CATCHING UP WITH DR. VISITS, MOM AND SOME R & R

For the past week we have been doing our annual doctor visits. All is well so far and just the eye doctor and dentist left to do.

We had some nice visits with mom at the nursing home. Town and Country Manor had their Thanksgiving feast for the residents and their families.  Besides a delicious meal, the dining room was beautifully decorated. We were having a nice time and I was doing my favorite pastime "eating" so unfortunately I forgot to take pictures!

Mom is 87 and has now been in the nursing home for 1 year and 8 months. She has adapted fairly well with just a few issues that comes with having Dementia. It is still hard to fathom that someone as vibrant and physically and mentally active as she was, got this dreaded disease.

After dinner they had 2 talented ladies that played for the residents. My favorite musical instruments are the harp and the bag pipes. Both these ladies gave a wonderful concert.

This is a heck of a parallel parking job that Ralph did. Of course I was helping him letting him know how many inches he had.

A few of the evenings at the ranch-resort, Ralph made a cozy fire. We invited several of the Winter Texans over and everyone reminisce of their past years travel adventures.

We like to sleep in most mornings. What a wonderful feeling it is to wake up and smell the aroma of coffee brewing. Usually we have our first cup in bed, but this morning I heard some rummaging around in the kitchen and a short while later, here came Ralph bringing breakfast to bed. I loved the veggie and ham omelet. What a wonderful morning.

One thing about Ralph, he knows his way around the kitchen. He especially does a wonderful job cooking breakfast.

There are literally hundreds of deer here on the ranch. This buck may look like a good size but their shoulder comes up to our waist. I photographed this buck through our window.




















Sometimes heading out the ranch road, you encounter some horse and cattle traffic. We enjoyed watching this calf getting a drink from mom.

One of the ranches horses soaking up some warm Texas sunshine.

There is plenty of cactus and fertilizer here on the ranch.