Then on the 26th I spent the day at granddaugter Kristi's, joined by my son Jeff and his partner Al, and my daughter Mary, Here's some of the pictures from that event.
Then, on the 30th I said my goodbyes to Lake Texana in order to have a month of vacation in the Texas Valley. Right now I'm at my friends Frank & Eloise Williams' ranch in Ricardo TX to celebrate the New Year. Do you notice that I go farther south as the temperatures go down? I'll be geocaching in the Mission Texas area. If you are a geocacher, you can look for the travel bug decal in my windows (van and trailer) and "discover" me.
On the 3rd I gave the seminar to the TPWD Interpreters’ meeting. It was well received and I got a surprise! Ranger Cindy from Lake Texana State Park said that she has a host position open for December. So now I live there and am again productively engaged.
I am enjoying the host opportunity immensely – the setup is different than McKinney Falls. Here I rotate the jobs, so I get experience in all of them. The staff and hosts here are happy and friendly, making it fun and not really work! 
Tomorrow I will be back in Houston, on my day off, sitting the three GGKids, while Kristi and Victor go out and party. Then back to the park until Christmas with Jeff, Mary, and the Ingurgios. 