Back in Nevada

After a couple of days in Apache Junction visiting with Bob and Nancy we headed out about 7am this morning for Nevada.. It was a good travel day with perfect weather--no wind.
 It was a long day but a good day.. (Reid and the girls are crashed out already)
 We arrived at the house around 2 pm and got some unpacking done but we really didn't do much today.. we've got all summer to get it done.
Speaking of work to do, when we arrived back at the house we couldn't believe how much grass had grown on our rocked area.. the dirt area didn't have any grass..go figure..
 Steph stopped by after work to see the girls.. not us just the girls..
 Everyone had a good summer, keep in touch.

More sunny skies

We left Las Cruces on Friday morning early hoping to stay ahead of some of the stronger winds. We had another wonderful travel day and arrived in our park in the Mesa/Apache Junction area around 4 which was really 3 cause we didn't realize we'd change to Pacific time till we reach NV but we did.
 We got set up and after Bob and Nancy arrived we went to the Sundance Restaurant and Bar across the street from the campground.. We'd never tried it before but it was close and since Reid was tired of driving we decided to check it out.. It was pretty good.. We all tried something different: Reid had steak, I had ribs, Bob had the fish and Nancy had a chef salad that looked very good. I tried the bread pudding, it wasn't the best but it wasn't the worse either..
 Today I was was awake and alert before 8. The sun was shinning in my window by 7am and that helps me to get going in the mornings.. Our weather is going to be sunny and 77 which is a little cooler than Missions 100 but it's calm and full sun with a "dry heat" so I'll be loving it.
 We're going to be meeting Bob and Nancy for a late lunch at Garcia's Mexican Restaurant around two then sit around and visit some more this afternoon. We'll have another travel day tomorrow heading through Phoenix then through Las Vegas and around the mountains into Pahrump.

Long travel day today.

We left Kerrville planning on stopping at Van Horn Tx for the night then going through El Paso in the morning but as we were traveling we discovered that the winds were going to get really high later in the afternoon in El Paso and also tomorrow was going to be a very windy day too and since we were going to be stopping around 1pm we decided to keep going and try to get here before the winds got too bad.. It work out really well and we arrived in Las Cruces, NM about 3pm. We got all set up and got the girls fed.. they lost an hour so they were wanting to be fed on TX time not NM time.. They will be another hour off on Sunday so it will take several days to get them back on the 5:00 schedule.
 We headed to our favorite Mexican restaurant which is in Old Mesilla and had their sour cream chicken enchiladas. They are the best..
 We're making it an early night and we'll be going into Apache Junction tomorrow where we'll get with Nancy and Bob..We'll be spending two days there before heading into Pahrump on Sunday.

Kerrville TX

We left the valley this morning and had a great travel day.. At first it didn't look like that would be the case cause it was overcast and breezy. By the time we were in Edinburg it was drizzling but that always happens around that part of the trip each year.. It only lasted a few minutes and by 10ish it was sunny.. The winds calmed down also so the rest of the trip was great. We hit San Antonio around 1:30 and the traffic was super lite for that city.. We drove right through the center of town and made our way northwest.. We stopped in Kerrvile (known as Hill Country) about an hour outside of San Antonio for the night and will get started on our second day of travel in the morning.
 It's cooler here than our last couple of days were in Mission.. I've felt cold all day knowing that it's only in the 70's and not 100 degrees..
 The girls did great today. They actually slept side by side between Reid and me most of the way here. Usually Lady wont sit by us if Molly's there but today they shared the space nicely. Molly gets a little nervous around cities wilh all the traffic buzzing past so when we got close the city I opened her crate and she walked in a took a nice nap..
 More to come tomorrow.

Time to leave

We're going to be heading out of the valley in the morning. We've had a wonderful 5+ months and it's time to go.. The weather here had just been fantastic.. It's just now getting nice.. of course my nice 100 degrees is different than others.. Right Linda and Jim.. We broke 100 the past couple of days but it's cooled off today to only 90.
The hardest part about leaving is saying good bye but I choose to say so long till the fall.
 Here's praying for safe travels for all our RV friends this summer and Good health.. Keep in touch.

Where exactly is the windy city

I know Chicago is the windy city but I believe Mission comes in a close second. Our wind started March 2 (right on schedule) and we've had approx. 9 out of the last 11 days with wind over 20 mph with gusts over 40.. day after day of it gets really old.. Throw in the blowing dirt and grit and it's awful.. Today is starting out good so we'll see how it goes.
 We're winding down our time here.. We'll be leaving in the next couple of weeks we believe. The temps are starting to stay in the 70-80's in NV so it's time to head back there.  I think Steph will be happy to see us.. I don't cook a lot but more than she does. She likes to stop by on her way home from work to have supper.
 Molly is at the groomers right now getting all her fur cut off.. Her long skirt has gotten matted over the last couple of weeks and no matter how much I combed her I couldn't keep up with them so we'll start the skirt over.
 Lady is going to the Vet later today. She's having some "gland" discomfort so I'll get that taken care of for her. She actually went on Thurs but it didn't solve the problem.
 I have a few things going on this week but not too much.. I have dance later today and Bible Study in the morning, then I need to groc shop and clothes shop sometime this week also. The stores are alot closer to me here than they are in NV so I'll take advantage of it while we're still here.
 I love to stay busy and I sure do when we're in the valley..

What does March mean

It's means I've survived the Girl Scout Cookie Sales. It means that March madness is about to begin with basketball tournaments going on for the next several weeks and it mean opening day for baseball is only 26 days away. It's also time for Rv'ers to start moving around again.. I know the weather is still bad in some places but everyone starts thinking about heading to their next location.. I know we do.. We've been in TX for over 4 months and it's time to pack things up and get going.. We've decided to head out of the valley later in March and make our way back to NV.. I'm ready to get on the road (I'm always ready) and have a change of scenery.. That's probably the thing I love most about this lifestyle is waking up one day with a lake outside your window and the next week you have mountains on the horizon, While in hill country I've had deer grazing outside my window and that's fun to watch (till the girls see them).
I do miss all the things we do here and all our friends that's here but we'll all gather here again come Nov and start all over again.
 I have another busy week this week but things are starting to wind down and most activities will end at the end of the month. A few people will stay throughout the summer so they will keep some activities going and that's great for the ones that live here full time.
 Lots of our friends here will be heading back to MI, MN, IN, ND for the summer and we wish them happy travels. We're going to be hanging out in NV for the summer again and that's ok.. Steph is close by and when she's not working and when she'll go with me we can always head into Vegas to shop and eat out and get our hair and nails done.. You know girl things.