Logan and Gavin spent a few days with us at Houghton Lake Travel Park

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enjoyed 4 days at Houghton Lake Travel Park, Houghton Lake, MI with Logan and Gavin.  We spent lots of time at the pool, they are like fish around water.  And also lots of time at the playground,these two will climb and/or hang on anything.  We also played lots of card games and tried to wear out our "Sorry" game.   We had dinner one night with Mike and Jennifer while the boys were visiting. Too soon, it was time to return them to their mom.

Special afghan made for Nelda Johnson's birthday

I made the above afghan for my step-mom, Nelda Johnson for her birthday.  I started it in May before we left Texas, but didn't finish it until shortly after her birthday in June.  Nelda loves flowers and working in her flower beds.  I thought she would really appreciate the theme.  The 32 flowers were all crocheted separately and sewn on individually.  It was a true labor of love, because I rarely make an afghan that is pieced together in any way.  The words around the outside edge are "You are closer to God's heart in a garden than any place else on earth."  The words around the inside say "Kind hearts are the garden, kind minds are the root, kind words are the blossom, kind deeds are the fruit."  You can read the words on each side of the afghan by clicking on a picture.  Dad said she really liked it when it was delivered by mail.  We haven't seen Dad and Nelda yet because we are still traveling.  

Our new ride - Monaco Diplomat purchased 6/6/2012

We arrived in Sioux Falls, SD on Wednesday 5/30 after two days of driving from Oklahoma.  Spent Thursday picking up our mail at Alternative Resources (mail forwarding agency we use) and also getting plates renewed at Minnehaha County Treasurer office.  Ted decided we should check out some "newer" motorhomes while we were in South Dakota, so we stopped at several dealerships that had motorhomes on display.  When we found this Monaco Diplomat with low miles and lots of extras we were looking for, we fell in love.  Our weekend stay in SD turned into two weeks while we negotiated a trade and completed all the necesary paperwork.  The hardest part was moving all our worldly possessions from one motorhome to the other.  On June 11, 2012, we finally left Sioux Falls for Michigan.  We couldn't wait for our friends and family to see our new home.

April and May 2012 pictures and projects

 Easter Sunday with Maybins

 Helped Carline create a garden
 Miss my own garden this year!

 Curb appeal at the road Created for Mike & Jennifer

We left Texas just before Memorial Day but only traveled as far as Oklahoma, exit 1 on I-35.  Spent the weekend at WinStar Casino.  Our friends Carline and Wade spent the weekend with us.  Ted and Wade played some golf and Carline and I went shopping.  We all enjoyed the casino slots and restaurants.    Ted, Carline and I also began planning a trip to Boston and New York in late July early August.  Ted and I left Oklahoma on Tuesday after the holiday and began our trip north to Michigan by way of South Dakota.  The plan was to get our SD plates renewed and continue our trip to Michigan.

A walk down memory lane in Waco and Robinson Texas

 The home our family lived in 1946 to 1955
 VA Hospital  where my dad worked over 30 years
 Welcome to Robinson Texas
 Elementary I attended 2nd - 8th grade
 Was the high school when I attended 63-66
 Robinson rockets
 New high school

 Use to be Don's market spent lots of time there
 Home my dad built in 64-65
 Health Camp on the circle
 Elite Cafe, Elvis hang-out when he was in the Army
 My first real job was working here
 Worked here until Ted and I married
 McClennan County court house
 Church I attended and where Ted and I married