I had an email from Dale & Caroline this morning and Dale is reporting that they had gone back to Des Moines for a post op visit. He had another CT scan and the neurosurgeon told them that it looked just the way it should and Dale is recovering nicely. He also has now driven and is feeling good about that. Somehow it seems when one can get themselves from one place to another without depending on another you surely feel that you are well on the road to a full recovery.
Dale wants to thank all of his Winter Texan friends for the cards that he received. As I've said many times before, Magnolia residents were and to a great extent, still are a family. Those of us who lived there for so many winters are still connected and it is so nice to stay in touch.
This upcoming season will certainly be different from any in the past. As I understand it, Covid numbers in Hidalgo County are going down. That is certainly different than how it is up here in the upper Midwest. Our numbers are climbing dramatically especially among the young adults.
If you are planning on going south this winter, pack those masks, take wipes because they are in very short supply in the Rio Grande Valley and stay safe. I'm not sure about the status of paper towels and toilet paper down there right now but when Chet & Irma get there they will let us know how it is. When we travel Jim uses a glove to fuel. We only have to fuel twice as we leave home with full tanks. We have a transfer tank in the back of the pickup so we fuel somewhere just south of St.Louis if we go that way, or southwest of Effingham IL if we go that way and then in Henderson Texas. We can make it to the Valley with maybe a quarter tank to spare. Restaurants are open and I think masks are REQUIRED everywhere. It really is only a tiny hardship to wear masks and it does seem to go a long way toward protecting everyone.
Stay safe, travel smart and if you have news to share please let me know so I can put it on the blog.
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