We are now half way through our stay in Mission, TX. It has really been nice here. The weather is finally clearing and warming up. We have actually been able to spend some time in the sun at the pool except for today. We are able to have great times in the picnic area which is right across from our rig. The grounds here are very well maintained. Last week Wednesday we decided to go to Albuquerque and get some needed doctor visits done.
We flew in and stayed at our daughter's house and helped her celebrate her ??? birthday on Thursday. It seems like yesterday she was born in Idaho Falls.Thursday morning we were "treated" to SNOW. We've been trying to get where it's warm with sunny weather this winter to no avail. It was nice to see the snow though. It was a typical snow for Albuquerque and by the afternoon it was all melted. We also had snow off and on throughout the day on Sunday. I'm sure glad we brought our winter clothes with us.
On Saturday Roseann, my mom and I were able to see Anna in a club volleyball tournament. That sure was a very very long day. They took about 9 hrs to finish. WOW! Anna's team, Blaze, came in 2nd. I think they're really good for just starting the team in the club ball arena.
On Sunday, our son-in-law, Joel, was given command of the New Mexico Air National Guard's Air Craft Maintenance Division. We sure are proud of him. He's done very well for himself. Now he's is charge of making sure that the F-16's are ready to go and do their job for our freedom. Thank you Joel for your dedication and service.Rebecca recently retired from the New Mexico Air National Guard as a Captain after 25 yrs of service. It seems like yesterday that I swore her into the Guard and she was starting college. We're really proud of her accomplishment of going from enlisted to officer. Not many people are able to do that in the military. Without a doubt both Rebecca and Joel have sacrificed much in order that the rest of us can continue to enjoy our freedom.
We came back home to Mission late in the evening on Monday. Now we are hoping for warm & sunny weather for the rest of our stay. However, here it is Saturday and the wind is up gusting to 35 mph and it's 62* with clouds all over the place. We're still optimistic though that the sun will come out real soon.
The RV parks here are starting to clear out. With Easter around the corner, more and more people are starting to head back home. Also the Canadians are starting to go back home because of the 6 month rule for them. We'll be here until after Easter and then start heading up north through Las Cruces, Albuquerque and Colorado Springs.
We also spent a day in Progresso, MX. It's a very small border town who's main industry is dental work for the foreigners. I'd swear that there were 100's of places to get dental work done. Then there are the pharmacies and the knick knack shops. We did meet our friends, Tom & Donna Clapham, there for lunch though. It was good food and lots of fun.
