WE ARE IN PARADISE

We have arrived safe and sound here in Paradise Park, our winter home away from home.  

The weather is wonderful, we had to have the A/C on yesterday, but we are without it today.

We still have unpacking to do, and we haven't even un loaded our patio stuff out of the shed.  Oh, well, that's another day. 

FIRST WE HAVE TO GET TV AND INTERNET  AND OUR PHONE GOING.  

WE HAVE ARRIVED IN TEXAS

We awoke this morning to more fog and misty rain.

Drove across the Flint Hills of Kansas under dull dreary skys.  

When we got to Oklahoma the sun was finally out in full force.  What a releif, after all those gloomy days.  

As is tradition, we waved and took a pucture of the Thackerville sign as we passed.  One of these days we rally must stop there and take a look around.  

We just crossed the border into Texas and have stopped for the night.   Tomorrow we will do the run from the Top of Texas, down to the Tip of Texas..  To our winter escape hatch.  

THEN IT IS RELAXATION TIME

TONIGHT'S STOP OVER IS IN PLATTE CITY, MISSOURI

When we left Forgo North Dakota this morning, we were shrouded in absolute pea soup fog.  We thought, "Oh well, this will soon burn off",  as morning fog usually does.  But NO.  This hung on for most of the day slowing down our travels all the way through the rest of North Dakota, all of South Dakota, on through Iowa, and into Missouri.  What a drag.  

As we drove through Missouri heading to Kansas City and our switch over to I 35 we decided to call it a night.  The fog had lifted but it was still very overcast.  "Where is the Sunshine I am driving all this way to fine?"  Maybe we will find it when we reach Texas tomorrow.

That is our destination for tomorrow night.  Denton, Texas.   And hopefully the sun will be shining.  

BRING ON THE TEXAS SUNSHINE

ARRIVED IN FARGO, ND FOR THE NIGHT

 Well, we were up and at it early this morning.  Said our "Good Byes" to our friends and neighbours, Gord and Ellie and we were on the road by 9:30 am.

As we headed to town we realized the the lighter plugin for our GPS had fallen apart and shorted out our doors locks.  Thank goodness "Ed" had already arrived at Murray's shop and did some testing and found the problems for us.  A new fuse and instructions to "Buy a new GPS cord" and we were on our way.    "Thanks again Ed". 

New GPS cord from CanafdianTire, done.  US funds from the Credit Union, done.  Dog food from PetValu, done, then a final gas top-up in St. Norbert and we were heading out of the city and to the boarder by 12:47 pm.    

That over night snow wasn't to bad on the highways, but really slowed things down, getting through the city to get our errands done.  We cleared the border by 2:00 pm and were here in Fargo by just after 4:00 pm.  

WELL, WE ARE ON OUR WAY!

 

 

 

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WE HAVE HEAT!

We finally have our new furnace hooked up.  I was beginning to think I would never see this day.  

We have been heating our place with two ceramic heaters since the fall.  One in the kitchen and one in the living room.  It has been OK, but not exactly automatic.  You'd feel a little cool so, first you put a sweater on, then, colder still, turn the heaters on.  Next thing you know your sweating, so you take off your sweater then when that's not enough, you turn off the heaters and then repeat.  And so it went all day, and no matter what, the floor never got warm, it was always wool socks and slippers.  

And that toilet seat never did warm up.  BRRR!

So now we are busy packing up our summer cloths and heading to Texas.  

WE WILL BE OUTTA HERE ON THURSDAY MORNING.  

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CHRISTMAS LIGHTS

Usually, we are in Texas by this time of the year.  But this year we have been held up so we are getting to see our neighbour's Christmas display for the first time.  

Gord and Ellie Gowie's grand display  is usually dismantaled and put away by the time we get back in the spring so this is the only chance I have had to see it, in all it's glory.  

I'D STILL RATHER BE IN TEXAS

(but I'm counting my blessings  LOL)

 

IT'S TIME FOR TEXAS

As the weather gets cooler here in the Manitoba Interlake, our thoughts are turning to the warm weather that is awaiting us in Paradise Park of McAllen, Texas. 

 

It will be a few weeks before we leave, as we are still waiting for our furnace to be functioning and we don't want to leave until that job is complete.  But, we are starting to make lists of things to remember to shut down, things to pack, things we have to do here, before we leave, etc. etc. etc.  

We still have a lot to accomplish with the house, but we have done enough for this year.  We accomplished most of what we set out to do and the few things that didn’t get done are certainly not essential.  The condo we used to own was easy.  Lock the door and walk away.  Now we have a real house to secure and lock down.  

OH WELL, I'M SURE WE'LL FIGURE IT ALL OUT