The Hot Tub

We had a great time this past week-end with our RV group - the "Boomers" - good to catch up on what's happening with them. We are back in SA now - same campground, different "monthly" site for October. Doesn't much feel like fall - 97 degrees yesterday and today. Finishing up with the townhouse so Roger can move on to his airplane and I can spend time with all the financial paperwork. Ugh!
We met a couple that are "full-timing" that have a portable hot tub - they say it works great and they love it. I found one just like it at Big Lots (a discount store) on summer clearance for $399.00 today. Of course, I couldn't resist it - I did give up my jacuzzi bathtub, didn't I?! Roger is not exactly thrilled with the purchase. I even told him it could be my Christmas present and he wouldn't have to shop. His first question is "where will we store it?" He always worries about the minor details! Guess I had better keep the receipt - just in case it has to go back!

Passport

Found it!!! Cleaning accomplished more than usual!

Townhome

We have spent all day, every day this week doing town home "stuff." More work than we imagined. I have "shopped 'til I dropped" at every home goods store in San Antonio looking for "classy" but "cheap" - correction "inexpensive" - accessories. Roger has been to the nearby Home Depot a thousand times! Need to get window treatments and update the security system then we are done. This retirement thing is exhausting!
Going to a Boomers campout this week-end near Medina Lake and to the Cajun festival on Saturday. Will be nice to see all our Boomer friends. Hope those from around the Galveston/Houston area are OK. Ready for a few fun days!
Speaking of fun - we booked a cruise for the end of January, first of February 2009 with Ann & Gary and LeeAnn & Jim (Boomer friends) - Royal Carribean, Voyager of the Sea - in the Western Carribean. On a count down already!
The Good, The Bad and The Ugly:
The Good: No packing the motorhome for the camping week-end - just unplug and go!!
The Bad: Missing Samantha - awfully quiet around here - no one to swing with!
The Ugly: I had my passport out to book the cruise and now I can not find it! How could I loose it in this small space! Of course, Roger is no help - he doesn't know where his own stuff is!

City Living

I got a parking ticket out in front of the townhouse today! Parked to close to a cross walk. So much for city living!

Tobin Hill Townhome

We have had such a fun week with Samantha but, finally had to give her back to Mommy & Daddy today. The kids all came in for the week-end and helped us get all the furniture and "stuff" we saved from the house settled in the townhome. Never could have done it all without their help! Still have some pictures to hang and cleaning to do but it's livable. Now we need to finish all the details to rent it to vacationers.
We met the LeRows at Retama on Friday night and took Samantha to the horse races. Beautiful weather and it was great to see Gary & Lynn again. We are going camping with our RV club - the Boomers - next week-end. Really looking forward to seeing everyone and relaxing. This retirement thing is exhausting!

Samantha Kate

What a joy grandchildren are!!! Samantha is spending the week with us and we are finally getting our SK "fix." She loves riding and living in the "car house" but asks when she can go "see the deers at our other house." She talks our arms off and amazes us with her comments. We took her to see Megan play volleyball yesterday and as she is watching the game she says "they are all sharing the ball, Tima." Later she said "look, they are all wearing tennis shoes." She's at the playground with Grandpa doing "underdogs" on the swing set while "Tima" has some quiet time. Only one problem - she is at the "why" stage!!!!

Hurricane Ike

We stayed in Austin over the week-end and got no rain and only "breezy" wind. Heather & Kyle are on their way back home this afternoon. According to nephew, Kyle, who stayed in Sugarland, they have electricity and only a few tree limbs and fences down.Samantha is staying with us for the week and we are going to San Antonio tomorrow. We took her to see Megan play volleyball in an intramural league tournament this afternoon. She likes volleyball because she watched the Olympic coverage.The Good, The Bad & The Ugly:The Good - Family & friends in Houston are all safe.The Bad - The horrible destruction in the hurricane zone and the length of time it will take for families to get back to normal.The Ugly - Roger, Kyle & Carlos having to take the washer/dryer unit (they could not have designed a heavier more awkward one)out of the motor home, load it in the truck and take it to Carlos' garage - where they took it apart and found an underwire from one of my bras between the two drums! Wondered where it went!! Couldn't imagine it "falling" through one of the those little holes -but, it did! Sure made a lot of noise! Needless to say, I'm in BIG trouble!