Maria Branch @ Marie's

Art and food - yum!
Carol and Marie (Carol's holding my drink)
Allam was waiting tables that night :P
Allam, Carol and Javier
The picture I liked the best - reminds me of Alison and all the waiting Moms

"Kitty" gets a bath

Can you see the bug carcasses on the windshield? Reminds me of an excellent joke - what goes through a bug's head when he hits a windshield.....(email for answer) So, the red "X" is to let them know I only wanted the outside washed.....All shiny and happy - they ran her through twice - Texas has some stubborn bugs!
Carol and Tina wait in the shade
And now for the rest of the story - after the bath was a trip to the PX. Right in the middle of shopping what do I hear - a terrible THUNDERSTORM - complete with hail. Tina got a real kick out of that one....she had warned me. $11 on a wash and the car is all dusty when we leave the PX - BTW, this is the second hail storm she's been subjected to this trip...

Grandparents - can't get enough of them....

Carol does love her Grandma Stella She spent a wonderful couple of days visiting with her and her aunt and cousins.

Likewise with Grandpa Manny and Pennie - It was not enough time, you don't realize how much you miss them when you're 2000 miles away.

I have been accused of not loving this dog....

This is Yiyo - he needs braces.

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EVERYBODY loves Yiyo - so named for the famous Mexican mouse Topoyiyo (whom I LOVED as a child)

I'm not saying he's not a nice dog - he's a wonderful, sweet dog with a bit of a foot fetish. My heart belongs to Wanda - sorry!

Riverbend Pics

Marie soaking in the water and the sights of the Rio Grande
Javier
Marie dancing the salsa (ok, she's sleeping)
My lovely foot in 107 degree water
Lacy braves the frigid Rio Grande water

T or C

Years ago it was named Hot Springs, New Mexico because there is a hot springs there - (a name and a description all in one). Back in the 50's there was a radio/tv show called Truth or Consequences (Bob Barker was the host for a few years.) So, going with the same theme, you told the "truth" or payed the consequences (clever, right?). One day Ralph Edwards announces that he'll do a broadcast from the first town that will rename itself after the program. Guess Hot Springs wasn't worth keeping - the rest, as they say, is history.
Locals call it T or C

This is a cool looking fountain near the museum complete with that wonderful hot mineral water. Sadly I don't expect it to stay a sleepy little healing town as Virgin Galactic is building a spaceport less than 20 miles away - the 80 acre sub division is in the works. Along the banks of the Rio Grande. While there we visited the Riverbend Hot Springs http://www.nmhotsprings.com/ . What a wonderful place!! Makes me want to rename T or C to TLC - if you're passing through, I'd give it two enthusiastic thumbs up - tell Jake you heard about it from me!!

Carol and Carol

This is Carol (I know you're saying, duh! your blog is full of pictures of her). I mean, this is Carol and that is Carol. Carol was my teacher in the 5th and 6th grade. She is a wonderful person that I am fortunate to call a friend. Years ago when I gave birth to the little cherub - I named her after my mother and Carol. Over the years I have several pictures of the Carols - this year she was cooking for us :)

Sweet corn on the grill - yum!

Dwight :) He taught me how to drive.
Carol and the dogs
Cats on leashes (this is for Monkey, Boo, and Duchess - see what it's like to live in El Paso, better shape up or it's leash city for you guys)