Southlake, TX

Ah, the best campground in Texas. Heck, maybe the best anywhere.

Nia loves the big fenced backyard, and plenty of other dogs to bark with.

We are parked in Chris’ backyard with just enough power coming from the garage to keep the batteries up as we run the lights and furnace at night. The temperatures have been mild, so we have not needed the air conditioning. We have everything we need in the motorhome so there is no sense in messing up a clean guest room. Chris’ son Jack likes to spend time in what he calls the Choo Choo, so we have prepared some evening meals there. We were happy to get here Thursday afternoon to spend time with Lisa before she heads to Paris to spend a week with friends. Hope you are having a good time, Lisa!

The weekend is a family weekend, and it started off Thursday with Barbara, Chris and myself going to a matinee showing of Rush. This is a Ron Howard film documenting the Formula One competition between James Hunt and Nikki Lauda back in the seventies. These two drivers pushed each other to the edge in high stakes motor sports and the pursuit of the world championship. This is a very well done film, so if you get the chance go see it.

The matinee let out in time to get Jack from pre-school and head for the Pumpkin Patch. This was a terrific pumpkin patch. The pumpkins were spread out nicely to distribute the crowd, and there were plenty of things to entertain the kids. We could not pass up the kettle corn, hot cider and roasted pumpkin seeds.

Saturday offered up plenty of college football to watch, but we also made time to get Jack to the park for some exercise and then a haircut. At just over three and a half he is still not sure about getting his hair washed by the stylist. Sure, stylist. These Texas lads are well groomed, don’t you know.

Sunday, as you can imagine, offered up more football of the NFL persuasion, but more importantly it offered the chance to drive to Plano and Trader Joe’s. Granted it has been a while, but those of you that have followed our travels for any time know that Trader Joe’s plays a critical role in our routing.

We will be on the road again in the morning as we try to sprint back to Orlando to attend to Barbara’s mom whom we suspect is getting lonely despite the best efforts of our friend Nancy and the Visiting Angels group. We hope to make it home Wednesday after stops in Jackson, MS and somewhere in the Tallahassee area.