The first few days in Texas are always busy, busy busy. There is the Hook Ups. Connect the Power, Water, and Sewer, then the phone and the TV. Get that fridges and freezers going. Unpack the truck, that's a 3 day job. Then un-store all the stuff you stored before you left in the spring.
Then there is the cleaning. Just like the boat, everything in the trailer is dusty and dirty and needs a thorough cleaning.
Then the lists have to be made for shopping. Look through the cupboards and figure out what you need. Costco: Chicken, Beef and Pork. HEB: Bread, milk, butter, eggs and all the fresh veggies etc. Then Wally-mart for all the other stuff??? It really takes about a week to fully stock the trailer again.
Then finally I start to hit the garden centres to get some plants for my planters. My patio looks to much like a concrete jungle until I get my planters all filled with plants. Coming early this year is going to be a problem, as even in Texas it's not exactly planting season, Spring doesn't start till late January. Well, I'll see what I can find. I may have to start some slips from some of the perenials around here.
Our grapefruit trees have plenty of huge grapefruits on them. They are still very green, so we will leave them on the trees and let them ripen for a while. Our trees have great grapefruits. They are not pretty on the outside, but are sweet, juicey and pink. It's so nice to pick them fresh each morning I can hardly wait.
SO, I THINK WE ARE STARTING TO FEEL AT HOME AGAIN
