Happy Mother's Day

First thing before I get started I wanted to explain why we moved sites. I was supposed to move to Rockport Texas on May 1st but the client decided at the last minute that I was going to stay in Houston until September. When I went to the office to tell them they said that they didn't have any monthly rentals available for May. Well they called me on May 1st and told me that I could stay where I was until May 8th and then I would have to move to the site that we're at until the 21st and then I would have to move again and this site I could stay in until September 1st. We're ok with this since we really enjoy this place and the owners are super nice. Only half of the campground is available for monthly rentals and it's not because they want to make more money but they built this place with the intent for families to have somewhere to camp in Houston or a place that groups could have a rally for a week or weekend.

Now on to Friday and Saturday:

We had another semi normal morning in that I drove the big truck into work since I would be leaving straight from there for Louisiana. I made it to Louisiana at 7 o’clock. Gina was still down at my sister’s house finishing up her landscaping and Thomas was on the backhoe finishing up the culvert. Here are some pictures of what she did. I don’t know how she does it. That is back breaking manual labor but she loves it none the less and the best part is she’s not spending my money!!!

While I driving I decided I wanted to go out to eat at this little Italian restaurant. Gina still had to water her garden and take a shower so finally we got to the restaurant a little after 9 o’clock. The name of the place is Monjunis. Gina had a shrimp pasta dish, I had crawfish fettuccine and Thomas had meatballs. It was very good. The funny part is I brought my own seasoning and the waitress looked at me funny but it was worth a good laugh. Their food is good but just needed a little kick. We had a great time talking with Thomas listening to his stories of his last day of school.

Interesting Sign

Grapes Hanging from the Ceiling

Saturday found Gina working in our yard first thing in the morning after we had our coffee in our garden. My dad came down and we wanted to finish the AC install in our truck. We got the holes drilled in the cab and ran the copper tubing and electrical between the two units. We had all intentions to finish but this AC unit has a new type of Freon and the fitting is different. Apparently every time there is a new Freon they change the fittings so you cannot mix different Freon. Well, finishing the AC install will have to wait until next weekend. I then began helping Gina in her garden. I cut the grass and then I used the pressure sprayer and cleaned under our carport. By this time Gina had made it back from the store with a kiddy pool. Thomas built a cage last weekend for the ducks out by our big pond and Gina wanted them to have some water to play in. Putting the pool out there was the easy part getting water to fill it was the hard part since the pond is about 400 feet from the nearest faucet. I rounded up all the hoses and finally had enough to reach it. We watched them for a little while to see what they were going to do with it. One by one they jumped in and it was exciting to watch them play.

Gina Waiting for the Ducks to Jump into the Pool

Ducks Having Fun

We then left there and went to Jack & Sue’s house for a fish fry. As always the fish, French frys, hush puppies , and fried pickles were great. We finally made it home at 7:30 and we walked out by the ducks again and watched them until it got dark. Once we made it inside for the night we got cleaned up and called Ashley down in Grenada and talked to her for awhile. Finally, we had enough and went to bed.

Until tomorrow, Gina & I hope everyone has a pleasant and wonderful day, enjoying what our Father has so graciously blessed us with.