Out with the old in with the new and being a sponsor

Our friends Terry and Arlene had previously told us about adopting a Mexican child, for the purpose of sending them to school. No sponsor...no school for them! A nun who works at the Basilica in San Juan, on the Texas side, runs the program. Basically you pay $180 per year to send a child to school. They get uniforms, the necessities that we all take for granted...books, pens, pencils and all the school supplies they need. Katie and I decided pretty quickly we would do the same thing.

Katie phoned the sister before we left for Don-West and arranged for us to sponsor a little girl. Sister said she would send us all the material and instructions where to meet her etc. We decided the date would be St. Patrick's day, March 17th...we will meet Sister and get a chance to meet "Our Little Girl" in Progresso. We are really looking forward to it.

Unfortunately Terry and Arlene, and other winter texans in the park are unable to go to Mexico anymore, without risk...they are not covered by their travel insurance. The Government has a Type 3 travel warning out which is the 2nd highest. There is a clause in most travel insurance policies that cancels coverage in that
case...so Terry and Arlene will not be able to go and see their girl Carla for the time being.

Katie has Blue Cross Coverage through her work, She pays for it monthly...she phoned and they said we could still go. Whew!....regardless I think we would have gone anyway...but it is a risk if you are not covered, and is a personal decision.

We were expecting our new furniture today, they phoned and said they would be there after 2PM.

We decided to go to Don-West Flea Market...so off we went. We took our cedar sign that we got last year back to the guy who makes them. They have a lifetime warranty so he refinishes them for free every year as long as there is enough wood for him to sand down, and put lacquer on. He was so busy as usual, we had to leave it until Saturday as we had to be back home by 2.

Then we saw a stand with lots of area rugs...all kinds and sizes. We almost immediately found one we both liked, and was a decent price for the quality...so we took it on the proviso that we could bring it back if we didn't like it in our setting. No problem.

We made it back home about 1:30, and within ten minutes the phone range to say the furniture truck was in the park by the pool. Good thing we came home early. Got the chesterfield in, the coffee and end tables. Got everything set up, put the rug down...yes! we both liked everything. No more running around.

After supper Steve and Janet our former renters and now mobile home owners, dropped by. We had a glass of wine, and lots of laughs, they are a fun couple both with a good sense of humor.

Then a little TV and off to bed.

more later....