'19/#4 Watching The Calendar

Time stands still for nobody, including us. We should be on the road in less than a month and the "to-do" list doesn't seem to be getting any shorter. I am sure we will be ready to to roll when the time comes but just once it would be nice to be ready early. Too bad that isn't the way we work so we will leave when we leave.

There are a few things that need to be fixed on the rig before we go and those are our priorities right now. No problems, just stuff that has to be done. We also are planning our route to California for our summer destination near San Francisco. Time permitting we have a few stops along the way we would like to see or maybe on the way back. Yes, I said back because we have also decided to return to the Rio Grande Valley for another season. The Valley has been a great place to call our winter home the past two years and we have made some good friends here. Also our bosses really want us to return. They are good people to work for and it is nice to be wanted. So one more year in south Texas.

Last year I suggested that we put up some dart boards to add an activity to the already extensive list of things to do in the park. Management agreed and put up the money as long as residents provided the labor. That is how things get done in the park and it keeps the volunteers invested in the activities. Since it was my idea I took on the job of installing the boards, lights, and getting things started. We have a small group of players right now and hope to get enough to turn it into a regular activity next year. Maybe even put together a team to compete with other parks in the area in the Golden Age Olympics here in the valley.

As I have mentioned in past blogs we do a bit of volunteering and that continues. Helping concessions at the dances, movies, and other events has kept us busy. We are also volunteering for the St Patricks Day lunch and maybe some of the events. We also have tried a few new crafts that residents have offered to teach classes in. Over the last two seasons we have done bark carving, wood carving, wood burning, chip carving, wood spirit carving, and scroll saw art. There are several other crafts we want to try but that will have to wait until next year. As they say, so much to do and so little time. Maybe one of these crafts will turn into an actual hobby that either one one of us will enjoy and continue.

I guess that is enough for now. We are at work and I need to close this blog. So I will say goodbye from our home here in the Valley because....

Home is where we park it,

Frank and Mary