Today was a lazy day at the Wilks household. JW stayed up until 4 a.m. today, so he slept in this morning, until 11:30. I woke up early but stayed in bed till noon reading. One thing about it, I have spent quite a bit of time reading this winter. That is one of my favorite hobbies. I have accomplished several of the “to do’s” from my list to get done this winter, but I have managed to read four books also. I brought four more with me and will probably get them read before returning to SDC next month.
About all we did today was eat and relax. We had lunch at Virginia’s on the Bay, then went down to the Park to watch the boats come in, and watch the dolphins play. We left there at 5 p.m. and decided to have dinner at DQ. We are struggling to keep our weight in check with all the eating out, but so far have remained successful.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
DAY 40 – Thur Feb 10 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
Today the temp was a little higher, around 40. We stayed in most of the day due to the uncomfortable weather conditions. It remained windy, but is supposed to let up some after the sun goes down. JW is pretty excited, his backup camera got here. Now he is waiting for warmer temps and calmer winds so he can get it installed. We left the MH at 3 p.m. and then drove over to Corpus to see “The King’s Speech”. It was a good movie, but I think we liked “127 Hours” better.
The weather remained cool and windy all day again today. We decided to eat at, (can you believe it), Taco Bell. I used to eat there every chance I got, but we don’t eat there much anymore. I enjoyed it but it wasn’t as good as the ones in Missouri. It was nice to get back to our MH and settled in for an evening of relaxation and TV.
The weather remained cool and windy all day again today. We decided to eat at, (can you believe it), Taco Bell. I used to eat there every chance I got, but we don’t eat there much anymore. I enjoyed it but it wasn’t as good as the ones in Missouri. It was nice to get back to our MH and settled in for an evening of relaxation and TV.
DAY 39 – Wed Feb 9 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
Today was somewhat a novel day. I believe it was the first day since we have been here that we had three meals, and furthermore, they were all at the coach. Today we also found out the cause of the pain we had been experiencing. It was very cold (for this part of the country), high around 33 or 34 and the winds were strong, 30+ with gusts (which seemed to be quite lenghtly) up to 50 mph, and it did not let up all day. I spent the day working on finances. I had five months information that had to be entered in the computer. JW played with his iPhone, watched TV and napped. We sure will be glad when it warms up and there is no more wind.
DAY 38 – Tue Feb 8 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
Today we had to get some things straightened out with Unemployment. JW wasn’t getting his check because he had to report to the Career Center regarding job search. I wasn’t getting mine due to “Pending Issues”. We spent a great deal of the day on the phone trying to get on the hold line and after about fifty attempts JW was finally successful. He talked with Amber, who entered his rehire date and released his benefits. When I talked to her she said my pending issue was “Proof of Citizenship”. WHAT? Proof of citizenship! I told her I had gotten UCB for several years and that yes I was a citizen and had been for the past 65+ years (since birth). She said I would get a letter and would need to follow the instructions on what to do. Well needless to say, JW was less than happy with that little deal, (or not so little deal).
We both have had more pain today, mine in my lower back and right leg, it feels as though I might have a pinched nerve; and, JW continues to have swelling and pain in his wrist. However, we didn’t let that slow us down. We decided to try out “The Butter Churn”. It is a buffet with home cooked food, (just like Grandmas). It was really quite tasty and the price is one of the most reasonable we have experienced since we got to S Texas.
We both have had more pain today, mine in my lower back and right leg, it feels as though I might have a pinched nerve; and, JW continues to have swelling and pain in his wrist. However, we didn’t let that slow us down. We decided to try out “The Butter Churn”. It is a buffet with home cooked food, (just like Grandmas). It was really quite tasty and the price is one of the most reasonable we have experienced since we got to S Texas.
DAY 37 – Mon Feb 7 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
Today we drove over to Corpus Christi to eat breakfast at Cracker Barrel then we went to Century 16 and watched the movie “127 Hours”. We enjoyed both. The movie was based on a true story and was at some points quite gruesome, it made one wonder at the strength we can find within ourselves if we dig deep. It also reminded us of the importance of always letting someone know where you are or where you are going. And it is sometimes important that we indicate the route we plan to take to get there. Quite a movie.
Before returning to Port A we stopped off at Walmart in Aransas Pass to purchase a few groceries and bumped into a lady that works a couple of months a year helping with Crafts at SDC. It’s a small, small world. She introduced us to a new eating place, (new to us), The Butter Churn. We didn’t eat there today because we had previous plans to go back to Port A and “Virginia’s on the Bay.””
I have had quite a lot of pain in my right leg today and JW is suffering bunches with his wrist. I ‘spect we are looking at a change in the weather. When our bodies speak to us, who needs the weatherman? We had a cool, but very enjoyable day.
Before returning to Port A we stopped off at Walmart in Aransas Pass to purchase a few groceries and bumped into a lady that works a couple of months a year helping with Crafts at SDC. It’s a small, small world. She introduced us to a new eating place, (new to us), The Butter Churn. We didn’t eat there today because we had previous plans to go back to Port A and “Virginia’s on the Bay.””
I have had quite a lot of pain in my right leg today and JW is suffering bunches with his wrist. I ‘spect we are looking at a change in the weather. When our bodies speak to us, who needs the weatherman? We had a cool, but very enjoyable day.
Sunday, February 13, 2011
DAY 36 – Sun Feb 6 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
I woke up at 6:00 this morning and was thrilled to find that the cable was fixed so we are going to be able to watch the Super Bowl. I fixed BLT’s for breakfast before we went to church.
What a great service. It is so good to be able to meet together for praise, worship and teaching of the Word. The Holy Spirit is moving mightily here on the Island. Following services we were privileged to witness yet another baptism in the Gulf of Mexico. The weather was great and the Gulf waters were quite smooth. It is so exciting to see both young and the more mature accepting Jesus as their Savior and then following the example of Jesus by water baptism. It is such a blessing to be able to attend services on Sunday mornings. We are loving it and will sure miss it when we get back to Missouri, where once again we will be working on Sunday’s. It is great to work with Christians, but fellowshipping together is very important.
Following the baptism after church this morning, we went to Virginia’s on the Bay for lunch. I had the Cajun Dump (crab legs, Gulf shrimp, sausage, corn on the cob and new potatoes, I brought half of it home for another meal), JW had his usual, Mahi Mahi. We are now settling in, preparing for the Super Bowl.
The game wasn’t to start until 6:30 (we thought) so JW had the TV tuned to some old L&O reruns and at 6:00 decided to watch some of the pregame. The game was already going. JW thought the paper said 6:30 central but must have been eastern. We started watching just as the Packers made their first touchdown. The Super Bowl was pretty much what JW thought it would be, (he predicted Packers 27 – Steelers 24). Not a real exciting game and the halftime show was terrible. The Black Eye Peas butchered their own songs. We missed the first 12 minutes of the 1st qtr so missed the beginning of the game also, BUT thanks to FaceBook and local TV coverage, we were unfortunate enough to hear Christina Aguilera sing (and JW used that term, sing, very loosely) the National Anthem. In JW’s opinion, she disgraced the song. Her voice was all over the place, up and down and to top it off, she got the words wrong. Who hires these people anyway? The Blackhawk hockey player, Jim Cornelison, who sang the National Anthem at the start of the Green Bay-Chicago playoff game was a 100 times better than Aguilera. Just JW’s opinion.
Football is over, time to move on to more important stuff. After JW thinks about that for a while, he’ll tell you what it is. Stay tuned . . .
What a great service. It is so good to be able to meet together for praise, worship and teaching of the Word. The Holy Spirit is moving mightily here on the Island. Following services we were privileged to witness yet another baptism in the Gulf of Mexico. The weather was great and the Gulf waters were quite smooth. It is so exciting to see both young and the more mature accepting Jesus as their Savior and then following the example of Jesus by water baptism. It is such a blessing to be able to attend services on Sunday mornings. We are loving it and will sure miss it when we get back to Missouri, where once again we will be working on Sunday’s. It is great to work with Christians, but fellowshipping together is very important.
Following the baptism after church this morning, we went to Virginia’s on the Bay for lunch. I had the Cajun Dump (crab legs, Gulf shrimp, sausage, corn on the cob and new potatoes, I brought half of it home for another meal), JW had his usual, Mahi Mahi. We are now settling in, preparing for the Super Bowl.
The game wasn’t to start until 6:30 (we thought) so JW had the TV tuned to some old L&O reruns and at 6:00 decided to watch some of the pregame. The game was already going. JW thought the paper said 6:30 central but must have been eastern. We started watching just as the Packers made their first touchdown. The Super Bowl was pretty much what JW thought it would be, (he predicted Packers 27 – Steelers 24). Not a real exciting game and the halftime show was terrible. The Black Eye Peas butchered their own songs. We missed the first 12 minutes of the 1st qtr so missed the beginning of the game also, BUT thanks to FaceBook and local TV coverage, we were unfortunate enough to hear Christina Aguilera sing (and JW used that term, sing, very loosely) the National Anthem. In JW’s opinion, she disgraced the song. Her voice was all over the place, up and down and to top it off, she got the words wrong. Who hires these people anyway? The Blackhawk hockey player, Jim Cornelison, who sang the National Anthem at the start of the Green Bay-Chicago playoff game was a 100 times better than Aguilera. Just JW’s opinion.
Football is over, time to move on to more important stuff. After JW thinks about that for a while, he’ll tell you what it is. Stay tuned . . .
DAY 35 – Sat Feb 5 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
We got up late this morning and found we still did not have any TV. We had not gone to the grocery store so didn’t have any breakfast fixin’s. JW had decided we were going to Corpus Christi to a movie and he wanted to eat at Olive Garden. We got to Corpus Christi about 1:15 so decided to forgo breakfast and go straight to the movie. We saw “True Grit” for the second time, but from start to finish this time. So I guess we ended up having popcorn for breakfast and lunch. JW did not know where the Olive Garden was, but there was an Applebee’s right next to the theater so we decided to eat dinner there. It turned out being a really bad experience, but they did knock a good chunk off our check and gave us a free dessert. Some Applebee’s are good and some not so much.
When we got back to “On the Beach” we were informed that the cable had been cut between the Island and Corpus Christi and they didn’t know when we were going to have TV. Sure hope they get it fixed in time for the Super Bowl. We decided to watch a couple of DVD’s before turning in for the night. We watched “The Patriot” and “Glory”. I saw all of the first movie and about half of the second before I fell asleep.
The weather today was quite nice and made it enjoyable to be out.
When we got back to “On the Beach” we were informed that the cable had been cut between the Island and Corpus Christi and they didn’t know when we were going to have TV. Sure hope they get it fixed in time for the Super Bowl. We decided to watch a couple of DVD’s before turning in for the night. We watched “The Patriot” and “Glory”. I saw all of the first movie and about half of the second before I fell asleep.
The weather today was quite nice and made it enjoyable to be out.
DAY 33 – Thur Feb 3; DAY 34 – Fri Feb 4 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
Yesterday and today were both quite cold days so we really didn’t do much. Yesterday we just stayed inside and watched TV, read, did some work on the computer, but basically just layed back and relaxed.
Today was a little warmer. I got the carpet in the bedroom and the hall shampooed. It sure looks good now. I will do the front of the coach another day.
Around 5 p.m. we were getting cabin fever so decided we would go out to Seafood and Spaghetti to try their Italian Food. I had lasagna and JW had his usual, spaghetti. He really doesn’t know there is some really great Italian Food out there, all he ever gets when we go Italian is spaghetti. Then he remarks that he likes my spaghetti better. Oh well, I guess some people are just not adventurous, I personally like to try different foods. Some I’ll eat again others I know not to eat again.
When we got back to "On The Beach" we could not get any reception on our TV. JW called the office. They said all the Island was in the same predicament. We decided to watch some DVD’s. That put a little different twist on things. They don’t know when the cable will be back up.
Today was a little warmer. I got the carpet in the bedroom and the hall shampooed. It sure looks good now. I will do the front of the coach another day.
Around 5 p.m. we were getting cabin fever so decided we would go out to Seafood and Spaghetti to try their Italian Food. I had lasagna and JW had his usual, spaghetti. He really doesn’t know there is some really great Italian Food out there, all he ever gets when we go Italian is spaghetti. Then he remarks that he likes my spaghetti better. Oh well, I guess some people are just not adventurous, I personally like to try different foods. Some I’ll eat again others I know not to eat again.
When we got back to "On The Beach" we could not get any reception on our TV. JW called the office. They said all the Island was in the same predicament. We decided to watch some DVD’s. That put a little different twist on things. They don’t know when the cable will be back up.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
DAY 32 – Wed Feb 2 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
Winter has come to S. Texas, 27 degrees this morning and cloudy. The winds have been blowing from 30 to 41, gusting to 46 mph, since yesterday morning. At least the winds have died down some now that the sun is up, even though we can’t see it for all the clouds. Temps are supposed to be near 40 today. Today will be spent in the MH as we have to wait on the propane delivery truck again. JW said he is going to get some of his repair work out of the way.
Propane truck showed up at 5:00 pm. Waited the whole day, but ya never know what time he’ll be here. I think everyone in the park needed propane. $3.11 a gal.
We saved money today by eating all our meals at home. JW got a large portion of his winter chores completed, while I worked on my Sudoku book. I did some pretty tough puzzles so not sure it was an extremely relaxing day. In fact, I ended up with a headache and tension in my neck and shoulders.
We just finished dinner and now plan to take in some TV and attempt to have a relaxing evening. We are going to have another cold night, low is supposed to be 25. Guess we’ll have to leave the water running again tonight. Corpus Christi is supposed to get ice and snow for the next couple of days, here on the Island, they are just forecasting lower than normal temperatures. It is supposed to be back up in the 60’s by Sunday. A productive and kinda relaxing day.
Propane truck showed up at 5:00 pm. Waited the whole day, but ya never know what time he’ll be here. I think everyone in the park needed propane. $3.11 a gal.
We saved money today by eating all our meals at home. JW got a large portion of his winter chores completed, while I worked on my Sudoku book. I did some pretty tough puzzles so not sure it was an extremely relaxing day. In fact, I ended up with a headache and tension in my neck and shoulders.
We just finished dinner and now plan to take in some TV and attempt to have a relaxing evening. We are going to have another cold night, low is supposed to be 25. Guess we’ll have to leave the water running again tonight. Corpus Christi is supposed to get ice and snow for the next couple of days, here on the Island, they are just forecasting lower than normal temperatures. It is supposed to be back up in the 60’s by Sunday. A productive and kinda relaxing day.
DAY 31 – Tue Feb 1 – Trip to Mustang Island 2011
We can’t believe it, only 25 days left before we head back to Missouri. They say “Time flies when you’re having fun”, that must be why the rest of the year goes by so slowly.
We went to Corpus Christi for supplies and to eat at iHop. JW actually decided to leave before his favorite show (In the Heat of the Night) even started, so we got away fairly early. We ate, went grocery shopping at Wal-Mart and H.E.B. Plus, then it was off to McDonalds to use their WIFI. H.E.B. stores are really big in Texas with most of them kinda like a small Wal-Mart. The H.E.B. Plus compares to a Wal-Mart Super Center. JW wanted to know what H.E.B. stood for and an H.E.B. employee told him it stands for the founders son, Howard Edward Butt. Their store signs say, “Here, Everything’s Better”. They are a good store but their prices are higher than Wal-Mart.
After returning to the Island and home, we rested for a while and prepared for the onslaught of cold winter air which is on its way to S. Texas. The Islands temperature was only to fall to the upper 20s low 30s but inland it dropped into the teens and lower up north. Around fiveish, we decided to try out a new seafood place (new to us), Fins Grill and Icehouse. Really good fresh seafood. BUT, we both decided that we think Virginia’s on the Bay is still the best so far. Only 20 to 25 more restaurants to try before we leave. Let’s see, where shall we go tomorrow . . .
We went to Corpus Christi for supplies and to eat at iHop. JW actually decided to leave before his favorite show (In the Heat of the Night) even started, so we got away fairly early. We ate, went grocery shopping at Wal-Mart and H.E.B. Plus, then it was off to McDonalds to use their WIFI. H.E.B. stores are really big in Texas with most of them kinda like a small Wal-Mart. The H.E.B. Plus compares to a Wal-Mart Super Center. JW wanted to know what H.E.B. stood for and an H.E.B. employee told him it stands for the founders son, Howard Edward Butt. Their store signs say, “Here, Everything’s Better”. They are a good store but their prices are higher than Wal-Mart.
After returning to the Island and home, we rested for a while and prepared for the onslaught of cold winter air which is on its way to S. Texas. The Islands temperature was only to fall to the upper 20s low 30s but inland it dropped into the teens and lower up north. Around fiveish, we decided to try out a new seafood place (new to us), Fins Grill and Icehouse. Really good fresh seafood. BUT, we both decided that we think Virginia’s on the Bay is still the best so far. Only 20 to 25 more restaurants to try before we leave. Let’s see, where shall we go tomorrow . . .
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