Garner Museum

Saturday, March 7, 2015 – Uvalde, TX

This morning we were going to go to the museum at the First State Bank of Uvalde, but it is only open Monday through Friday from 9:00am to 3:00pm.  Banker hours.  :)  So then we drove over to see if the Garner Museum was open and it was.

It is not a big museum, but it is a very nice tribute to James Garner.  This was his house here in Uvalde.

We also drove by this strange tree and we just had to take a picture.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Rainy Week

Friday, March 6, 2015 – Uvalde, TX

The beginning of the week was rainy and now it is cold.  We were sure that by March it would be very warm.  At least the sun came out today.  :)

Today Mike was working on the wiring of the trailer that is here for visiting biologist.  When he picked up the inverter several geckos came running out.  He came into our trailer and got a container to put them in and I just had to go look.  By the time he was done getting them out he had 9 live ones and 3 dead.  Everyone was calling it the gecko hotel.  :)  We should have gotten a picture.

They ended up releasing the geckos in the shop.  Evidently they will keep the bug population down.

It was another wonderful day!

Rainy Day

Tuesday, March 3, 2015 - Uvalde, TX

Today was a rainy day.  We did not do much.  I did my laundry again.  Mike was looking at the drinks I brought back and we realized it was just soft drinks.  :)  Not hard root beer.  LOL!  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Head back to Uvalde

Monday, March 2, 2015 – Fort Myers, FL

Today was my last day here.  Once again the weather was just beautiful.  When we got up we put on our swimming suits and headed for the pool.  I really enjoy swimming. :)

After taking my shower and getting ready for the day I threw my dirty clothes in the washing machine.  While we were waiting for my laundry to finish we pulled out the Qwirke tiles and played a couple of games of Qwirkle.  Dad won the first game and then I finally won one.  :)

Once my laundry was done, I quickly packed everything up and we headed to Pincers Crab Shack for lunch.  The food was very good and the waitress was great!

After lunch we headed for Total Wine and More, which is a liquor store that the waitress from Ford’s Garage told to go to if we wanted to buy any of the beers they sold at the restaurant.  We wanted to buy some of that hard root beer.  Wow what a store.  If they don’t have the kind of liquor, wine or beer you want, then you are just too picky!  :)  We picked up some hard root beer and hard red cream soda beer.   We bought 3 six packs and I took 2 bottles from each 6 pack and stuffed them into my luggage.  Sure do hope they make it home ok.  :)

It was getting to be time for me to get to the airport to catch my plane back to Uvalde.  Dad says next year they want me to stay for a whole week and I just might take them up on that.  :)

The flight from Fort Myers to Dallas landed about 25 minutes late, so I only had a 10 minutes to make it to my next flight.  I did me some running.  I always hate running through an airport.  I made, but did not have any time to spare.  Both flights were good and when I got to San Antonio Mike was waiting for me.  :)

Once we got home, around midnight, I wanted to check to make sure the bottles made it, but cap on one of the loosened up and I had wet smelly clothes.  Guess I will be doing laundry tomorrow.  :)

Mike said it has been a heavy mist every day since I left.  Looking at the forecast it looks like it is supposed to last for the rest of the week.

It was another wonderful day!

Dinner with Uncle Mike and Valerie

Sunday, March 1, 2015 – Fort Myers, FL

This morning Mom, Dad and I headed for 9:00am Mass at St. Andrew’s.  After church we went back to the house.  Patsy pulled out her Qwirkle tiles and we taught Mom and Dad how to play.  This is a game that Sue showed Patsy and I how to play last year and I really enjoyed it.  After a couple of games of Qwirkle we headed to the Boat House for lunch.  When we got there the line was so long we decided we would try Ford’s Garage. 

The food here was very good and so was the service. They have many different kinds of beers, so Patsy and I decided we would each get a sampler.  You could pick 4 different kinds from their list of draft beers.  I had Imperial Red, something orange, sweet water 402 and sweet water blue.  Patsy ordered a couple of different ones, along with a bottle of hard root beer.  We tried the hard root beer first.  I was surprised how much it smelled and tasted like root beer.   That is a drink that could be trouble for me. I also really liked the sweet water blue.

Earlier today Mom got a hold of Uncle Mike and Valerie and invited them over for dinner.  When they arrived we were in the pool relaxing and dinner was in the oven.  Patsy made a chicken casserole with chicken, spaghetti sauce, tortellini and green olives.  It was very good!  

After dinner we played a game of Qwirkle and a game of Toss Up, which is a simple dice game.  I could not seem to do well at either one, but we all had a great time.  :)

It was another wonderful day!

Dinner and Cards

Saturday, February 28, 2015 – Fort Myers, FL

It was beautiful weather this morning, so we all hopped into our swimming suits and sat around the hot tub and just enjoyed each others company.  Finally we decided it was time to get ready to go get something to eat for lunch. Before we left for lunch I clicked this picture of my mom and dad.  :)

We ate lunch at the restaurant at Burnt Store Marina, Cass Cay.  It is a very nice place with good food.

After lunch we found out that the plan was to meet Jeff and Mary, Ray and PJ and Sally at Fish Monger at 5:00pm.  They still had not decided if we were going to play cards tonight or not.  :)

Once back at Mom and Dad’s we decided we would play some euchre to pass the time before we had to leave for the restaurant.  I was able to get 2 loner hands, which never seems to happen for me.  :)  It was a nice time.

Around 4:00pm we headed out for the restaurant and the rain started coming down!  By the time we got to the restaurant it was pouring!  The Fish Monger was a place that Patricia had recommended to me before I left Uvalde, so I was looking forward to eating here.  The food I had was pretty good, but not everyone was happy with their meal.  We were also not real happy with the service.

After dinner we decided to go over to Jeff and Mary’s condo to play some euchre.  We were hoping Mark and Linda would be able to join us, but they weren't, so that left us with 10 people to play.  We did play a couple of rounds and swapped people in and out.  

Before leaving Mary gave us a tour of her place.  The bed in the sofa bed was pulled out and while we were standing there the dog hopped up on the bed and went to lay down on the pillow.  But instead fell in the crack between the couch and the top of the bed.  We all laughed, then helped the dog get out.  :)

Around 10:00pm we finally called it a night and headed back to mom and dad’s place.

It was another wonderful day!