Summertime!

Have you ever wondered about living in San Antonio and the surrounding area during the summer? Here we are mid July and let me tell you, it’s hot!  Right now at a quarter after three it’s  91 and climbing.  Humidity isn’t a factor, it’s generally low during the day.

Last night we had a whiz bang of a storm roll through.  First thing I was aware of was the wind.  Haven’t had much wind recently and this was noisy enough to wake me.  Our flags are on the front of the rig and they were slapping away!   Then I could hear some creaking, like the rig was twisting.  And then the rain came.  As far as I can recall, it all lasted ten, fifteen minutes.  I promptly went back to sleep, as I need my beauty sleep.

Not much has changed medically.  Jim is wearing a heart monitor for another few days.  When he had  the cancer removed he had afib while recovering.  This is to make sure it’s gone.  He has this persistent cough and we had a talk with his PA today.  Boils down to: it could be this, it could be that. One of his meds might be causing it but he’ll stay on that until the cardiologist says to stop.  So, we’ll wait and see.  The follow up on the monitor results will be later this month.

The scars from my skin cancers are almost nonexistent.  My nose is still reddish but if you didn’t know better you would think it’s from the sun.  My forehead is clear, at least I can’t see it.  But then again I need new glasses.  The spot on my leg is iffy...I used a cream to heal it, but it wasn't quite gone when last I saw the dermatologist.  August is when I'll return and have it looked at.

Handmade cards because:

No one displays an email on the mantle

or shows off a tweet on the fridge

or saves a Facebook post in a box of treasures

For the year of 2019 I've challenged myself to 500 cards think I can do it?

11 July 2019 171 cards

These four cards are made from cut aparts.  Easy, quick way to make cards.  I love the lavender and it went well with the Stampin’ Up! paper, I chose very vanilla as the card base. It’s softer than the whisper white.  The stamps are SU along with the ink.  The little dots are Nuvo Drops

The next six cards are from a Paper Pumpkin kit.  I get one a month From Stampin’ Up! And it’s the perfect way to make quick cards.  The kits are designed so you only need scissors and a stamp block.  They're stamped inside and on the envelopes

All is right in our world

George West Texas

We left Bentsen Palm Village RV Resort yesterday around 0930.  Taking our time to pack up and remember everything that needed to be done to travel.  Forgot to take the swim noodles off the bedroom slide...no problem, just unlock the door, go inside and send the slide out a few inches then reverse the steps. 

Our first stop was getting the rig inspected....pretty sure that was the first time since the original inspection ten years ago. So we're good to travel about again.

Wednesday evening we had dinner out with our friends Jeni and Don Wilson at what's turning out to be our favorite restaurant in the Valley, La Playa. Good food and our waitress, Lulu was excellent!  Most of all it was good company.  We look forward to returning to Bentsen Palm this winter not only to see the Wilsons but other friends who will be making their way south for the season.

Since we weren't sure how long the rig inspection would take we decided on this overnight stay in George West at the Rocking J campground.  Nice and clean with mostly grass sites that looked spaced out. We got a pull through with full hook ups for $20.  It also has a slab!  And it was level!  

Coming up Highway 281 we didn't see any damage from Hurricane Harvey.  This area is pretty far inland and northwest of Corpus Christi.  We stopped for lunch just after 1100 but neither of us ate much. We were eager to get to our destination.

Once we set up we relaxed a bit, had a beer and a bite to eat.  Jim napped for a bit then went out to top up the fuel on the truck.  Our evening was filled with quiet activities and a prerecorded episode of NCIS New Orleans.  Love that we don't have to worry about setting up the dish for one night go television.

Today we'll continue our journey to San Antonio and enjoy the sights and food of one of our favorite cities.

All is right in our world 

Not in Rockport

Due to circumstances beyond our control, we are not in Rockport, Texas.  Unless you've been living under a rock for the past week you'll know about Hurricane Harvey and his arrival in Rockport along the Texas coast.  Apparently battering that quaint little port wasn't enough, it had to dump several feet of water all along the coast as far east as New Orleans.  After several times coming and going, in and out of the Gulf, it headed up north.  Still dumping water on everything and everyone.  It's a wonder there's any water left in the Gulf of Mexico.

Reaching inland several miles he flooded..... well, just about everything.  And because Texas does things in a big way, everything in Texas is bigger, the city of Houston was given a mighty big bath!

Seriously, it will take years for all that was damaged in the flooding to recover.  I know, New Orleans is still recovering from Katrina.  Although I think there's more money (businesses) in Houston so that may speed things up a bit.  The cleanup will take forever and all those who lost their homes (100,000) last time I checked.  I try not to read about it.  Not because I don't care, but because it's a terrible reminder.

If you can help in any way, do so. Your heart will be lifted.

So we'll pause in Rockport another time.  Meanwhile, God willing and the creek don't rise, we'll go to San Antonio.  The beach and salt water therapy can wait.

By the way, it's really warm here....August is not the best month to be in the Rio Grande Valley.  Although it is a dry heat.  But when I open the oven it's a dry heat and I get rewarded with a treat!

All is right in our world.