A QUIET MARCH

I'm sure you noticed that I haven't been posting anything lately.  Well, I haven't had much to post about because our life has been pretty non-eventful (always a good thing) for the month of March and some of April.  Believe me when I say, things are fixin' (a Texan word) to pick up drastically!

Just to kind of give you an overview, we just went on a week long cruise which I will blog about starting tomorrow.  I am leaving tomorrow to head out on about a 3 month trip.  I am going to Tucson, Sedona, the south rim of the Grand Canyon, Vegas, southern Utah (Brice, Arches, Canyonlands, north rim of the Grand Canyon, Moab), Durango, Santa Fe, Gallup, Trinidad, Colorado Spring, and Estes Park.  I should be back in Texas right after the 4th of July.

Before I get into all of that, let me just tell you about my March.  I spent the whole month of March at our place on Lake Livingston.  We affectionately call it "the lake" and all of our family and close friends know exactly what we are talking about.  The name of the place is really Marina Village and it is a beautiful park.  We call it "The Best Kept Secret on Lake Livingston".  Mainly, because it is.  If you are ever in the area, have a RV, and want to check it out, get in touch with me and I will arrange for you to stay for a free 3 day/2 night stay. You can post a comment on this blog and I will give you my direct contact info.

Anyway, March is really good fishing season on Lake Livingston.  We have had a lot of rain this March and the lakes and rivers in this area of Texas are way up.  So, the fish aren't hanging out in their normal hang outs but they are there.

Son and family came up for a long weekend during March and spent some time with us.  We had a great time with them and the grandkids.  Boy-child loves to fish.  Son really wanted him to play baseball, but it just wasn't in the cards.  Boy-child loves to hunt, fish, and play golf.  So, when he got to the lake, he was about to bug his dad and Pops to death to take him fishing!

Boy-child getting his fishing pole ready.

Son and Boy-child about to head out to the boat.

They fished everyday, most of the time twice a day, and caught enough fish to have a fish fry before they left to go home.  Mr. W will only fish for white bass, black bass, and crappie.  Actually, March is white bass "season".  Every fish they caught was white bass.  There are a lot of catfish-ermen on Lake Livingston and at Marina Village.  They were putting out trot lines and catching 30 lb. catfish everyday too.  Needless to say, I wasn't the only one cooking fish. 

There are a lot of great families that are here.  One thing nice is that the kids get to know other kids and each time they come, there is usually someone they know to hang out with and have fun.  It kind of reminds me of a time when you could let your kids take off on their bicycles and do things with other kids/families without worrying.  Geez, how did we get to where we are now with not being able to trust anyone?  It really is sad that there are so many "sick" people out there.

Squeaky with a friend she met last summer.

Girl-child enjoying some candy.

One thing about it, it is so relaxing and a great place for kids.  When you say "Marina Village" around Girl-child, her response is always "Ah, paradise!"  Pretty much sums it up.