Taylor, one of our grands is helping sweep the decks.

Safe in Indiana

The trip to Indiana went well. We were rained out Sunday and stopped early but finished the last 750 miles on Monday! We've opened the La Porte house, summerized the motor home for the GLASS rally, visited some family and friends, attended the funeral of a church friend, rested and began the process of readying the La Porte house for sale, it's amazing just how much stuff one accumulates over a 70 year lifetime, especially when you save everything just cause "I might need that someday"!

We finalized the contract for the house in Texas yesterday so when all the paperwork is finished it will be ours!

Wanna buy a house in La Porte? Before we list with a realitor it could be a great price...and yes we will move allour stuff out! The sale could include an elecric start snow blower, a spa, all appliances. It's a three BR 2 1/2 bath (all upgraded last year) two story with fireplace in the finished basement family room, eat in kitchen, large rear decks extra large (24X24)attached garage on a 1/2 acre heavily wooded chain link fenced (back yard only) lot in a quiet rural subdivision in the New Prairie School District.

Here's two photos both before spring clean up. Remember we just returned Monday night at 9:00 p.m.

One photo is of the front the other is looking out over the decks toward our woods. There was a racoon on our deck on Wednesday.

Remember I said we live in a wooded rural subdivision, racoons, possoms, deer are common in our back yard. Our prize are the annual jack-in-the-pulpits that come every spring in a new location each year!

Heading North!

We're heading north this morning. Our plan is to meet Todd & family in Nad?????gochees, Tx this evening and visit. They're heading home (south) to Monterrey. We've decided to sell our La Porte house and buy a house here. We have an accepted contract to buy a house at Alamo Country Club (834 Nada). We're really excited and a bit overwhelmed. Our La Porte house includes 25+ years of accumulated stuff we have to unload and move to Texas. Do you know anyone who wants a full grown potted Bay tree (laurel nobilis) you know the kind bay leaves come from. And there is the 50 year collection of tax stuff! And the stuff in the garage. The good news is Todd and Beth are hoping to buy a house in Ohio...so they may get lots of stuff....

The pics are of the inside of the ACC house and that's my new kitchen with state of the art appliances. Three BR's a two car garage, large enclosed patio, golf cart with it's own garage master bath is large enuff for a dance.

Would you believe that when I packed the Solara to head north (Texas is home, now) we got everything in the trunk?!

See the beautiful flowers from Todd & Beth for Eileen's mother's day!

Five More Baptisms

Today a child and four teens were baptised into the faith. What a joy for everyone.

Birthday & SPI

This has been an eventful weekend. I celebrated my 70th birthday, much better than the alternative for right now, anyway, and because we've been serving as part of the McAllen District of the United Methodist Church, we were invited to join the annual pastor's retreat at South Padre Island, Texas. Fellowship with our friends at a Thursday evening patio party at our very dear friend's Ila Wisdom, followed by the weekend at SPI where we wandered the beach, found a delightful waterfront "pub" complete with gracious servers and beautiful sunsets.. we ate lunch, sunset snacks and lunch on Sunday there.

Busy last weeks at Donna

There are many things going on as we end our interim at Donna, eight new members, eight baptisms and much wonderful music from the talented folks of the Donna Church. Here are some photos of my first baptism by imersion and two adults and their parents. Three more adult baptisms and one baby are scheduled for the first Sunday in May. Peg Hayelan has shared the music with Eileen all season, she is a great pianist, together they lead our music worship.

Spring Brake

This week we have been blessed with a visit from our granddaughter Marilin. Today we traveled to South Padre Island for a day of fun. Our photos are of us and Marilin at the beach! No it's not a blob, but it is a large jelly fish!