Friday, November 30, 2018

CRAP !!!

NOTHING BUT CRAP !!!  CRAP !!! CRAP !!! SO THERE HASN’T BEEN ANY BLOG, BUT I THOUGHT I BETTER GET YOU ALL CAUGHT UP:

JESSE

MARY’S SON IN LAW HAD A SERIOUS BURN ACCIDENT IN LA CROSSE TWO WEEKS AGO AND IS STILL AT THE BURN CENTER IN MADISON, WI. CHECKOUT THE GO FUND ME PAGE HERE.

https://www.gofundme.com/jesses-accident?fbclid=IwAR0psqvX0Ih348I6UwNJ5-FSVRM5c5HmNUpQoPzlxhxTyF6Nmxl-4anvl24

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND

WITH ALL THE CRAP GOING ON WE CUT OUR SOUTH PADRE ISLAND VACATION SHORT BY 10 DAYS, RETURNING TO MOHAVE VALLEY, ARIZONA FOR THE WINTER.

WILMA WILKINSON (1921 – 2018)

MARY’S MOTHER PASSED AT AGE 97 AND WAS BURIED IN MT HOPE, WI WEDNESDAY. SEE  HER OBIT HERE:

https://www.larsonfuneralhomes.com/wilma-olive-wilkinson/?fbclid=IwAR3QEmU9-iwJhR-R9qZdhsv8JNzmXxan2yGrBNmlvrd0oE2du-fpEteTvU4

THE OLD CAMPER

THE CAMPER WHICH IS SET UP PERMANTLY IN MOHAVE VALLEY IS NOW 20 YEARS OLD AND WHEN WE RETURN IN THE FALL WE EXSPECT SOME PROBLEMS AFTER ANOTHER SUMMER OF HARSH HELLISH WEATHER.THIS YEAR THE LIST WAS LONG AND SPENDY:

*REPLACED THREE VENT COVERS ON THE ROOF

*RELACED THE POWER CONVERTER

*BOTH REFRIERATORS PUCKED, SO A NEW FRIDGE FOR THE PORCH

*REPLACED THE PORCH FLOOR MATS

*REPLACED THE TOILET

PACKERS

WTF ?

THAT COMPLETES THE CRAPPY LIST. WE HAVE A COUPLE OF ROAD TRIPS PLANNED TO LAKE HAVASU AND VEGAS SO SUNNIER BLOGS SHOULD FOLLOW.

 “SUNNY & 72”

Friday, November 16, 2018

SPI UPDATE

I CAN’T BELIEVE OUR TIME IS HALF UP ALREADY ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. TIME SURE FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING TOO MUCH FUN !!!

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AS YOU CAN SEE WE ARE ENJOYING THE SUNRISES OVER THE GULF AND SUNSETS ON THE BAY. THE VIEW OFF OUR DECK HAS CHANGED A LITTLE AS THE WHOLE BUILDING IS GETTING A FACELIFT TO THE TUNE OF A HALF MILLION DOLLARS AND FOUR MONTHS WORK.

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 “SUNNY & 75”

Sunday, November 4, 2018

COOK-OFF

LIVING OUT WEST I’VE BEEN TO LOT’S OF B-B-Q COOK-OFFS AND CHILI COOK-OFFS, BUT TODAY IN PORT ISABEL, TX WAS THE WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP SHRIMP COOK-OFF.

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MY FAVORITE WAS THE BACON WRAPPED SHRIMP.

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BESIDES THE EXCELLENT FRESH SHRIMP RIGHT OUT OF THE GULF OF MEXICO WE WERE HAVING A GREAT TIME.

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“SUNNY & 75”

Saturday, November 3, 2018

TEQUILA SUNSET

WE WERE OFF TO TEQUILA SUNSET FOR A SUN-DOWNER COCKTAIL AND ENJOY THE SUNSET ACROSS THE BAY.

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EVERYTHING WAS UNDER CONTROL…..

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WHEN SUDDENLY EVAN DROPS DOWN ON ONE KNEE AND PURPROSED TO MARY’S GRAND-DAUGHTER MARISSA.

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WOW !! TEARS, CHEERS, AND SMILES ALL AROUND !!

I’M SURPRISED FACEBOOK DIDN’T BLOW A FUSE!!

“SUNNY & 75”

Friday, November 2, 2018

SUNRISE

SUNRISE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. SUNRISE PICTURES FOR THE THE TRAVELLING BESL BUNCH. WE HAVE YOUR ETA PEGGED FOR 3:30 PM !!!

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Thursday, November 1, 2018

SOUTH PADRE ISLAND

NO SNOW PICTURES TODAY, AS WE ARRIVED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND LATE YESTERDAY AFTERNOON FOR A MONTHS STAY.

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LOOKING FORWARD TO “SUNNY & 80”, SUNRISES, AND SUNSETS !!!