New Orleans

Tuesday we drove to New Orleans. We found a really nice campground on the Pontchartrain Landing that had a free shuttle down to the French Quarter. We ate lunch at Bubba Gumps on a 2nd story balcony, walked and walked and walked. Saw street performers on Bourbon Street, and rode a mule drawn carriage and a cable car. Two days wasn't enough to see it all, but will go back another year when we are here.
We are beginning to pack up for our trip to Bandera, TX on Sunday.The time here has flown by and we will miss Terry and Joyce and the area, but time to move on.
More next week from Texas.

Time is winding down:(

Bill and Chris decided to stay an extra day hunting and called Sheri and I to drive up and join them. Little Lilly (almost 4) went along. I sat in the deer stand for almost 5 hours Saturday afternoon and WE DID NOT SEE ANY DEER :( Bill enjoys just being out in the woods. I, on the other hand. would have liked to see some wildlife : Sunday afternoon we went to a bar/restaurant and listened to a band with Terry and Joyce.
Needless to say, the people around here were all glued to the football game and are SOOOO excited the Saints will be in the Super Bowl.
Monday is our laundry/cleaning day. With that done, Bill is out walking and I will join Joyce and a friend to walk 4-5. Having Joyce and Terry for supper to grill. It's ONLY 62 today. This is what we came for!!
Sunday we will head for Bandera. This month has gone very fast.

Ouch!!!

I bit down on something hard and immediately knew something was wrong. This morning I got a dentist referral from Joyce and made an appointment at 1045. The tooth is next to my "eye" tooth top left side. It split top to bottom. He took off the back piece that was loose and filled it in. He didn't see any exposed nerve on the x-ray but said it still could be in need of a root canal. I will know more after the pain of this procedure wears off.
Bill is off deer hunting till tomorrow night, so I can relax and heal up. They said the pain should be gone in 3 days.
It is another beautiful day...72 at 1245. Windows are open.Next week it will be back down in the 50s and 60s. I can handle that.
I think I will run to the fabric shop for backing material for my quilt. I found what I like and want to get it before it is gone.

Warmest Day Yet

It is 2 PM and 76 degrees. I am baking a pie and had to open the door and windows to cool it off. There is a nice breeze. It was supposed to rain all day, but did in the night and early morning. Now it is partly cloudy and wonderful!!
Bill is going hunting tomorrow and Friday with Terry's son Chris. The season ends Sunday. Chris hunts and fishes for all of their meat each year and needs 1 more deer. If Bill gets one he will give most of it to Chris.
The news says Iowa is getting hammered with ice. Glad we are missing it :)
You have an open invitation to come and visit here or in Bandera anytime before April 1.

A Beautiful Day!!!

It is 58 and not yet noon. We started out the day doing chores. Bill empties the sewage tank on Mondays :( and I clean house. Then he left me at the laundromat and he went and walked for 90 minutes and picked me back up. I like Mondays because everything ends up clean!
Tonight we are grilling. This week is to be in the 70s with rain Wed. and Thursday.
In 2 weeks we will be in Bandera. Time does fly.

Jan. 17

We went to early church so we could go to dinner with Terry and Joyce. After that Bill and I spent the afternoon driving the backroads sightseeing. No sense spending a beautiful day sitting in the trailer :)
Our visit in Louisiana is over half over. Time does fly.

Strange

By the way, who else has ever seen drive through daiquiri shops...like Starbucks only booze....
They even serve it at movie theaters.

Cafe des Amis

Went to a wonderful cafe in Breaux Bridge, LA for breakfast. They are famous for having a zydeco band on Saturday mornings. Several men of all ages grab gals from their tables to dance. The food was authentic cajun. Bill had never had crawfish for breakfast before :) I had coush coush (cold cornmeal type cereal) and grits.
We are ready for naps!

Baton Rouge

Today Bill wanted to take me sight seeing. We went to Baton Rouge to a HUGE mall that he saw the other day when he went with Terry to delivery plants for a wholesale nursery in New Iberia.
When we got to the mall Bill gave me some money and told me to buy something for myself. Well, I just couldn't find anything I couldn't live without but found birthday gifts for Isaac and Noah :) I have more fun buying for others, especially the kids!!
On our way back we took the backroads and ended up in Breaux Bridge. There are bunches of antique and gift shops. We walked around till about 330 when it started raining. It is supposed to rain all day tomorrow but be clear by Sunday.

A relaxing day

I am working on my quilt and Bill is taking a nap. It is 63 out and not even 1 PM!!
Next week it is to get in the high 70s!

January

It has been cool down here for the locals, but we LIKE IT. The lows have been in the 20s the past week, but it is warming up to and we will enjoy 60s in the daytime for the next 10 days at least.
We have been sightseeing and exploring. It is a very different terrain. Lots of water. Also, the language is a combination of English and French. The food is really good too.
This weekend will be rainy, so we are going to New Orleans the following Saturday.
We are settled in our trailer.
Time to go for a manicure.
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