Hanging around Waco

Since we left our house in Hewitt we have been staying with my parents. They live about 5 miles from our old house. Mostly we have been taking it easy. I have been working, if you can even call it that, at the Safety Store at Masterfoods. It is only 4 hours a week and mostly consists of socializing with former coworkers. I’ve also been going to Curves three times a week. I plan on continuing Curves when we get to Bucerias. The club there is only 4 blocks or so from our house and it’s a great way to meet people as well as keep in shape.
For the moving company, we have to have an inventory sheet of our possessions. As we packed the boxes and took them to the storage building we did have the contents written on them. This week we took every box and tub out of the storage building, numbered the boxes and made up our inventory sheet. The warehouse looks pretty good now. There are still some things in Dad’s shop, but we have gotten most of them in the warehouse. Our friend Paul and my Dad helped with the restacking so it didn’t take too long.
The dogs have to stay outside here since my Mom doesn’t like dogs in the house. We have been taking them for walks many days. A couple times we have taken them to a park near the lake. Fox likes running on the edge of the water and she also goes in swimming. Sarah will wade into the water but having only three legs keeps her from swimming much. There are some pictures on Webshots of the dogs at the lake.
Our grandson Joshua started kindergarten this year. He has to wear a uniform to school – either khaki or navy blue pants or shorts, and a red, white or blue polo shirt. The kids all look very cute. Joshua loves school and seems to be learning a lot.
Harold and I both are on the organizing committee of the Skittles Waco Wild West Century Bicycle Tour. This is the 21st year for the tour and we expect 1,500 riders. The committee works hard to get this fund-raising ride together. We wanted to stay here at least through the day of the ride, September 24. We’ve been busy with planning and meetings for the ride. Harold is in charge of the rest stops and has to locate groups to man a dozen rest stops along the ride. There are routes of 10, 25, 50, 65 and 100 miles.
Since Joshua’s birthday is October 11, we will stay here long enough to have a birthday part for him a little early. It looks now that we will send our things southbound the last week of September or the first week of October and we will leave around October 10th at the latest.
I keep thinking there is some detail I am overlooking in getting ready for the move. Banking, mail, telephone, bill paying, insurance, credit cards, the list goes on and on.