Feb 17 18, 2024 Mckinney Falls State Park

 It was pretty cold Friday night.  I woke up about 3 and it was nippy in the trailer. I figured we ran out of propane. We use a small electric heater in the living room but it can"t keep the whole trailer warm when it gets really cold outside. About 4:45 I had to get up so I went outside and switched tanks, sure wish i had a remote switch.  Cooper was snuggled in bed and he didn't get up till 6 which is unusual for him. It made about 28 right at daylight. We were in the evening wave so Susan slept in.  We played at 3,5 and 8:00 pm. Even though we were not playing great we won the first two games easily. I figured the third game would be the same so we headed back to the trailer and streamed it on Baller TV. Sunday morning  we played at 8,11,and then 1.  We lost in the semifinals to the team that won the finals. It was disappointng as we expected to win the tournament. In years past we would have been happy to finish this high but we expect a lot from this team. This was a big tournament and was played at different venues. We were at the Round Rock Sports center, it was a very nice facility. Several friends from this area came and watched the games with us. Im sure glad we don"t have to drive back home today. We will head back home tomorrow and then get ready to go to Canton next week.

Sammi is the libero (pink jersey)

Feb 16,2024 Mckinney Falls State Park

 I slept till about 5:30 the Friday morning. I was so tired last night. Cooper and I took a short walk so he could pee and poop. Glad it was warm as the wind was blowing.  About 8:00 I cooked breakfast outside. Then Cooper and I took a pretty good walk. When we got back I showered and we loaded up and headed to a quilt shop Susan wanted to go to. She had a friend that was teaching a class there. right before we got there we had police cars passing us and then turning right in front of us. Thats when we really noticed lots of cops running around and blocking entry to an area on the right. There was also two ambulances arriving. I just kept driving thru figuring there must be a shooting of some kind.  Anyway it was quiet when we got to the quilt shop. We got back to camp about 1:00. We had a light lunch and then Cooper and I took a small hike down to the Falls. It was a a pretty overcast day and a little cool but there was a few folks swimming. Cooper was wore out when we got back so we took a nap. We just chilled the rest of the evening . Tomorrow the first day of the volleyball tournament starts. We are in the evening wave, not my favorite, our first game is at 3.

Feb 14,15 2024 Mckinney Falls State Park

 This will be our first trip of the year. Sammi has a volleyball tournament this weekend in Austin so we decided to go camping near there for a few days.  We both just got over Covid so I was a little behind getting things ready to roll. Wednesday morning I took the trailer to town to get it inspected so I could get new tags. So glad this is this is the last year I have to do that. i knew my right turn signal wasn't working, problem was a blown fuse which is a recurring issue and I haven"t found the problem.  I stopped at auto zone and got some 10 amp mini fuses and replaced. After getting inspection I took the trailer to a tire place due to a slow leak on a tire. Upon further inspection decided to get four new tires. I had really gone longer than I expected on the cheap tires that came with trailer. Its 4 years old so it was about time. After getting trailer back home I unhooked and headed back to town to go to tax office and the grocery store. Thursday morning we pulled out about 9:00 am.  We were in no hurry as its only about a 4 hour drive.  Lots of traffic on I-10 with one slow down due to a wreck. Finally slacked up about Katy. We stopped to eat lunch in Columbus at Mikeskas BBQ.  We usually stop here because they have a nice parking lot for trucks and trailers.  We arrived at Mckinney Falls about 1:30.  We have a nice pull thru site. We were finished setting up by 2:30.  Old age has really set in for me cause I was wore out. We used to drive all day, stop and set up and then go exploring. Nope not now as i set my butt down and rested for about an hour. After that Cooper and I did take about a mile walk. The weather is really nice right now. I had picked up some chicken salad yesterday from a little place in Liberty that I like and that is what we had for supper.