Four pictures that have nothing to do with each other.

Photo 1: The market in Vollidad, Mexico...on the mainland of the Yucatan near where our friends Trudy y Antelmo live.
Photo 2: A scorpion taken by Bobbie Guerra on her summer vacay.
Photos 3 & 4: Bobbie took these pictures last weekend. They are before and after shots of the house Dan grew up in....Hitchcock,Texas. Heartbreaking! Hurricane Ike came and went and has sort of dropped from the news but SO many people continue to suffer the effects. It's so very sad. Keep those folks in your thoughts and send good, strong karma their way.
It makes me realize how very lucky we are to have so much.
Bobbie and Dan live in Kyle and Dan's family now live in Texas City and the Houston area. We have known them forever and love them very much. They are the greatest friends to have. They took us in when our river house in San Marcos flooded in 1998.

There's a sinkhole on the museum grounds. There are alot of sinkholes all over Pecos because there are...or were underground caves. Anyways the city workers have been digging up the sinkhole to repair it etc. They have found a ton of shoe parts. Debbie thinks there used to be a cobbler shop there and they have dug up the cobbler's trash shoe pile. Wonder what else they'll find? Next Friday the 17th is the annual museum fundraising bake sale...they always sell every crumb! Goody...I get to try out my new oven!

The hummingbirds are gone.
"Blue" the parakeet is still around...it's been about a year and a half since he's been our escaped guest.

We are SO happy and proud!
We haven't had the A/C on for 4 weeks!
Our electric bill was only $138.!!!!
That's SO much better than $300 or $400 or $500.
My Mom would say I'm rude to mention dollar amounts....whatever.

We've been going to the Pecos Social Lodge about once a week...usually for Friday night ribeyes...which are GREAT!
But we've recently discovered the Tuesday night chicken fried steaks. WOW! They are huge and handmade right there in the lodge kitchen buy 2 hard workin' ladies....and served with homemade mashed potatoes and a vegetable and salad. The potatoes have a few lumps ...I like 'em like that.
I'm usually too tired from work to go there on Tuesdays.
We missed a dance (they have very few dances) on Sept. 27th...I'm STILL bummed about it. They'll be having a Halloween party and New Year's party.
The "PSL" is right by our house and a fun place to hang out.
Membership for a year is $75. per couple.

RADIO HOTLINE!
For Sale:
10 John Wayne figurines.
2 donkeys.
male llama $300.
pencil sharpeners. (huh?)
'94 Chevy Suburban with a cowboy conversion package. (what's that?)
golden retriever dog. (as opposed to a golden retriever CAT?)
mens' dress. (hahaha!!!! I'm sure it was sposed to be men's dress shoes or suit or jacket...but the typist forgot something!)
Wanted:
a floppy eared rabbit.

That's all the bloggity tonight folks!
love, mary