Sunday ride...

We had another beautiful weekend!  Saturday was spend with Kenneth building a wheelchair ramp with the Ramp Ministryand with me cleaning, doing laundry (I'm always so happy when I can hang my laundry on the clothesline) and opening all the windows to let the fresh air into the house!


Sunday after church we hopped onto the bike and headed to lunch with beautiful views of the waters of the Karnack River at Big Pines Lodge in Karnack, TX.


After lunch, it was on to Lake of the Pines to check out the fishing at the spillway.Which ended up being a mistake because it just made someone want to go home and go fishing...


Oh, well...a four hour ride was enough!  And a few more fillets were added to the bowl in the fridge... :)

It's crawfish time!!

Had my first crawfish of the year with my favorite daughter...We got six pounds each with a side order of fried oysters and there wasn't a single crawfish tail left to eat when we were through!



Love crawfish season!!!

Wonderful weekend!

Daniel and Kenneth went fishing Friday night while I stayed home and cleaned out yet another cabinet, paring down our possessions.  I really don't want to have so much stuff anymore and retirement seems to be a good time to down-size!  Fish were caught and another UHaul box is filled for The Providence House...:)


Saturday found us on the motorcycle for six hours and 224 miles!  Stops at The Butcher Shop in Longview, TX for lunch, the Harley Davidson shop and on to Texarkana, TX to Gander Mountain.  Only took five gallons of gas...


Sunday morning coffee on the porch and reading the newspaper on our tablets...


Church, then home for fried fish for lunch and the guys went fishing again while I visited with Mum and Haley.  It was a very relaxing day and the fish were biting again!The Lord provided a wonderful weekend full of family and fun!

Gone, but not forgotten...

We've lost so many of our loved ones, but none impacted me more than my Dad's passing five years ago yesterday.  He was a unique, funny, hard-working, Christian man and he is missed here but he is in the presence of the Lord and I know we'll see him again...

Time is never wasted on the lake...

With the beautiful mid-winter weather in the 70s, there's been a little fishin' going on around Caddo Lake!  I expect Kenneth's retirement this year might bring on a lot more of this...

Big winner!

We all met up for breakfast Sunday morning at the El Dorado hotel and we were a bit early so Kenneth put some money into a slot machine.  We are not big gamblers - we've actually gambled more this month that we did all last year probably!  And we generally lose what little bit of money we do put into a machine so it was no surprise that he was down to $1.46.  We were anticipating another loss and going to breakfast when he got 108 free spins and ended up winning BIG by our standards!  Guess who paid for breakfast?

Mardi Gras, 2016

What a wonderful weekend we had!  The Lord provided a beautiful, sunny, warm weekend for the Krewe of Centaur parade in Shreveport.  Friends gathered from Texas - Curt, Lisa, Sharon, Kathy and Natalia and Louisiana - Kenneth, Elaine, Mac, Kathy, Charlie and Daniel for food, fun and a little bead catching Saturday!  First on the schedule was Superior Grill for some of the best Mexican food and margaritas you'll ever have...

 

Next, we had our annual shot of Rumchata (water for the kids!).  Kathy also brought some fancy chocolates with liquor in them and we toasted with those, too. 

Charlie got the big beads!!

Then it was on to the parade!

 

Look at all the throws on the float!

After the parade, it was back to the hotel for dinner and a little gambling.  Had a room at Sam's Town Casino Hotel with a wonderful view of Bossier City, the Red River and Margaritaville Hotel where we stayed a couple of weeks ago!