We have been in Sacramento for a week now. Chell and the kids are great. We have spent as much time with them as their work and school allow. Isaiah came over and washed the roof of the motor home for Grandpa. He really likes doing stuff like that. Grandpa is taking Mel for his driving test tomorrow. The first week we were here it was really hot. This week it is cooler and much more pleasant. We are staying in a Mobile home and RV park. It is a lot closer to Chell's than the park we have stayed at the last couple of years while here.

A field of wild flowers. That's what I mean by a beautiful day, except our fields were cactus in the desert. Miles and Miles of desert and mountains and cactus. Many shapes and sizes and kinds, totally awesome. We are parked for the night, but wait, not at Wal Mart! We are in a road side rest area on interstate 40 less than 35 miles from Barstow, California. We could be in Sacramento tomorrow if we don't find a something fabulous to stop and see.

Meet Spencer our newest great grandson! He was born March 31st, weighing in at over eight pounds. He is Mark & Connie's second grandson. Our next great grandbaby will arrive in November, and will be Chell's first grand child. Grandma at 38 not bad!

Today was not as windy as yesterdays gail's, so we moved on from Marana, Arizona, just out side Tuson and moved on west to Buckeye, Arizona. Yes, from one Wal Mart to another. We are about 100 miles or so from the California border. We are traveling on interstate 10 and will go north on highway 95 just over the California border, this will take us to interstate 40. We will stay on 40 into Bakersfield then catch 99 into Sacramento.

Gig & Toots are sitting on the dash in the windshield keeping an eye on things. They are good little watch dogs and travelers.

We are in Las Cruses, New Mexico, still. The wind is suppose to dye down by tomorrow, so we will continue on the road. Hope to get pretty well into Arizona. We had a very nice Easter Sunday. It is amazing how many people come to Wal Mart on a Holiday!

Spring in the Desert, at Langtry, Texas. This cactus is part of a garden which is part of the Judge Roy Bean compound. It is a beautiful place and if you ever get a chance to go there take it.

We are currently at a Wal Mart in SW Los Cursus, New Mexico. As we were traveling on highway 90 in Texas we had our historic tire problem. This year it was a threefer. Shreaded trailer tire, broken shade and broken steps. Since that was three in a row that should take care of our bad luck for this trip around. We will always think so any way.

On the road again, headed west! Our winter in Zapata, Texas was great! No snow (oho a four letter word) not even rain. Some cool, mostly warm and a few days of HOT, weather. We went into Mexico once, got every thing we went after and then some. Now it's spring in Texas and the Yuccas and Cactus are in bloom. The pic is a Yucca (tall white bloom) the kind of blue silver are sage bush. They have tiny lavender blue flowers.

We are parked over night in, what else, but a Wal Mart in Del Rio, Texas home of the five river lake. If we get moving in decent time in the morning we will explore and stay over night in Big Bend National Park and be in New Mexico by Friday evening. Although we may stop in Alpine, Texas, just have to wait and see.