New Years

It almost 9:00pm and I'm beat. We came on duty at 7:00am. I'm not going to make midnight.
Happy New Year to all!

Party started at 5:00

Christmas Dinner

We had dinner with 80 of our close friends at Care. We cooked, served and ate. I made my world famous Italian Beans. Sharon added a pinch of just the right seasoning.

In case we ever get lost

You Are Here

Texas Forestry Museum

One very nasty tree cutter

Old Chevy logging truck

Logging train

Cat Nap

Thelma speaking:
I was very tired today. Louise and I stayed up late guarding the coach while the staff was out looking at Xmas lights. And a miniature train display.
So I convinced Loren to lay down and make like a bed for me.

Museum of East Texas

The museum was having their annual Xmas Tree decorating fund raiser. Wow! There were 100 uniquely decorated tree. I could only capture a feeling for the beauty of the decorations.

Each tree was donated by a family or business. The theme for each tree was different. 

Sharon really liked this tree with all the toy trucks.

I liked this one with the hotrod chevy.

There were just too many trees to pick from.

Care Center

This is the building that houses Care. It has a commercial kitchen were I spend most of my time doing dishes. The rest of the building is the dinning room were I clean tables and chairs. The activity room room at the end. The building can feed or entertain about 100 residents.

Our coach is about 30 yards from the back door. Makes getting here easy at 7:00 am.

Old Sparky

The Texas State Prison Museum has the electric chair used by Texas to execute 331 convicts. They stop using it 1964 and started using injections in 1972.

They also have a hand gun taken from Bonnie & Clyde after they were cut down by the law.

Huntsville, TX is the headquarters for the Texas Dept of Correction. There are at least six units there and several more nearby. Including the unit in Livingston (about 10 miles from the campground? that houses the 330 inmates on death row.

Looked like the shadow of death behind the electric chair.

The jail cell was very small. You really didn't want a cellmate with passion for beans.

The high lite of our day was passing through Point Blank, TX. Polulation 633. Texas has some really good names for cities and towns.

Cut-N-Shoot,Texas

The high lite of our day off was a trip to (I'm being 100% honest) Cut-N-Shoot, TX.

Its not much of a city. Just a wide spot in the road, surrounded by an assortment of metal building in various stages of rust and decay.

Dinner Shift

Today is diner shift. Starts at 2:30 runs till all the dishes are clean, about 7:00.

I'm getting dish pan hands.

So I went to Walmart and bought this Grinch hat. Makes me feel better.

First day at CARE

Today, Sunday, was the staff's (Loren and Sharon) first day on duty as volunteers at CARE. And what a day. They woke us up at 6:00am because they had to be there at 7:00am. They did take time to feed. But not till after I bit Loren on the big toe.

Anyway, they are on duty from 7 to 7 manning the emergency phone. If resident call with a problem they get to respond. They also check people in for breakfast and make a house call to anyone who doesn't show up. That way every resident gets checked on at least once a day. They are on call for 24hrs.

Then at 7:00am the next day, they do an 8hr shift in the kitchen serving food and cleaning dishes. 32 hours straight. What a way to start your volunteer career.

And Thelma and I are here all alone. Fending for ourselves. They did come back to the RV for a few hours in the afternoon.

They said that Thursday and Friday were days off. They might go into Houston. Big deal! They won't take us.

Tomorrow, I'll report how kitchen duty went.