Monday - pack day

• another breaking news report that I forgot to give y'all: Jim won his 2nd Bingo jackpot on Saturday night; yes, that's what I said; he won a jackpot on Friday night and then won another jackpot on Saturday night; so he' now the newly crowned king of Bingo; or as one elderly lady called him, "the rich bitch" (excuse my French - I'm merely quoting another person).
• warm, breezy, clear morning; temp 75; high to be 90 & high winds.
• today we have to get everything done and be ready to leave early tomorrow morning; won't be much shopping or site-seeing today.
• packed everything 'cept tomorrow's clothes.
• vacuumed & washed car
• shopping run to post office, CostCo, Lowes, Walmart, & Wendy's
• vacuumed my room (house)
• final inspection
• Dan & Candy had us over for supper this evening.
• Jim's playing cards this evening while Diane & I make final preparations & rest.
• tomorrow's it's all over.
• what a wonderful 10 weeks in warm, sunny South Texas while our friends froze up north.

Sunday - quiet weekend

• light breeze, warm, clear morning; temp 73; high to be 85.
• while J&D attended church service, I went for my daily bike ride.
• Dan & Candy joined us for a nice luncheon.
• after lunch, the 4 of them decided to go to Don Wes Flea Market; while I relaxed at home; been there enough this year.
• good movie this evening: Mighty Macs.

Saturday - last weekend on South Texas

• a major breaking news item this morning: after playing Bingo for years, Jim won his very first jackpot last evening; congrats, Jim.
• clear, humid, warm, light breeze; temp 71; high to be near 90 again.
• Saturday morning breakfast at the Hall was delicious.
• nice morning for a bike ride.
• this morning neighbors want us to take them to the stock yard sale up in Edinburg.
• upon our return we watched the St. Patricks Day Parade at our own park, complete with a fire truck & many golf cart floats.
• J&D went with C&D to Pharr South for supper and Bingo; I relaxed at home.

while the parade approaches watch that guy on the left picking up candy

must've found some

and our Fire Truck

cool, eh?

and the King & Queen 

a float

the Shufflers . . . whomever they are

end of the parade

Friday - home sick

• another warm, clear, breezy morning; temp 73; high to be near 90.
• we took Dan & his car to his garage (to replace the water pump) & got haircuts; barber is near the garage.
• picked up D&C's car & Dan got a haircut.
• did a "dry-pack" to make sure I could fit all into my 2 bags and didn't have to ship any extras; 'bout ready to leave; too bad it's not for 3 days yet.
• this evening J&D went with D&C to play Bingo at Paradise Park in McAllen.
• while I went for a evening bike ride.
• we're all homesick and need to see our kids & grandkids - you might say we're almost sick of it here.
• don't know how much longer I can keep this blog going; this may be the last entry.

Thursday - wearin' down

• warm, clear, breezy morning; temp 73; high to be near 90.
• Jim went bowling with Dan & Candy.
• then Diane & I joined them for lunch afterward.
• stopped by Target for a couple items on the way home.
• no entertainment tonight.

Wednesday - another trip to hell? nope, just the dentist.

• warm, muggy morning; temp 73; high to be near 90.
• good morning for a bike ride.
• mid morning Diane & Jim & I drove to Progreso Nuevo, Mexico for Diane to shop for purses and to visit her dentist in followup to her tooth extraction of last week; it went very well and we were home by early afternoon.
• upon return, Jim went to his last "Jam" of 2012 while Diane & I took Candy to pick up her car at the garage.
• nice afternoon for a nap
• Diane went for a swim; said the water was perfect.
• Candy & Dan joined us for supper.
• didn't get anything done on my travelogue, so no pictures tonight; sorry;  :-((

Tuesday - a hot day

• warm morning; temp 70; high to be 90.
• while J&D went mini-golfing at The Zone, I went on a consulting call to Richard & June Kohler and to Kathy Bailey's; got 'em all running.
• after lunch while I napped, J&D went swimming; it's very warm this afternoon, nearing 90.
• late afternoon, Irene picked us all up & took us out for steaks at the Texas Roadhouse; yum, yum.
• made another consulting run - to Irene's to set up her new TV remote control - successfully.
• windy, hot evening; gusts to 30 mph; temp still 86.
• J&D went to play Bingo this evening while I rested at home continuing my recuperation.

• while the video looks the same as last evening, I've added lots of pictures as well as picture explanations to several pictures; enjoy.