TEXAS - I spent a week there one day!

That's about the extent of it - we traveled into Texas through Texarkana on I-30 heading toward Dallas...picked up I-20 toward El Paso - can you say El longo! This road never ends and I was beginning to believe there really wasn't an El Paso, TX!

Around Abilene Texas, we stop for gas.

Only in Texas can you find the signs to make you wonder!

I wonder where they find that many frogs to get legs in a dry state like Texas to offer, "All you can Eat" for the number of rednecks that I am sure swarm to this place on Friday night!

As we continue down the LLLLLLLLOOOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGG road, hubby is fascinated by all the oil wells - I wonder if there is really oil in those wells, because the gas pumps don't show us Americans finding much!

Not yet to El Paso, but night is falling and the slow moving truck must stop one more time to take another picture of a F_ _ _ _ _ oil well!

Maybe we'll get out of Texas the next day! (YEP!)

On with the voyage!

Well what ever you call a truck full of crap, driving no more than 55 mph across country! We left VA - after daughter and A went to gymboree - that was hard! I hate saying good-bye to them!
Traveling south toward I-81 S toward Roanoke - I was really hoping we would get at least that far! Well we really did make it onto I-40 almost to Nashville, Tenn the first night.

The next day was not such a good start - we sat in a Wal-Mart parking lot in Antioch, TN with a flat tire on the car carrier. Now anyone who knows me would think being stuck at a Wal-Mart I would be in heaven, but not 2 1/2 hours in the parking lot!

Yes, I did wander into the store to waste time - but all I was thinking was how we won't make it to Texarkana that night! (yeah - I now going 50 -55 mph we might not make it anyways!).

Now this didn't really happen - because there would never be any room for another person - with a cat in a carrier and a good size dog between us - but I thought it was funny! (Hope you can enlarge to read!)



Back on the road - we land in Little Rock...I can't complain (but I do!)...this isn't too bad..this trip is just taking forever! This was the Wal-Mart in Little Rock - just kidding!

We'll be back on the road again tomorrow - into TEXAS!! maybe will see some camel or something else that is only found in Texas!

Hitting the Road Again!

OK - so we have 25 years of crap. Can you say, "ROLL-OFF".

That is what I should have insisted on, but I couldn't do that to hubby. It scares me that he thinks he is doing so much and does so little. Really, what did he do in 6 month...yes he did put up most of the molding in the house (still some needed); cabinet doors in bathroom were finally put on; the list goes on of things that needed to be completed from jobs started.

However, the basement is still full; his shelves of tools, screws, junk, etc are not packed; tool box; this list goes on and on! I find little boxes of nothing, that I am sure he spent hours going through other boxes to find this little box of this nothing!
I hold several sales - get rid of some things - not what I wanted/needed to get rid! there is soooo much more!

On Friday, June 27th we begin to load up a 26 ft truck of "stuff"...... Now that I have completed this packing and move, I can really say - we screwed up!

Just some word of advice - 1st don't try to do this all in a week; 2nd pack what you really want on the truck FIRST....we packed the dinning room table, but now the chairs; did not get the sofas on - even though I want to sell them, we could have used them for a while; some poles to swing, but not all or the swing.....moving is something you really have to plan and throw out as much as possible!



Well we are on the road back to A's house for some more giggles and gymboree!

First stop for the night is sis, W's house...to get some much needed encouragement and love!

The First Day of My Summer Vacation!

I started a day early - getting on a plane in SD at 10:30 pm - landing in DC at 6:30 Am...This is the best flight - Jetblue..Unfortunately it looks like they canceled the flight for the future!
Anyways - I am at my beloved grandson's house as he is getting up for his day! and we are going to Gymboree at 10:15 !!!!


First we have to brush our teeth with Mommy!


We went to music class - A has his own agenda - but he loves trying new things.



Mommy tries to keep him involved too!!



After music class is fun - Gramma likes to see A bounce!

I love being at my daughter's house - I can't get enough of A's laughs. After a nice relaxing week, I had to head to NY to help hubby pack 25 years of crap into a truck.

WOW - It's July already:)

So much has happened since my last post - ROBOTICs what??
I have traveled to hold and play with my favorite (alright - the only) grandson - Little Man A. I could run around with him for hours - listen to him laugh is the sound of heaven.

To upstate NY to pack our 25 years of crap - half of which we didn't need, didn't know we had, or will never use, into a 26 ft truck and head back to Little Man's house for a couple of last minute hugs and giggles (yes, and to visit with sis, brother-n-law, daughter and son-n-law).

All of this traveling started June 12th and ended in Southern CA at our new address, July 6th at 8:00 pm PST.

In this short paragraph there are several stories - so over the next couple of days/weeks, I will enlighten you with my life's happening from the last 3 months!

Stay tune :)