Early 2017

     Just a quick "catch up" on things we've been doing since returning from the Cruise. Spring came early to Texas and with the warmer weather we worked to spruce up the outside of the property. With the improvements going on at The Preserve of Texas, we find ourselves meandering around a lot more. In light of that, we decided to invest in a small golf cart to use in and around the property. We found this nice used vehicle that seats four, or the back seat folds down and there is a little space to haul things. It is raised a bit which allows us to "navigate off road" (as our GPS is fond of saying) without getting stuck. The grandkids came down over spring break and they had a great time riding around on it on trips to the playground, fishing dock, and beach area.

     At the end of February, we made a trip to Phoenix, AZ to attend the wedding of our niece. While there, my brother-in-law Bob and I attended a spring season baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the California Angels. We had great seats and it was the first time I have ever attended a pro baseball event. My thanks to Bob for setting this up!

Not a bad view from my seat!!

     Also while we were there we attended the Good Sam rally which was held at the Phoenix International Raceway. We checked out the vendors and all of the new trinkets and gizmos that any serious RVer can't live without. The Richard Petty racing experience was doing NASCAR driving opportunities on the track and we were able to get a peek. (I have driven previously at the Kansas Speedway).

At PIR 

     One of the things that Barb has been busy with during the winter months is making gifts with her Scan-N-Cut machine. This machine can cut paper or vinyl to make things such as cards, scrapbooking highlights, T-shirt decorations, etc. We found a store in Conroe, TX (not far from us) that sells the vinyl sheets and Barb made many of our Christmas gifts, T-shirts for the guys on the Cruise, and decorated insulated mugs for a whole bunch of folks. She made a nice wall hanging tile for our niece as a wedding gift.

Tile for the new Bride and Groom

Rtic cup for our Daughter, Amanda

T-shirts for the Guys on the Cruise

     We have been planning our summer and decided to head back to the upper midwest. Since last summer's trip was interrupted by the floods in Texas, we wanted to go back and see things we missed or didn't have time for. In the process, we stumbled on to a neat workamping position in Baileys Harbor, Wisconsin. Baileys Harbor is on the eastern side of the Door County peninsula just minutes from Lake Michigan. We were given an offer we couldn't refuse so we accepted and will head there at the end of May and stay through mid-September. The park is called Beantown Campground and offers Tent, pop-up, and RV sites along with camping cabins. Here is a link to their website: Beantown Campground

Bean Town Campground

     So now we have returned the grandkids to Kansas following spring break and will return to Texas to get ready for our next trip: spending the month of May in Kentucky visiting with our son and doing some remodeling of his Chiropractic offices.