There's Nothing Like A Good Nap!

The Heartland Band played in the clubhouse Sunday evening.  This group has played in this park for the past seven or eight years, but last year the room was too crowded and we couldn't get a seat.  Even though there are eight or nine members, only three played for us.  They travel around in an old red bus that has been converted to an RV.  These members played banjo, Dobro, guitar, and bass.  Even though I'm not a big fan of gospel or bluegrass, they were entertaining.  It sure beat sitting at home watching the Academy Awards.

Monday I exercised with the girls while Mark headed to Walmart and Academy.  We've moved the exercising outdoors for 15 minutes of stretching, and then we walk around the park for a half hour.  I'm used to a fast walk while most just lallygagged along.  Fortunately Lorna is a fast walker too so we headed out on our own, lapping the others just 10 minutes later.

Mark needed a light bulb for the refrigerator and was also checking out a kayak paddle that was on sale at Academy.  He's been searching for a lighter one, and the Sunday ad had one half price.  Unfortunately, they didn't have any in stock, but assured him a truck would be coming in Monday night and he could pick one up later in the week.

Mark and Butch napping Monday afternoon while I was "crafting." Boy is this little black dog going to be jealous when there's a grandbaby napping with Grandpa! 

I never participate in the organized crafts because I just don't want most of what the girls make, but this week Mark suggested that I might be interested.  They were making baked potato bags.  Two pieces of cotton material sewn together with a piece of flannel; fold to make a pocket, two more seams, and you have a small bag to bake potatoes in the microwave in.  As luck would have it, we had a potato in the cabinet and I tried it out for dinner that night.  It worked perfectly!  The girls were all joking that they should be taking a picture of me, because I never come to crafts.  (Probably won't be going back either.)

Tuesday we met up up with Joyce and Jim from Maine to go golfing.  Jim can't golf because he needs a knee replacement and can hardly walk, but he rode along while the rest of us golfed.  

Today we headed to the Guadalupe River with Roger and Monette for a few hours of kayaking.  They wanted to try out their new inflatable.

What you can't seen from this picture - Monette fell in the river while trying to get into the kayak.  Rodger told her to stand in it and sit down - BIG mistake.  She immediately fell in but took it all in stride.  Fortunately the water wasn't real cold and it was very warm out. 

Besides this guy, we also saw three turkeys swoop across the river in front of us, lots of turtles, and a few ducks.  Rodger is deathly afraid of snakes, so it's good we didn't see any, and the water's too cold for gators to come out yet.