Here we go again!

Here we go again! 

Another extended trip, but this time the longest one yet….

At our age (Dennis just turned 70 and I am right behind him), should we be going on a new adventure?? Staying home sure seems like the "safer" thing to do. Our pastor last week gave a visual illustration of a mussel he found in a jar. The mussel felt safe in the jar when it found the jar and was little. But as he grew he found he could not get out. What felt at first as "safe" became a "trap." So, since we don't want to feel "trapped" and who knows what lies ahead, we are going!

Kudos to Tim for filling in at our house, making sure everything runs smoothly and to neighbors who watch over as well.

We are traveling to Minnesota to be work campers for the summer.

What that means is we get out of the South Texas summer humidity and heat.

We work a couple days a week in exchange for our campsite and utilities.

We get out of the South Texas humidity and heat.

We get to use the owner's pontoon boat to go fishing or ride around the lake!

We get to see a part of the US we have not seen before.

We get out of the South Texas summer heat and humidity.

Along the way we will visit grands, my Uncle Les at the Gene Autry Cowboy Fest,

Dennis's Aunt Lola, friends in Wichita and so on. We need to  be in Minnesota by May 15. It snowed there this week, so hope hope hope it gets warmer before we arrive.

There are some things I will miss.

Monarch coming out of chrysalis 

First blackberries from our vines

I left 10 chrysalis and got notice today that I am the mother of 5 Monarchs. 

Buccees.  A must stop for travelers in Texas

Our backyard

 I realize my backyard will not look like this in July, but still hard to leave when it looks like this and when primetime for cooking out!

BBQ ing

Many people have asked me to write the blog so we can stay in touch and can enjoy this time with us.

Debbie and Chris will be coming up for a week with us on their way to Michigan for the summer.

There is a nice hotel down the road from the campground so come on up and join us for a vacation! Southwest Airlines flies into Minneapolis which is 100 miles south of where we will be. I will try to write often.