Prickly Pear Blooming

Indigo Bunting at our bird feeder

This is the first Indigo Bunting we have seen at our bird feeder. We have Cardinals and Sparrows also.

Back in Texas!

We are back in Texas for a couple of months. Texas is so beautiful in the Spring time!!

Moultrie GA, Music & Memories Lead-In Rally-BAC

The Music & Memories BAC Rally was a wonderful success. There were about 75 motorhomes and we had a great time visiting and enjoying the great food.

This is a photo of 60 motorhomes staging to caravan to Perry GA, to the FMCA Convention. What a sight it was!

Enjoying Vicksburg, MS

We are now in Vicksburg, MS and enjoying the area. Last night we had a wonderful Southern Style Dinner, served family style, of Fried Chicken, Sausage, purple hulled peas, cabbage, squash, red beans and rice, macaroni & cheese, carrots, banana pudding and yeast rolls!!

Here is our group. Click on the photo to enlarge.

On our way across Texas

The last two nights were in Ft Worth and we got to see the kids and grandkids and spent the day at the Ft Worth Zoo. It was a beautiful day and we had a great time.

We are now in Gladewater TX for one night.

The Rolling Rally is on it's way!

The rally is going great. We had a nice night in Deming, NM and also in Fabens, TX. The steaks at Cattleman's Steakhouse were wonderful!

We are now in Midland, TX and will be in Ft Worth tomorrow.

It's hot in Casa Grande, AZ

We got to Casa Grande, AZ yesterday and turned on the A/C. It was in the 80's!!

We will only be here for a few days and then we are leading a 10 day caravan of 10 Beaver motorhomes from here to Moultrie, GA to a big rally we are having there.

Weather is great in Las Vegas

The weather has been wonderful here in Las Vegas. We are at Thousand Trails RV Park and enjoying the meal specials that many of the casinos have brought back.

I've been hitting the thrift shops, too, looking for those treasures we all love to collect!

It was a great rally!

Well, "Circle the Wagons Again" is over and it was a great rally. We had 53 motorhomes parked in a huge circle in the desert and enjoyed great breakfasts each morning, a super salad bar in the afternoon before dinner and a great time around the campfire each night.

Happy New Year and we are ready for 2009!

We left Midway for Dallas Dec 22 to visit with the grand kids for Christmas. We had a wonderful few days. This is a photo of us decorating Christmas cookies.



Then we left, heading towards California. Our first night was in Pecos, TX and then our next night was Deming NM. When we woke up, it was 12 degrees!!! This is the frost on the INSIDE of our window when I raised up the curtains!



Then, we made it to Quartzsite, AZ and spent a few hours visiting the Chamber of Commerce and a few stores to get ready for our big rally on Jan 13.

We are now in Palm Desert, CA until Jan 11, when we will head back to Quartzsite, AZ.

Snow on the Datastorm

No internet signal today!!

It's snowing in East Texas

It started snowing about 4 pm.




These were taken around 8 pm

Santa Fe and then onto Texas

After Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta, we spent a few days in Santa Fe and then drove on to Texas. We stopped in Dallas for a few days to visit with the grandkids and it was great seeing them.

We are now in Midway at Farris Ranch and are enjoying catching up on chores and relaxing and planning next year!

Albuquerque Balloon Fiesta

These were many 'special shapes' balloons.



These two bees would lift off, with their hands connected and then they would separate.

Mesa Verde National Park

We spent one day at Mesa Verde National Park.

Canyonlands National Park

We drove through Canyonlands National Parks today. It was a bit hazy and hard to get good photos, but it was really a neat place.


Then, we took a jeep trail back to town. Glenda didn't enjoy it as much as Gerald did.

Salt Lake City and Moab, Utah

We spent two nights in Salt Lake City and were able to spend all day at Temple Square. It was really interesting and we were lucky to get there in time for the Pipe Organ rehearsal at the Tabernacle. Glenda spent some time in the Family History Library on the genealogy computers.


Then, we drove down to Moab and arrived last evening. Today we plan to visit Arches National Park.

It was truly a beautiful area.

We've had a great time in Oregon

We spent a few days in Seaside and then moved down the beach to Pacific City for a few days before heading to Salem to the Monaco combined rally (Beaver, Monaco, Holiday Rambler & Safari).

We have had a great time at the rally and are heading out tomorrow to go to the Balloon Festival in Albuquerque and then onto Texas.

While in Salem, we went to the Homes for Hounds annual picnic and got to see a lot of greyhounds and had a great time.

This was the group.



This is Marquis' half sister. Can you see the resemblance?