Howdy from deep in the heart of Texas. Just starting my WLS scenic tour.

Best wishes. In the winter I live deeeppp in Texas :-) Edinburg, near McAllen

Oh wow! You're a snowbirder! :) Spent lots of time in the Valley (McAllen) and Reynosa (Sam's Restaurant) growing up. My dad built all the KMart stores in Texas. :) Good times...blue light specials! Do you enjoy it?

We are 'winter Texans ...snowbirds are the rich people who go to Florida or Arizona. We are called winter Texans because everyone makes us feel so welcome .I live at Monte Cristo I love love love the valley.

Ha! I saw a program on our Texas Parks and Wildlife program. They referred to you as the Texas snowbirds. Maybe because ironically, they said many were big birders down on the south coast. :) My bad! Valley people are super duper--so welcoming and hospitable. Most of Texas is like that, but the more west and panhandle you get, you have to be patient and win their affection. But once won, it's a friendship for life. Love that part of the world and miss it! Sooooo miss fishing down around Port O'Connor.

Welcome!

Hiya! Thanks for the welcome, especially when you guys have important guests!

So it's taken me a week to reply to this because I was just a little freaked out, but it's still bugging me. Who are you? You said you've been a lurker...would you mind sharing what your old screen name used to be? I did not post anything at all about our cookout on OH by the time you responded to this and I was wondering if I know you?

Welcome! I hope you stick around and share your story as you move through the process. Hearing everyone's challenges helps us all. I have relatives all over TX (Missouri City, Plano, Austin) but I've live in Phoenix. This is generally a friendly place but a little more 'tough love' than those FB pages where it's more like true confessions about what people ate/did that they know was against advice.