Finally got to the beach again

It has been awhile since the weather has not cooperated.  It was a great day there.  Lots of people on vacation now so it is getting packed now.  Lots of people on the other end where you are supposed to have 4 wheel drive.  Lots of them there for the weekend with wood for bonfires that night.  A volleyball tournament of sorts was going on with 6 nets set up.  Lots of tents and trailers but one unique set up I had to take a picture of - kind of ingenious.  Pictures of it aren't that clear but didn't want to get in trouble taking pictures of them.  Lots of bocce, horse shoes, bean bag tossing going on as well as lots of fun in the water.  Jim and I took long walks, played catch in the water, read our books, I did some needlepoint and people watched.

Can't Beat the View

Lots of people but I can share

Its all about listening to the waves lulling you to a calm

This is where the campers are - note the white roof on right

Yes folks that is an outhouse on the back of a truck with a full bbq and table down the right side of the truck

These guys were there to party and have a great time

Tarp on the side of the truck for more some shade

This is a dog not a cow.  Believe it or not there were two like this one and one big black one.  Good job we didn't have sparky cause he would have tried to take them on.  It is too hot now to take sparky to the beach since he won't go in the water to cool off like the other dogs do.

House on the way to the beach again

The door was locked on the house yesterday so didn't get to go in... could have got the key but since Jim was in the day before we didn't bother.  The carpets are done though and we looked more at the fence.  The back yard is bigger than we thought it would be and the tree supplies lots of shade which is great.  I like the privacy.  Before the fence when you sat on the back deck you would look right at the neighbours back deck.  Now you can't see anywhere outside of the back yard so they can't see you either.  It will kinda be like being back on Mason Street where we had the high hedges for privacy.  We have the cedar here... just in a different form ; )

pretty small deck  about third of the size of the balcony at the apt but the 2 chairs table and foot stools will fit I think

Taking the picture from the back corner of the fence

back yard street looking in can just see fence now

corner to corner of yard Jim checking the workmanship

front bedroom carpet looking through window

front showing fixed window 

Gate on the one side of the house only

Gate from front of the house.. close neighbours

Other side of house where that neighbour has his gate

IT went to Top Golf as a team building event

On Thursday afternoon the IT department went to Top Golf as a team building event.  I was on the Jalapeno team.  We came third but had the golfer with the top score on our team.  I did awful  You can do a really nice hit and not score any points.  You have to get the ball to hit a target or hit it hard enough to hit the fence and apparently I am not any good at either.  I could hit it right up the middle and not hit any of the targets and flub one and get it in.  It was fun though trash talking the other groups.  We were all mixed up on the teams so got to know other members of  IT that I do not normally work with.  There were 6 teams with 12 or 13 people on a team so we have quite a large IT department.  I forgot to take pictures so downloaded one of the web so you could see what it looks like or you can google top golf.... there are quite a few of them in the states.  It is better than having a golf tournament since everyone is together, so you see more people not just the 4 in your foursome in a tournament.

More pictures that Jim got today

They finished the fence, put in the carpet, fixed the broken window, put in the faucets and mirror in the second bathroom.

second bath is done now.  Looks nice

one of the bedrooms with the underlay

Back fence

Side fence

Carpet laying in the garage where they are cutting it

Sod sitting out front.  We assume just for our neighbours since too early for us or it will die

Picture of the house from the 7th Tee Box

Jim is golfing this morning at Mission Del Lago so sent me this picture from the 7th Tee.  Our house is in the middle....1 2 story, 2 bungalows to the left then another 2 story... ours is the first bungalow on the left.  Sorry  I don't see a way on this blog tool to point to it.  It is pretty well in the center of the picture though

Greetings from Rainy Texas

Another rainy day in Texas.  We were going to go to the beach today but this  morning the forecast changed and it is supposed to be raining down there as well.  We went shopping for a fridge, lunch at Whataburger, checked out the house and then went to a flea market.  There are two flea markets near our house so we just walked around one of them for something to do.  There is a third one down there too that is supposed to be bigger but we haven't found it yet.  We haven't looked for them really until we move and then we will be able to pick some things up for the house but no use getting it today and then having to move it.  Went to the other Sears home depot here which on line indicated it was bigger and it is a lot bigger than the one near where I work.  They have a lot of fridges so we will have no problem getting one there when we move.  They were busy at the the house again this week.  They did a lot of repainting the patch work that they have been doing on the plaster walls.  Lots more touch ups to be done but still time.  They finished the back splash in the kitchen, plastered the island, put in the shower, installed the mirror in the master, put the sink back in in the spare bath, put the number on the front of the house, door handle on the furnace  and put up some of the braces on the fence.  There were no workers in our house.  The supervisor said that they were to work on the carpets this week as well as getting the air conditioner to work.  Went to the office and confirmed that we are getting a gas stove.  The appliances are black shiny which there are a lot of fridges to match in the stores so all good.

Back splash is the same tile as on the floor sideways

Back yard fence looking to left

Back yard fence looking right

Fence back left corner now obvious just one tree on our side

left side back yard

Front of house with number

Door handle on furnace room

front of island now finished with plaster matching the walls

Mirror in the ensuite

Shower looks nice now

From the front that fence will have a gate

See the fence on the other side of house

Sparky on my chair with me in the apt

House Update

Jim was just there yesterday at 1 and we went to the house today at noon and lots completed in the last 24 hours.  We now have a Furnace, Gas, Faucets, all of the fence posts, globe on fan light, toilets, smoke detector, shower rack, garage door opener

Looks like one tree is on our side of the fence but the other two are right on the border.  Guess we will see when the fence goes up

smoke detector keeps beeping this is the roof going into the master bedroom

Faucets in Shower in Ensuite

Toilet in Ensuite

Faucets in tub in Ensuite

completed fan just needs a ball on second chain

pipe for water for fridge

Facing house these are the houses to the right of us

Jim looking over Furnace

Garage door opener in

Gas hooked up

Gas for stove but I think the stove is supposed to be electric

fixed the hole for the plug

Car in front of house

House from side walk

Kitchen sinks with garburator

View looking out of garage

Looking out of garage to right.  Red car house only one lived in

They finally put a purchased sign on our lawn

Spare bath shower rack and shower nozzle

Our garage and two houses beside us all graded waiting for sod.

Taps in ensuite.  Found out the sinks and counters are marble

Looks different with the tile done and no paper on them.

Toilet in spare bath

Taps in spare Bath

Water heater in the Garage