to our blog. We've spent the summer at our home at Lake of the Ozarks in Missouri, building, painting, landscaping and basically working our fingers to the bone. The place looks great, however, so it was worth it!

Now we take off in the motorhome for South Texas, where we will spend the next 4 1/2 months at "Senior Camp" in the Rio Grande Valley. First, we will visit with family in Arlington, San Antonio and Bandera and we will go on a house-hunting trip in Georgetown (just north of Austin). Keep your fingers crossed, and we will keep you updated on our progress.

But for now, enjoy our morning view of the lake. The weather has been beautiful and unusually warm. Hope to see many of you very soon!