After a month of travel and exploring we arrived at my Daughter, Son in law, and Grandsons home in Texas and had a week of visiting with them and exploring the area.
One of the first things on the agenda was that my Grandsons dirt bike wasn’t working so he and Pappa got to work right away…
Sarah and I went on a fun shopping trip in Houston to both Trader Joes and Whole Earth Provisions Co. I would love to have a Trader Joes maybe one day Duluth will have one.
Anyhow Whole Earth Provisions was also a great shop and we had a lot of fun finding birthday gifts for 2 of our granddaughters/Sarahs nieces.
Our grand cat Tommy really enjoyed his toy from our trip!
After a fun weekend, we were on our own for a day which we spent taking care of things…an oil change for the Motorhome and I caught up on our laundry.
We also enjoyed a walk to a nearby park.
We didn’t run into any alligators/ there were also signs warning of venomous snakes which I was also thankful not to encounter. I loved the trees!
The next day we used Sarah’s car to explore Galveston and enjoyed a nice long walk along the beach…and a little drive on the beach as well.
Erik had been wanting to visit NASA for a long time…
One of the things on my list to do that I think really surprised my Son in Law Jeremy was that I wanted to visit their gun range and I was hoping that he would teach me a bit about this I want to call a passion of his.
I have found the issue of guns unsettling and when Sarah first told me about the shooting range that they were opening I really didn’t know how I felt about it.
Jeremy is an excellent and patient teacher. He showed us his collection, teaching about safety first and then about shooting. We started with handguns and then shotguns/rifles and I tried them all out. I really enjoyed my time there and came away with more of an understanding.
On a side note one of the campgrounds that we stayed at on the way home had a note in its policy that although it was an open carry state they requested that their guests did not, although if they found it necessary to use their weapons judiciously. The owners 12 year old granddaughter was beside her when I was checking in and I said oh I am Canadian so we don’t have a gun. The granddaughter was shocked to learn that we have such different laws in Canada.
Back to our visit, we had so much fun playing games and visiting…
and taking pictures…
The hardest part of the whole trip was leaving Sarah’s. It was such a great visit but it is hard having them so far away.
Hopefully we will find our way back there sooner than later!
We left a day earlier than planned due to weather and tornado risks. Thankfully Eriks plans to skirt around the storms heading north worked out really well and we still had some fun adventures a head of us…
On the quilting front… I have been busy quilting for others and will start sharing more about that soon!
Wendy’s Quilting and Life 