March 14 2023 Headed to Canyon Lake

 We finished loading this morning and got on the road about 9;00 am.  We are in no hurry as check-in time is 3:00 at Potters Creek and they are strict about that.  We stopped a a rest area just past Columbus to let Cooper walk around and pee. When we got to Luling we got gas and then stopped to let Susan go to a quilt shop.  The rest of us wandered around the city park.  When Susan finished shopping we went and had lunch. We got to Potters Creek about 15 minutes till 3. They actually let us in at 2;58. We got set up and the boys rode their bikes with some other kids. We had a little happy hour around our fire pit. It was chilly with the wind blowing. We had a light supper in the trailer.  The lake is very low, lowest that I have ever seen.

March 12,13 Spring Break Day 2 & 3

 Sunday morning the boys were awake at 5;30 and raring to go. Since the time changed last night, day light was a little later.  After breakfast they headed outside and rode their bikes and played in their dirt pile all day. Monday morning they slept late till about 6:30.  After breakfast we went to see Great Granma for a little while. We then went to WallyWorld and bought grocerys .  Then we gassed up the truck and headed home. The boys played and I started loading the trailer .  We are heading to Canyon Lake tomorrow. The weather now looks like it will be cool,then warm for two days and then cool again.  Hopefully we will not get much rain.

March 11, 2023 Spring Break Day 1

  Kyle brought Peyton and Luke here today for Spring break.  He did some maintenance on the 4-wheelers while he was here.  Peyton loves to help his Dad work on things but Luke would rather play on his tablet. They did play hard all day . They rode their backs and played in their dirt pile.  They managed to find one snake and 3 deer on their adventures around the pasture. After supper we had ice cream and watched tv the rest of the evening. Cooper had a blast with the boys and was tuckered out.

March 1-4 2023 Canton

 We left Wednesday morning headed to Canton for First Monday Trade Days. This was Coopers first road trip. He did great on the drive up. He looked out the windows some and slept the rest of the time. We got there around noon and set up. Jamie/Belinda got there about 1:30.  There were a few light showers around but didn"t affect us.  We just chilled out that evening and had taco soup for supper.  There was lots of bad weather predicted for tomorrow.  Thursday morning we headed to Quitman to a quilt shop. Someone built an impressive facility there. They had the quilt shop and a retreat center beside it. When we left there we stopped at the Silver Lakes Winery for some wine tasting. We had a good time there and then headed on home. We didn"t get the bad weather until late in the evening. The sirens went off 3 different times but we never saw a tornado warning for us. I found out later that the warning sirens were for winds above 75 mph. By 9:45 pm the front had moved thru and the severe weather was over. It continued to rain off and on the rest of the night and the wind still was blowing 25-30 mph. When we got up Friday morning it was clear skies , in the 40"s with 20 mph winds.  Susan and I shopped till around noon. We ate some gumbo at a little cajun place and headed back to the trailer. It was a very light crowd .  We took a nap and just chilled the rest of the evening.  For supper Belinda cooked rib eyes and shrimp. We had a nice fire as the wind layed. Saturday was a repeat for us, we finished up shopping around noon. It was a gorgeous day. The grounds filled up with lots of people.  We just chilled the rest of the evening. Sunday morning we loaded up and headed home. It was a very nice little trip.

12/15/2022 Cooper- A New Family Member

 Our former Miniature Dachsund passed away last April. Maggie was 18 years and 5 months old.  I wasn"t sure if we were going to get another dog our not.  Around July I started looking at dogs. I really wanted a big dog but since we still travel I decided to go with a small dog again.  I didn"t tell Susan untill right before I finally found what I was looking for.  I was shocked at the prices of dogs.  I finally found  someone who wasnt a breeder but had puppies for sale that I was interested in.  We drove up to Colmesneil to look at him  and check out his parents. We had seen pictures and were pretty sure we wanted the puppy.  It was a done deal after meeting him.  We headed home with him and he mostly stayed in Susans lap,  I brought him a chew toy and rawhide strips to keep him occupied.  They had named him Peetie but we renamed him Cooper about half way home.  He was born on 9/14/22.   I loved his coloring because it is a little unusual.  His parents were about 14-15 lbs so I expect him to be close to that.  He has lots of energy but likes to stay and nap beside someone. Cooper is not fully housebroke and I suspect it will take a little time as dachsunds are notoriously hard headed.