The Heat Is On...

After surviving

last Friday's storm system that brought hail to the valley for the second time in three weeks, we are enjoying beautiful days, but, they are beginning to heat up.

  And, the fun has "heated" up too!

I shared the photos of the gun range project.  So, I thought I would share with you the fun that most

of us are having using it.  Mark and Mike are really having a good time and enjoying the results of their hard work of getting the range finished to this point.

Then, there is

is "dead eye" Susie and her

side kick, Niles!

Now, as for

myself, who never even held a gun, I haven't exactly reached the "fun" part of this, but they tell me that me and my 380 are

 

doing just fine!  Well...maybe, someday, I will have as much fun as they seem to have.

But, in the meantime, I would rather organize a party.  And, a party we had.  Mark has been wanting to do a shrimp boil, so we decided it would be a perfect end of season party for our

afternoon swim group of girls and

guys.

So, while they enjoyed an afternoon at the pool, Mark

heated up the pans on his newly purchased burner and I started

lining up the ingredients.

When the water was boiling, he and his

trusty assistant kept me busy bringing them layer after layer of

potatoes, carrots, chicken, and corn.  Next came

the onions and the sausage.  And, finally,

the shrimp.  While the shrimp cooked, and the

swimmers gathered, Mary helped organize the

other side dishes.

Then, it was time to

dump the pots.  At this point, the only thing left to do was

say, "come and get it"!

It was a great evening and a fun way to spend time with friends.  For many of our group a perfect

way to end this season.

Today, dawned a beautiful day in the RGV, and along with several of the girls, we got together and rode our bikes over to the

National Butterfly Center.

We

shopped,

we learned, and

we saw lots of butterflies....but,

before the day heated up too much, we made our way back to the park and headed to the pool!