NACOOGDOCHES, TX

we now find ourselves in nagadoches, tx and wondering what we might want to see or do while in town till tomorrow (fri)..so off we went to the visitors info place..we found out that there is alot to see here...so we visited the visitors center museum and was given lots of info on where to go to see stuff....we walked around town for a bit then headed back to the rig...there are a few things that need to be fixed.. we also found out that we are a bit early for the azalea garden festivities...saw some in bloom along with some red buds trees.. nagadaches has the oldest buildings in texas some we just saw where they had been and some still in place..reminded me of bardstown, ky...no distilleries thou ahahha... the sun is out but it is still on the cool side not as windy..which is good.. coming here from waco we traveled thru some differnt terrain..and if we didn't know where we were a person would never believe that they were still in texas..more ponds-creeks-rivers-lakes than in the hill country..lots of trees and green grass..more cows and horses in the fields instead of goats and sheep...more open plowed fields so they must be for crops...just different... tomorrow we head toward lousianna and end up in beaux bridge where we will meet up with bro (larry)/mem for the weekend...mem is already planning our schedule..sat going to go find some fleas in a market (then itch for awhile)..there is also a rabbit cook-off going on at the campground so we will probally see what that is all about... life is good on the road

WACO

yesterday (sun) we left mason around 9am or so and decided to head to waco, tx..which we did traveling on roads we hadn't been on some very interesting country and this part of texas is not where we would like to live...flat desert looking country...but interesting none the less... arrived here in waco about 2pm or so and we are now at an army corps of engineers park..nice and away form the hustle onf bussle of the city... we decided that today was gong to be a museum day so we started out going to the dr. pepper museum then on th sam's for lunch and you all know what lar bought me..yep a hot dog... then on to the texas ranger museum..both very interesting..the trxas rangers are an elite group of law enforcers...they can go any where to do their job even across state lines and out of the country like mexico..(wonder why)... now dr pepper is another story...lots of memmoriable stuff and the history of the making of it...of course we had to have some after we spent a couple of hrs there... so today was a relaxing kinda of day and the wind has been blowing like crazy..gusts up to 40 mph and it is suppose to last a few days...this trip to texas we have had winds most every day...no snow thou like they are enjoying in kansas... all's well

ENDING

yesterday was our last work day here in mason and last night we had a fresh made tortilla dinner (made by one of the caravanners)...we all brought something to put on them...lots of laughs and good food..and company this has been a good 2 weeks..we worked most of the time in a warehouse which was good as the weather has been cooool and windy...we got all of the walls cut and marked ---rafters also put together and ready to go up---lots of odd jobs that needed to et tdone before the construstion of the house..so these next three week olught to be a breeze for those coming in for it...some have already arrived and are set to go but not till tues as it is a tues ---say..this week we did mon -fri... tomorrow we are going to head towards waco...lar needs some blood work done and refills on some scripts funny how old age hadd one thinking of refilling scripts...not in our younger years did we think of such things. oh well just something we have to do.. wi-fi has been very spotty here in the park but this afternoon for some readon it has been good,,,not this morning thou....

PRESIDENTS DAY

presidents finds us back at the warehouse doing more prep work...build rafters--making plates--putting things together to be used next week...etc.. today one of the couples took the day off so lar was the only guy working with the ladies..so he decided that it was a womens buyild and he needed to look the part as you can see... tomorrow for lunch the bank in town is footing the bill for lunch..we shall go off to a restaurant and the bank will pay the bill...now go figure where else would the local bank pay for your lunch...of course it isn't the most ritzy place in town but a hamburger joint that does make the best burgers in town....what is amazing is that we just go and put it on the banks bill.... a real most interesting place to be

SUNDAY

sunday our day off finds us going out to breakfast with the "gang" to a counrty place in no where..a town called doss and i must say what a breakfast and it was very inexpensive and good.....one of the gals is from fredricksburg and knew about the place ..her husband stays at home and she comes to work for habitat...good to have people in the group who know the back roads and the local places around to go get good food... then lar and i took off for fredricksburg to do laundry and of course wal-mart and shop at HEB..... laundry all done and while i stayed with the laundry lar went to wal-mart cause what we needed he could get as it was oil...then off to HEB i must say it is like wegman's but i like it much better...it just is a fun place to shop and has about everything you could need ot want ...the prices aren't too bad..some things cheaper than back home..the veggies i think are much fresher and also the seafood...not sure if it cause wse are closer to where the products come from ...just a friendly store and everyoone we've been in is about the same.... then back to the rig for odd jobs and get ready for tomorrow...the group voted to work mon-fri this coming week so only one day off for us this week... where we are camoped is the municiple park here in mason and right behind us is a golf course...and once in awhile a golf ball will hit the rigs... and a rodeo grounds in front of us that they seem to be getting ready for something...not sure if a rodeo will be going on next weekend or not... all's well here in texas

WORKING

friday finds us back in the warehouse for another day of prep work...lar had some more truss to cut with the "girls" and i helped make the plumbing box thingy... i must say it was a day of eating if you wanted to..first we were brought some hot cinnamon rolls of course fresh out of the oven...then it was lunch at the catholic church...good food..then some old frineds who did not get in on this build del and margaret decided to leave minnesota and come for a visit..and when they arrived yep they had treats for us...NO i did not have any..but we are going to join them for dinner tonight out.. then dave and karen also from minnesota who live in mason for the winter came back from minnest=otga where they had been with their son who was just diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer..he had NO symptons..so they went back to be with him till it was decided what the dr's were ging to do..shrink the tumor with chemo then operate to remove.. back to work late this mon=rning we needed to paint the plumbing box and i was told the paint brushes were over there tand as you can see this is what i found for paint brushes...i have never seen anythinglike them before..right angle and inchangeable heads...most interesting brushes and i did like using it..very easy so now lar has a new thing to look for ahhaha...he always finds something he thinks he ought to have ...so this might be it...

HABITAT SITE

the other afternoon lar and i went out to a ranch to look for some mesquite wood for my brother.. we went with curtis's ranch where we had gotten some before..he has goats and long horned cows on his ranch...when the goats see his truck coming they know they are going to be fef so they just come running like a stampede..then they circle the truck and carry on..just a fun thing to be in the middle of... we got a piece of wood now to get it back home.. at work we have been working in the warehouse dong atlot of the prep work for the next phase of the build..cutting the walls and marking them as to where they go..building the truss --cutting out the notches in all the pieces that need it...yesterday we went out to the site and laid the foundations pieces down then drilled the holes for them to fit onto the foundation....also planted 4 steel poles where the car port is going to be ... so all in all it was a very productive day