Crawfish anyone?

 

After breakfast at Krystal's we drove to the gulf in Pass Christian, here's some of the pleasure and fishing boats.

We went out to get some fresh shrimp for dinner.  We also got some oysters as Renato loves to cook and wants to try his hand at making some....we shall see!  While on the dock there was a crawfish boil going on, Jody and I had a mushroom (spicy!) from the pot but none of us got the nerve up to have crawfish.  It looks like too much work to eat them to me but there were lots of folks there chowing down them.....come on down ya'll, it's all you can eat!

Renato likes to cook and he is very good too.  Here he's grilling the shrimp and squash, the bottom picture is baked oysters.  The shrimp and squash were very good.  I'm just not into oysters though.

Pass Christian, MS

Today we finally left Gulf Shores and made the 125 mile trip west to Pass Christian, MS.  Jody and Renato have sold their Biloxi home and are now spending 6 weeks in a furnished rental until she finishes her contract and they move May 8 to the Atlanta area.  We will spend a week here before heading north....it better warm up in MI as Judy has her next hip replacement scheduled  April 26 in MI.  We will spend some time in Tecumseh at a campground until we can get into Randy's pasture without getting stuck. 

 

They do love the palm trees!

 

We went to Tony's Pizzeria for supper.....gumbo pizza.  Well they liked it, it was different.  We also had a meat lovers to be safe.

 

 

 

Back in Gulf Shores

Judy and I drove back to Gulf Shores Saturday when Randy & Devyn left for FL and a spring break holiday. 

We are now saying good bye to our friends in AL as many have or will soon be leaving for either their homes or summer travels.  As you can see the AL weather is pretty nice.

 

This is how patches slept in the back seat on the way home.  Maybe she's drunk and passed out on cat nip?

Happy Birthday Randy!!!!!!! We love you!

Randy's birthday is today but Devyn is with her mom so we had a small celebration earlier this week.  Judy came up with the idea to reverse Randy's 41 to Devyn's 14 as her birthday in April 10.
Randy has been working on the house and having some work done thinking he's sell it & downsize but is rethinking that as Devyn will be off to college in 4 1/2 years so that might be the better time to move....somewhere.

Dick's old Gator and Clayton's old trailer have been getting a workout (has been since Randy has had them) hauling wood from behind the pole barn into the garage so we can stay warm.  It's been down into the teens the last couple nights but is warming now into the 20s at night and 30s daytime.

                                                         The birthday boy yesterday!

Devyn's soccer tournament

            A VERY chilly soccer (read Devyn) fan!  This was during Sundays game which they won.

We arrived Saturday afternoon in time to watch the late afternoon game, which they lost.  The weather was OK; chilly, cloudy and windy.

                                                          Pops and daughter in the hotel.

                                              Yes, it's ugly up here this time of the year!

Michigan here we come???

As you can see Patches is ready for a trip to Michigan.  We have decided to visit Randy & Devyn in Onsted with a stop in Cincinnati to watch Devyn in a soccer tournament.  We'll be up there for 2 weeks, return to Gulf Shores to get our home, make a stop in Biloxi to see Jody & Renato then tow north.  We should get back to MI mid April when the campgrounds open.  Leaving the trailer in AL allows us to not have to winterize it and we can stay in Randy's place with the hope it will be warm, enough for us, in mid April.  Who knows, maybe we could get into the pasture without getting stuck.
Jody & Renato's place has sold and they are doing a rapid move.  Closing is March 22, they have 2 PODS and Renato is busy loading them, they have a furnished place rented in Long Beach, MS,  Jody's last work day in MS is the end of April, she got an early out.  She is planning on starting work in Georgia in early July so I suspect they will be up there in May.
Randy is not sure if he'll sell his place or keep it.  It fixed up the way he likes it so future work should be simple.  When Devyn graduates from high school in 4+ years who knows what he'll do?  The fellow has lots of options.   

Big Daddy's & Biloxi trip to help pack for a move

Monday we joined the local HitchHikers (plus Don & Zola) for our weekly luncheon.  We went to Big Daddy's on the Fish River.

 

Wednesday morning we had breakfast at Krystals then continued to Biloxi.  Jody & Renato were working this week so we started to pack their house for their move.  They have accepted a good offer on their house and are planning on storing their belongings and renting a furnished place for a few months until they relocate to the Atlanta area in August.  A sale isn't done until the closing but everything is moving along well and quickly.
Patches was keeping a close eye on us to be sure she wasn't boxed for storage.

On the way back this afternoon traffic was backed up at the I10 tunnel under Mobile Bay so we got off and went through Mobile and stopped to take a picture of Carnival's Triumph.  It's still here and being worked on.  Anyone for a cruise?