PLAYING BRIDGE

This year I have gotten involved with the ladies that play bridge down here in Paradise Park. 

  

 I learned to play at work and used to play every day on our lunch hour for years and I really enjoyed it.  But that was back in the late 70s and early 80s, so I had forgotten a lot.  

But it's slowly coming back to me and I am learning to enjoy it all over again.  Now I want to find a group to play with once a week when I get back home.  Just to keep in practice and re-hone my skills, so that I am ready to play with these ladies when I get back next fall.  

IT'S NOT EXACTLY A SPORT, BUT IT IS AN ACTIVITY

 

THE WEATHER HAS FINALLY IMPROVED

It has finally stopped raining so we decided to plant the palms that I bought for the Patio. 

They won't survive the summer without being planted and as our lot it totally concrete, Dwight's lot it getting them.  

 

 We have placed them near his Patio area. 

Maybe as they gain a little height they may provide a little shade and privacy to his Patio. 

THEY LOOK VERY NICE.  I HOPE THEY THRIVE.  

 

THE LAST DANCE WITH "THE AGENCY"

On Friday night a number of us folks from Paradise Park went to see "The Agency" at their last dance of the season. 

There was a great turnout as there always is for "The Agency" (hard to get a picture, as no one ever stops moving when the Agency is playing) .  

Having never been to "Tropic Star" RV park where the dance was held, I was amazed at how Huge the dance floor was.  

There was Milt and Barb 

Dan and I

And Claudine and Robert at one table.  

And a couple of tables over were another whole gang from our park. As well as friends scattered here and there through out the hall that we ran into.  

A GREAT TIME WAS HAD BY ALL

ST. PATRICK'S DAY

March 17th has come and gone for another year.  

As usual we had a really good turn out again this year and a lot of fun.   Our Happy Hour was scheduled for 3:00 - 6:00 and the rain that was forecast mostly held off until 6:00 p.m.

I made Beef "Irish" Stew and had a real disappointment when my Baker lost  my order for my custom made Irish Potato Bread, but oh well, we had to make do with a substitute.   A lot of "Irish Car Bombs" were served as well.  

And the greatest surprise of all, our friends Dave and Donna showed up out of the blue and surprised the heck out of us.  We haven't seen them since "Pull-out" last fall.  Thanks for coming guys. 

Both Sea-Enna and I love St. Patrick's Day.  It's a lot of work, but well worth it.  I'm already planning my menu for next year.  I think it will be Corned Beef and Cabbage and Potato Bread.   

I HOPE EVERYONE ELSE HAD AS HAPPY A ST. PATRICK'S DAY AS WE DID

ON WITH SOME MORE CHORES

Yesterday Dan took our bedroom door off and repainted it for me.  When we bought the trailer both the bedroom and bathroom doors were just simple hollow cores that had been painted flat white latex and showed every mark and finger print. 

So Dan has taken them off and painted them with a gloss finish, easier to keep clean and in a colour to match the rest of the woodwork.  It was the ideal day to do it.  Nice and sunny and no wind. 

All done and re-installed before supper.  I am very pleased. 

NOW ON TO PLANNING FOR ST.PATRICK'S DAY 

IT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE A QUICK TRIP DOWN TO MEXICO

Yesterday, after suffering with this cough and not getting any better for over a week, we decided it was time to take a run down to Mexico and get some of the medication that was recommended to me.  So, off we went and as we pulled into the parking lot and got out of the truck to walk across the bridge, Dan realized that he had forgotten to bring our passports.  Oh Well!  So much for that idea.  Back into the truck and head back home.

With me wanting to make the best of a bad situation, convinced him to take Military Road 281 from 1015 to McAllen.  We had never gone that way, why not do some sight seeing.  Well, Dan was in no mood for sight seeing as he was kind of mad at himself and was kind of lead footing it, and as we approached a light just turning yellow, he floored it and ran the red light.  Having never travelled this route before we did not know that it seems to be the most heavily patrolled highway in the area.  And sure enough a state trooper was hot on our tail the minute we went though that intersection.  The trooper was very polite and luckily only gave him a warning, but he was very slow with his tracing of our vehicle and Dan's drivers license, so that gave Dan plenty of time to contemplate the situation.  

Once the officer was finished with us and sent us on our way, we must have passed another 20 local cops, State Troopers and and Border Patrol along that highway.  We will certainly keep that in mind if we ever travel that route again.  

Once we were back home we decided to have lunch, get our passports and head back down to Mexico as I had not had a miraculous cure, I still needed that medication.  This time everything went smoothly.  We walked across the bridge only had to try 2 pharmacies to find the medication I was looking for, then walked back across the bridge.  When we got to the port of entry where you show your passport there was a real back log of people, it seemed that one of the lines wasn't moving at all.  As we got closer we found out the reason.  Apparently a couple at the head of the line had come across and forgot to bring their passports and were not being allowed back into the U.S.. I guess their problems are worse than our little trials and tribulations.  

A COUPLE OF LESSONS WELL LEARNED

DAN'S FINAL BURGER NIGHT FOR THE SEASON

Last night was Dan's last Burger Night for this season.  So I went over to clubhouse and took a picture of him and his busy crew. 

He sure is a lucky guy to have such a great bunch of people helping to pull this off every Monday night.  So, that's it for this year.  Have a wonderful Summer and we hope to see you all back next season. 

TH , TH , TH , THAT'S ALL FOLK!!