Christmas 2011 Lubbock

Lisa, Shelbie, and Aniyah stopped by on Glenn's birthday. The others were working.

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We had a great chat and enjoyed the day.
Christmas, we, Sylvia & Glenn, had breakfast with Lisa and Family.
The gifts had to be opened first.

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Mom (Chelsie), Dad (Manuel), Great grand daughter ( Aniyah).

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Shelbie and the dog Cloie.

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Shelbie and Nathan.

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Aniyah having breakfast all by herself.

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You just gotta hold-em while you can.

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Great Grandma will not like this picture, But here it is.

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Did you ever notice that dogs make great subsets cause they do not pose. This is Snowflake.

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We had snow for Christmas here in Lubbock. The children enjoyed it.
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Saturday, after Thanksgiving, we visited Lisa'a family. Aniyah is crawling and we are trying to get her to begin walking. Grandpa is trying to help out.

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Aniyah is just 9 months old. Great grandpa and Great Grandma with Aniyah.

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Sylvia and Aniyah.

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Sunday Night the snow came.

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Wednesday Lisa, Shelbie, and Aniyah stopped by.

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Grandma and Aniyah.

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Today's blog has been all our family. We did not do much else.
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Thanksgiving at Lisa's

The car was repaired and we left El Dorado, AR. The next stop is to visit my Niece Teena and Henry. They live near Dallas, a town named Quinlan, TX. Our campsite on the lake.

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Teena and Henry stopped to see us. We had dinner and a great visit. We left early Wednesday, we had 400 miles to reach Lubbock. The trip was uneventful, just the way we like to travel.
Thursday morning, Thanksgiving, We drove to Lisa's. Our Great Grand Daughter.
She may be thinking "Who is this?"

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Lisa had prepared a great meal in spite of the fact that she had to work her 2nd job, a baby store.

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This is also the way I felt after all that food.

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Friday we stayed home and did not enter the shopping frenzy. Saturday was very windy, winds to 60 mph, kept us rocking.
Sunday afternoon we prepared the meal at Lisa's as she again had to work till 3 pm.
After dinner we chatted and Lisa set up the Christmas Tree. Aniyah was playing on the rug. That's why they are called "Rug Rats"??

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That about brings us up to date. Till Later..
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Friday we stayed home and let every one else shop.

Car Trouble in Arkansas,

With the Motor home repaired, we drove South by way of the "Natches Trace" to Arkansas. We stopped in "Lake Village" for the night. We stayed in "The Pecan Grove" campground. The Car refused to start. Jumper cables were no help. Glenn asked the Park owner where a ford dealer was located. The closest one was about 50 miles away.We decided to tow the car to El Dorado, AR as that would be in the direction we were headed. Monday morning Glenn towed the car to the dealer here in El Dorado, AR.
The car will not shift into park to start. Ford ok-ed opening the transmission. The transmission was gone. Parts will be here on Tuesday. Wednesday, they called and we picked up the car. Car refused to start at Ford. Returned to the RV. Thursday they call "car is ready". Car started. drove to lunch, car ok. Drove to Wal-mart, Car will not start in Park. Starts in neutral, will not back up. Returned the car to Ford. The shift selector in the transmission has issues. Parts are on order and could be here by Monday around Noon.
The campground is "Gator Den". We have a pond with a Blue hearing.

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With all that excitement we also visited the local sites here in southern Arkansas. El Dorado is the first "Boom Town" in Arkansas. Oil was discovered in 1920. The park downtown.

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Friday we drove to Camden, AR to see a Museum, an old house.

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All furnishings were original to the house. 1845.

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Sunday we visited a museum in El Dorado. Another old house but refurbished furnishings.

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Every thing had been refinished, looks great but the older home looked more realistic.

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Tomorrow we wait for the call that the car is ready.
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Red Bay and Natural Bridge

Monday we returned to Red Bay, AL. to await the roof repairs. Our friends Jim and Ellie, and Bob are also in Red Bay. We met at Jim and Ellie's for dinner. We met Bob and Shellie there.
Bob, Bob and Shellie.

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Glenn and Ellie.

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Jim outside cooking.

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Sylvia is taking pictures.
We had a great time visiting and enjoying the meal. Jim and Ellie had to leave early the next morning to have a brake system installed on the new "Toad". Hopefully we will see them later this winter.

Wednesday Sylvia and Glenn visited the"Natural Bridge of Alabama"

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This is located about 60 miles Southeast of Red Bay. The leaves are colorful.

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The "Indian Face" rock.

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The bridge.

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The view looking the other way.

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That's all fer now.

De Soto State Park, AL

Little River Falls North of Fort Payne, AL. Sylvia, JoAnn and Glenn.

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The view from the bridge.

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Trees by the road. Colorful.

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The road along the river. Interesting rock formation.

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We had lunch then on to De Soto Falls.

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Down stream of the falls.

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A young tree and an old Geezer.

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Sylvia and the tree.

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The homes across the pond. Pretty.

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Like the colors.

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We returned JoAnn to her family in De Soto State Park, visited then headed home to Tanner, AL. The view along I-565 at dark.

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We had a great time with JoAnn in Fort Payne..Thanks JoAnn for your time.

Indian Mounds and Jesse Owens Museum

Tuesday we drove to Oakville, AL to see the Indian Mounds and Museum. Oakville is a small farming town about 30 miles from Tanner. The mounds have been here for over 200 years. Click on the picture to enlarge it.

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Clothing from skins.

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Clothing from Bark.

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Arrowheads found in the ares. Many are over 200 years old.

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The view from the top of the mound.

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Less than a mile from the mounds is "Jesse Owens Museum"

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The long jump pit. 26 feet 5 1/4 inches is a long way.

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A replica of the Owen home .

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The children's bedroom.

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Parent's bedroom.

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Kitchen area.

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Inside the Museum.

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We watched a movie about Jesse and the 1936 Olympics.
A very good day at the museums.