San Antonio, Texas

Bob and I arrived in San Antonio on Thursday, Feb. 5th. We went directly to Susie's (my sister) school, and she put us to work right away. After school she had to go to her second job, and Bob and I went to the house to get settled in for the next few months.

San Antonio's weather is also great. Winter here is like spring for us in Iowa. I am definitely NOT complaining.

Friday, I went to school with Susie again and helped her in her library, mostly shelving books for her. Bob went out looking for a temporary job so he can keep busy doing something. Substitute teaching may be out of the picture because you have to apply way in advance, and they are no longer taking applications.

Sat. Susie and I did errands and visited an elderly friend of Susie's. She's the mother of one of Susie's good friends. Susie keeps an eye on her on the weekends to help out. We had dinner with Amy and JR that night. It was fun to visit with them. We'll be seeing more of them. Oh I should have taken a picture. OK. Another time.

Today after church and after lunch we went to visit Susie's elderly friend again. She is wanting Bob to spruce up her yard, trimming, etc. to make it look better. So Bob plans to do that.

I'll mostly be helping Susie at school as needed. Of course there's always something to do. She's getting ready for a "Writing Camp" and I've helped her a little to get ready for that. It's a fun way for the 4th grade students to get ready for the writing portion of TAKS (Texas's standarized testing.) I'll try to take some pictures of her tomorrow to show how she's decorated her library as a camp with a huge tent and other props. It should be fun for her and for the kids.

We are enjoying our visit with Susie so far. She's a great person and lots of fun. I'm so lucky to have such great sisters and brother (of course.)