Waco, TX

We are in Waco for one week, yesterday did some errands and a little shopping.  We were in Kohl's to return an Amazon purchase when we came across this great sloth.  Jackie and her grandson are into sloths right now, so we had to send her this picture.

After shopping we went to see the Magnolia Farms Silos.  It was a nice place to check out and of course we purchased cupcakes.

We wanted to check out the Magnolia businesses because Chip & Joanne Gains are the one who inspired us to check out Waco, so on Friday, we went to Magnolia Table and had breakfast.

After breakfast, we went to the Texas Ranger Museum. Graham loves the Texas Rangers :)

On Saturday morning we went to the Homestead Heritage, an agrarian- and craft-based intentional Christian community. It was almost like taking a step back in time.  There were demonstrations on thread and yarn spinning and how a loom works.  Also, they had a blacksmith who was forging cheese knives to sell in the local cheese store.  They had a grist mill and sold many types of flours.  They also had a pottery store and many other interesting demonstrations.  They had many hand-crafted items for sale, but were pretty pricey.

Now time for a BBQ sandwich and on to an open house.  What would we get for our money if we bought a home here.  Met a really nice realtor named Ellie and had a great conversation.  

Still some time left in the day, what to do?  Hmmm, sounds like a trip to the Dr. Pepper Museum.  Dr. Pepper was originally sold as a medicine then later when they realized it had no medicinal value, they sold it as a health drink. Much later, they realized that it isn't really good for you because of all the sugar.  Dr. Pepper is one of the top 3 producers of soda.

Bottle washing machine

Home to a Waco sunset.

Wichita Falls, Amarillo and Flower Mound, TX

We took about a week to travel to Flower Mound to visit our friend, Jackie.  She moved to Texas about a year ago.  We plan to arrive so that we can enjoy Thanksgiving with her and her family. :)

We traveled through Gallup and Albuquerque, Santa Rosa, Amarillo, and Wichita Falls.

Wichita Falls always has their holiday parade the weekend before Thanksgiving, so we went to check it out.

This is a picture of our bus boy at the restaurant we ate at while waiting for the parade.  Had to take a picture with him as he is all decked out for the holidays.  He was a super hard worker.

  While in Amarillo, we were notified by one of the campers that there was a spread of Parvo in the park.  A couple of days later, Martha was sick.  I panicked and we called local vets.  Due to a problem with the local spay/neuter company many of vets would only see your pet if you had an established relationship.  We luckily found a vet who would take Martha in.  Gladly, she was tested negative for Parvo.  The very nice vet gave her some antibiotics just in case.  I am glad to say she is doing well!

We also went to the Panhandle Plains History Museum.  This was an interesting museum as it had a very eclectic variety of things to see, from a pioneer town to paleontology.

We went to the Big Texan restaurant where they offer a 72 oz steak. If you can eat it in an hour, you get your meal for free.  We did not attempt this, lol.

We arrived at Northlake Village in Roanoke where we would stay for a week to visit with Jackie. We had a super time helping her to look for an apartment to move to in the spring and meeting many of her friends.  Thanksgiving was wonderful, Jackie is a great cook and thanks to her daughter, Sherry for hosting Thanksgiving at her home. We also attended church and celebrated the first Sunday of Advent. 

Nevada and Arizona

After spending 3 wonderful weeks in San Diego Area visiting friends and going to doctor appointments. We are on the road again.

First stop: Las Vegas to see our dear friend and what we consider our adopted daughter, Adri.  She landed an opportunity to attend a conference so we left Vista and met her in Vegas.  First night out we ate at Buddy V's, a very nice Italian restaurant in the Venetian.

Then we took her to the Hofhaus.  What a great time!

We are camping at Nellis AFB, a site that we love because it has a great dog park and is a nice, clean facility.  While walking the dogs, the Air Force was flying jets overhead.  We think they were practicing for an upcoming air show.

We had a great time with Danielle in Flagstaff.  We attended a symphony put on by the University.

On Sunday, we enjoyed the day by going to breakfast and then doing a little shopping downtown.

Now, on to Texas via Gallup and Albuquerque, NM.