October 9, 2011 – Balloon Fiesta, Day 9 And Happy Birthday Andy

Happy, Happy Birthday to my Andy – :-)).

We decided to hang around this last morning and we were rewarded by lots of balloons:

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This afternoon we had our CARE auction where we raised over $2800.   CARE (Continuing Assistance for Retired Escapees) is a nonprofit organization that is located in Livingston, Texas.  Its mission is to provide a safe haven with professional assistance at affordable prices for members whose travels are permanently ended because of age or temporarily interrupted because of health problems.    Here is a link to their site:

http://www.escapeescare.org

And this evening we all went to the Chinese Buffet to celebrate Andy’s Birthday.

Tomorrow we are heading out – we will miss everyone but hope to meet up again further on down the road.