JUST CALL THE MAN, AUNT BEA...

"The Andy Griffith Show"...I know that some of you remember that wonderful TV show from the 60's.  Well, one of Dave's favorite lines from that show is "Just call the man, Aunt Bea." Aunt Bea's International Harvester freezer had gone out, and she kept trying to get one of her kinfolks to fix it.  Andy had had enough, so he insisted on her calling a real repairman..."Just call the man".  That's  been happening "for real" in Austin this month.  Vannie and Dave's computer has been on the blink.  Vannie kept trying to fix it, and Dave kept saying, "Just call the man, Vannie."  The man turned out be their son-in-law, Roy.  Vannie finally gave in and called him.  And now, guess what, it's fixed!  I'm back on track.  I've been missing telling all of you about our adventures.

 

Since we last wrote, we have been to Harrisonburg, Rayne, and Austin, TX.  We are in Austin as we speak and will be here until the end of February.  It has been as cold as a well-digger's b--- in Idaho.  And Snow...and ice!!!  I'm just not used to being this cold, but it is nice and cozy inside.

 

In Harrisonburg, LA we visited Cousin Emmilee Green.  She has a nice big house on the Ouachita River, with plenty of room for me to park.   It was just an overnighter, but much needed for all of us.  A Great Visit!

 

IBT in Rayne, LA was next.  International Board and Trustees Meeting for members of the WBCCI (Wally Byam Caravan Club International)  It's what those big red numbers are all about.  The numbers are our official club number...mine is 4097.  It was our first time at an IBT meeting.  V and D loved seeing folks that they had met at the International meeting in South Dakota last summer.  It was also great to see some of our old friends from the Louisiana Acadiana Airstream Unit.  Lots of good food and entertainment...and I did see a frog or two down by the bayou. Rayne is the frog capital of the world.

After dropping me off in Austin at the Lone Star RV, Dave and Vannie went in different directions.  Dave had to go check on his mom in Farmerville, and Vannie headed to Dallas for Cousin Janet's birthday.  She visited Aunt Ruth (Janet's mom and V's mom's youngest sister).  When I saw Aunt Ruth's picture, I had to smile when I saw those ruby slippers.  Come on, Aunt Ruth, give them a click!.  Vannie could hardly stop talking about the great Matisse and Picasso Exhibit at the Kendal Museum in Fort Worth.  She said it was so inspiring.  She wanted to pull out the paint and brushes and get started. 

 

GRANDKIDS....ahhhhhhhh!

 

Now, looky here...what's Dave doing?  He is waterproofing my awning. That awning has been with me since birth...1977...and it is still in such good shape...just needed a little perk-up.

 

 

 

...And then there was the snow! BRRRR!