Cookies and Jammies

Eldy's domestic goddess, HA!

I'm gonna have to work into the jammies all day thing...just not quite able to do that yet..my dad used to get us five kids up early every day and get to work doing chores and things on the weekends when we were growing up, especially if we were out on a date or with friends the night before. We would have been considered lazy if we stayed in our p.j.'s. We would have had to have been sick to do that! But I managed till about 11:00, and then got down to business--little bit of a workout, work on taxes, and then take a bike ride. Heavy jacket, thinsulate gloves, headband, I'm all set....Biked for about five miles...blustery cold winds did not keep me down! Then what do I do? Make some ginger molasses cookies and eat probably half the yield! Had a little help from my guy...Eldo likes my ginger molasses cookies! I think that's about all I'm good at making. I was "Betty Crocker Homemaker of the Year" when I was in jr. high or high school, but that was because I was the teacher's pet, I think. I really don't enjoy cooking, but I still love to collect recipes and have cupboards full of food thinking that I'm going to get cooking, but it hasn't happened yet. I seem to have lots of company in that regard, according to the women RVers I have met. Guess everybody got tuckered out from cooking dinners while raising families.

Eldy played Solitaire on his ipad to keep busy....he's played 3, 517 games since he got it. I keep telling him he needs to get another game loaded to have some variety in his life! It's hard to talk him into trying something else. We tried Angry Birds...I really enjoyed that and did it for awhile, and he tried it. But after his granddaughter raced through most of the levels in just a few hours, WE lost interest. Nothing like getting beat at your own game by a youngster!....We're open to suggestions for apps for the ipad...tell us your favorites!

Icy fronds

The palms are suffering but with warmer weather coming, I'm sure they will recover...we saw the parrots briefly this morning, but they are laying low as well..haven't seen them since...haven't see much of them for the past two days, actually....Kerry is coming over tomorrow...we're going to the Strand, a great shopping district on Galveston Island, where Eldy and I rode bikes last week and saw the beautiful houses. Guess there are some really great boutiques and it's just a neat part of town. It's down near the docks where the big cruise ships come in.

Speaking of cruises, Galveston is a very attractive port for the cruise ships. They are now having cruises depart from Galveston for the Caribbean. It's a lot more affordable for Texans and neighboring states to come to Houston and then depart on a cruise with the port being as close as a car trip for so many. Just for fun, Eldy looked at cruise prices for a week to the Caribbean and there were some amazing last minute deals for seniors leaving from Galveston--around $400.00+ including taxes for a one week cruise to the Caribbean! Wow!

Voyage of the Seas--Royal Caribbean

I've never been on a cruise, but Eldy used to be an independent travel agent for the cruise lines. He's had LOTS of experience and travel on these...these ships are pretty amazing..he's told me lots of things about them...some day I'd love to go to Alaska on one...(What? Hunh? What did you say? Were you talking to me? says E.) Just kidding...he's a great listener!  He's fussing about the weather this morning...it's 72 degrees in Naples, it's warmer in Rapid City, South Dakota than it is here...etc., etc.....I'm thinking of starting a new blog EXTREME WEATHER...It would be a collective blog and RVers would report in from all over the country. At this point in time, there's really no good place to be except really southern Florida....even Arizona is COLD and they are running out of natural gas for people's homes! Enough about the weather...let's go shopping, Kerry!  (uh, how long are you going to be shopping? says E.)  He's wondering how much damage can I do in four hours....not much, got car insurance due this month! And besides, I'm not into shopping except for crafts. (THAT'S the understatement of the year! She's been to Hobby Lobby three times in three days! says E.)   See you at the Strand....