Forgot to post this the other day from the trip to Mexico(see long Mexico account in post below this one)and I think it's priceless.
All of the supplies you see are only half of what was in the back of Sister Maureen's truck...and this cute little one, was one of the helpers to unload.
Katie and I played golf on Friday with Lorraine and Raymond, a fellow named John who is also from Winnipeg and a 72 year old lady whose name I forget. It was the guys in a threesome and the girls also. The 72 year old Katie said was really good...didn't hit the ball far but very consistent and scores in the 80's. I didn't see it but the girls can attest to it...Katie hit a 280 yard drive on the par 4 9th hole at Tierra Del Sol...yikes!
I started off well...tailed off...then picked up my game again...but not really a good game overall.
I let Raymond try my putter...and he immediately started sinking putts all over the place, and if they didn't go in they were tap ins. Guess what? he now has one on order and it should be here in a few days. It is called a Tiger Shark V-5 Greenspeed with a jumbo type grip.
Bob and Judy had everyone over to their place after the game for drinks and snacks and again lots of fun was had by all.
Katie and I played golf again on Sunday...9 holes with the Canadian Group in Edinburg. Guys plays together...girls play together. Again Katie played well shooting 41 and was only beat by one guy who is a very good golfer and he was at 40.
I started off poorly again and pretty much stayed that way...no big scores but basically playing bogey or double bogey golf until the 7th hole, when my slow brain figured out what I was doing wrong. Immediatly I started playing well, with good drives, good iron shots and putting. It was birdie, par, bogey(almost par...rimmed the cup). So I was satisfied and was low in our group.
Then all of us were off to Pizza Hut for Lunch for some good conversation and laughs.
Monday...Katie and I had to do shopping as we are having some people over Tuesday afternoon.
First we went to a place called Ropa Usada...Our friend Remi told us about it...but there are many all over the place. He gets lots of used T Shirts there, which he uses for work shirts, and when he get something on them, they become rags. The reason? 5 to 7 cents a shirt.
We just had to see this...so off we went. What we saw is hard to describe and we didn't have the camera. Mounds of clothes, front end loader pushing then around...people on top of the piles...sifting through the clothes for size and what they want. Unbelievable!!!! You basically buy the clothes by the pound.
You just have to see this...so we will take the camera and return.
We got good news Monday...I had written Sister Maureen...telling her we didn't want to be pests, and she could certainly say no with no reason necessary...but...isn't there always a but?...could we go with her on Thursday back to see Vicky and her family? She said sure no problem...same time, same station,...and Ken and the other Vicky from Pine to Palm would be with her again, and we didn't have to do lunch...we could do coffee afterward.
So, we are looking forward to another visit with our little one, and I have a few Spanish phrases ready to go, hope I can pull it off. We don't want Vicky's brothers and sisters to be left out...so we have something for each member of the family. We found out all the names and ages...Dad: Jose Maria: Mom: Armada: Oldest to youngest: Jorge 8: Maria 7: Jose 6(pancho villa) and Vicky 4 almost 5.
Katie is off playing golf today with the girls...looked like rain this morning...ominous looking clouds...but cleared up pretty quickly.
Then friends this afternoon...Katie has been baking up a storm...hmmm...maybe that is why it looked so much like rain this morning.
more later.....
more good days in the valley
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