In February after the freeze hit Texas we knew we would be needing to head back to College Station to not only help out my parents but also get our house ready to go on the market. We still had a lovely family in our home and they were waiting to get into their new home in Bryan. Carpet cleanings needed to be scheduled, hard wood floors needed to be refinished, bathroom fixtures replaced, a new roof had to go on because of a stinking hail storm in April and so many other things. Not to mention my mom and dad were dealing with slow contractors and carpet to be ordered and installed in their home.
Heading home also gave us the opportunity to be with three of our grandchildren who were all born in April! Two of them share the same date!! Can you believe it?!!! It was good to spend time with at least 5 of the grandkids (we have 6) while we were in Texas. Plus we got to spend time with other family members too. So while getting our house ready to put on the market was a huge hassle, seeing family was well worth the trip home.
We also had an event to attend up in Addison, Texas. Our annual photography learning week is called Texas School and it is one of the largest professional photography schools in the country. We have attended for at least 12 years and last year it was cancelled due to COVID restrictions. But not this year! Everyone was great about wearing their masks and people were so excited about being back together again.
We are becoming seasoned RV'ers by this time...8 months in at the time but there are still things I forget to check-like making sure the desk cabinets are secured. My iPhone pictures tell of that disaster and we had just made the turn OUT of Palm Creek RV Resort in Casa Grande, AZ. I mean, like our very first left hand turn onto a major road, the desk drawer comes sliding out and stuff goes everywhere and the front of the drawer comes off. Dang it! What a mess! But, hey, my dad is a handy dandy kinda guy and sure enough he glued that front right back on the drawer when we got home and everything works great. Won't make that mistake again.
It would be May 6th before we could get on the road again. We spent our 43rd anniversary with Scott Weaver, a college friend from Robert's outfit in the Corps of Cadets, then a night in Amarillo where we checked out the famous steak place, 1 night in Grants, New Mexico and 2 nights in Flagstaff with an impromptu trip to the South Rim of the Grand Canyon on Mother's Day and then finally got into Cannonville for our time in Bryce Canyon National Park and the Escalante area.