JUST TWO HOURS NORTH OF AUSTIN

Cutest Bunnies Ever!

A pair of pink pants makes a great hat in a pinch

 

 

Luvin' Gypsy

 

This girl gets around!

 

Wait!!! Somebody get her!

 

Well, she did not fall out the door.  She did not get a carton of milk dropped on her.  She didn't get stepped on...but I thought for sure all of those things were going to happen.  Emilie, Vincent, and Madeline came for a visit to my Hillsboro spot Thursday night.  They slept over and headed back to Austin Friday after lunch.  Emilie wanted to check out where Vannie and Dave had bought property.  Was this place for real?  Was it a bunch of pot smoking hippies? Was it a commune where everyone let their hair grow, and everyone was always saying "Peace, Brother?"  She found out it was none of those things.  It's just a regular gated community where everyone owns an Airstream.  That makes it very special and unique.

OK...back to Madeline. She was all over the place.  Emilie could hardly hold her down to change her diaper. 

 

Vincent loved seeing his new sandbox T-Pop put together for him.....and the girls got to do some shopping at the outlet mall just up the street.

 

And I was happy as a "dead pig in the sunshine" (Madge saying)!

 

And all of this is just two hours north of Austin!

 



Happy Easter Everyone!

"He is risen!"



HOMELESS NO MORE

North Texas Airstream Community

Hillsboro, TX

 

It's a gated community.

 

A Home!!! I've arrived!

 

This is my special lot.  It has gravel on it.  Some have grass, but V and D

decided on the gravel, because there will be no upkeep.

 

Dave is hooking me up.  I am going to be staying here for a couple of

weeks while D and V go to their timeshare in Red River, NM.

 

This is one of the streets in my new home.  The medal buildings are

built on some of the lots.  They are like condos.  There is a covered area

for their Airstream.

 

 

Two of my new friends.

 

This is one of my new friends that lives "under cover."

 



Homeless No More!!  That's right folks.  I have a permanent home...not that I am going to there much for the next several years, but when I do need to lay low for several days or weeks or months...I've got a place.  Vannie and Dave have been looking at this area since last Thanksgiving.  It is a gated retirement community.  There are certain regulations that are in place. 

1.  Everyone has to own an Airstream.

2.  Everyone has to be at least 45 years old.  V and D barely passed this one...yeah, right!

3.  Everyone has to be a member in good standing to WBCCI (Wally Byam Caravan Club International)

NTAC has a variety of options.  Available options include... lots only, villas on a lot (These are metal buildings...one or two stories...that are like condos), regular brick homes on a lot.  All have accommodations for an Airstream.

We just have the lot right now, but who knows what the future will bring.

 

It just feels awesome...a real place that I can call my home!

And the good news is that it is....

...1 hour from Dallas, TX

...2 hours from Austin, TX

...4 hours from Houston, TX

...6 hours from Bernice/Farmerville, LA

...7 hours from Lafayette, LA

...12 hours from Red River, NM

(some of V and D's fave places)



 

 

 

 



REGION 9 RALLY...ELVIS AND MORE

Hubba...Hubba...Hubba

 

Region 9 Airstream Rally...Robstown, TX

Near Corpus Christi

 

Dave and his new toy...A kit to wash me without water...I was luvin'

the rubbin' and scrubbin'...Feel like I've been to the spa!

 

Bean Bag Baseball...Vannie's team made it to second place by the skin of their teeth.

 

Vannie blew the art show away.  1st, 2nd, 3rd...Acrylic and 1st, 2nd, 3rd...Watercolor!

I did get a big laugh when she told me that she was the only entry in both categories!  Now

that's the way to get some ribbons!

 

Took a side trip to see the Texas coast...Padre Island

 

Vannie was so excited about the Pet Show.  She didn't have a pet, but

watching everyone elses was fun.  Of course, if her grandson, Cooper, had been around,

she could have dressed him up as a dog.  She's done it before. LOL

 

Another side trip...Kings Ranch...a bunch of land, cows, horses, cowboys!

 

The Alley Cats...Vannie said these dudes were HOT!  Lots of 50's and 60's music!

 

Chris Rybak...D and V were dancin' fools with this guy.  Felt like they were

at Mulates in Breaux Bridge.

 

The last day was denim and bling day...Vannie pulled it off ...for sure!

 

What a week! The Region 9 Airstream Rally was a blast!  I was in hog heaven visitin' with all the other Airstreams while V and D did their thing.  There was maybe one more Airstream as old as me, so we did some serious storytelling in the lot.  The newer Airstreams enjoyed hearing about the olden days.  LOL

 

V and D made so many new friends.  A big thank you to all the people who made this happen!

The Region 9 Officers and Committees

Texas Highland Lake Unit...we are associate members

...and all the other units that attended

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



MOVE OVER PAULA DEAN

Our Cookie-stuffed Brownie Recipe...

First you start with these type cookies...you can use Oreo's, but we tried those and it was just too much chocolate.  You can actually use any type cookie, I guess!

 

 

Next...spread peanut butter on top of one of the cookies and stack another one on top.

Then...place then in a cupcake liner inside your muffin pan.

Then...mix up a bag of brownie mix...just like the package directions.

 

 Then put 2 heaping teaspoons on each cookie stack..

Bake at 350 degrees for about 15 - 20 minutes.  My oven cooks them in 12 minutes, but it is a convection.  Delicious!

Well, we are on the road the again.  Feels good going down the road with the breeze skimming over my shiny silver body.  We are attending the Region 9 Airstream Rally in Robstown, TX.  I can just hear you now....Robstown?...where in the heck is that?  OK...it is a suburb of Corpus Christi.  All the Airstreams (about 100) are parked on the Borchard Fairgrounds.  We departed Austin last Sunday and stayed overnight at the Choke Canyon State Park, and then caravaned on in to Robstown.  V and D are members of the Acadiana Airstream Club, but they are associate members of the Highland Park Club in Austin.
We are all having so much.  Just had to share mine and Vannie's cooking experience.  Vannie saw this idea in a magazine and just had to try it.  It was a huge hit at our first potluck.
Enjoy!!!

THERE'S A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE

Breaking in without a key,

Please don't hurt Vannie and Dave and Me!

There's a mouse in the house

Oh my, Oh me...My house is no place for a mouse!

Invading our space

Help...where's the mace?

Come here, you little mouse,

We don't want you in our house!!!!

Yes, that's right...there is a mouse in the house.
Or I should say...WAS a mouse in the house.

Guess it's the season!
Don't know the reason.
But there was definitely, certainly a mouse in the house!

V and D said I was too small,
To have a mouse in the house at all.

But whatever the reason,
Something had to be done,
Because this was definitely, certainly not much fun!

The mouse wanted a feast.
And he sounded like a beast.
He stomped...
And he romped.
He romped...
And he stomped.

We must get rid of this creature...
and since Vannie was a teacher...
She had an IDEA!!!
She got a wonderful, delightful idea!

Sticky traps and poison...that should do the trick...
I was thinking, just to use a big stick.

So to work we all went
and got on the scent...
of this terrible, awful mouse in the house.

We cleaned every corner and looked all around,
but this mouse in the house was never to be found.

Maybe he ran..
Maybe he jumped...
Maybe he fell into a terrible slump!

Whatever the reason...
Whatever the season...
Our mouse has fled
...and might just be dead!

So the moral of this story is as old as the hills,
When you have a mouse in the house...
Don't panic...don't flee...
And definitely, certainly don't climb a tree.

Just put on your thinking cap
and set down the rules...
And go for that mouse with all of your tools!

From my top to my bottom, I am all clean.
No mouse at all was ever seen.
But we knew he had come,
And now he has gone,
This story is over, and I'm singing a song!!!!

(Move over Dr. Seuss)

Dear Gypsy...Love Madeline









Dear Gypsy,

 

       I want to "thank you" for being so patient for the past month, as Vannie and T-Pop left you at the RV site and came to "nanny" me.  You see, Gypsy, I'm just a little bitty thing and can't do much for myself, so I have needed them.  Their job is over at the end of this week.  I will be going to the same daycare as my big brother, Vincent.  I'm excited about that, but a little sad that I want be seeing Vannie and T-Pop every day.  They are really a hoot.  I'm sending you some pictures of things we have been doing during the day.  It will give you a little insight into what's been going on.

 

This little round thing is great when V and T need a little break.  I don't like to stay in it too long...you know...a little bit goes a long way with me.

Vannie taught me all the names and places of the 50 states.  I just have one more state to put in...Texas.  I definitely know where that goes, because that's where I live.  Now, if you believe that, I have waterfront property I want to sell you in the desert.

Here I am listening to T-Pop sing my favorite song, "Zippidy-Doo-Dah".  I just love that song.  It puts me in a good mood everytime I hear it.  I'm sure T-Pop would sing it for you, too.

Sometimes I get really cranky...I know, I am so cute,

it is hard to believe,  but it happens, and when it does...T-Pop pushes me around the house in this stroller.  It calms my nerves every time.

T-Pop is showing me how to use the computer.  I've almost got it.  He keeps telling me I can't drool on it.  I don't know if I can stop that right now...you know, teeth are coming!

OK...we went to the zoo.  I really think I am a little young to enjoy the zoo, but Vannie and T-Pop loved it.  T-Pop kept telling me to look at the goat.  I don't really know about goats  yet, but I guess I do now.  They are kind of stinky!

Vannie took me to the mall one day. "Girls just want to have fun!  Now, I could get into this...shopping.  We went to Baby Gap, The Children's Place, Kid's Pottery Barn, the Disney Store...fun, fun, fun!  My mama likes to shop A LOT.  I guess I got that gene from her.  LOL

We were outside one day, and it was kind of cold.  I felt like a butterfly coming out of it's cocoon.

Staying on my blanket is boring...just sayin'.

Clean as a whistle!  Vannie loves to give me a bath.  She thinks it makes me sleepy, but sometimes I trick her and just stay awake on purpose.

 

 

Well, Gypsy, hope that explains a few things.  It's been great, but next week I'm going to be a big girl and go to my new school.  Everyone there will love me, because, as you can see by my the pictures, I'm pretty darn cute.  You will have T-Pop and Vannie all to yourself.  Take some advice from me...smile alot, don't talk back, and look at them like you could just eat them up...they will be putty in your hands!

See you soon,

Love,

Madeline

 

BUILD IT AND THEY WILL COME

all a boy needs...sand and bricks

ready to race

 

the show begins

 

Miss Madeline just taking everything in.  The quilt was made by Vannie's niece, Susan Heard Honeycutt.  Susan passed away several years ago, so this is a treasured item...perfect for Madeline.

 

Well, what do you think I am talking about?  You have probably guessed by now, if you have looked at the pictures.  Yes...it's a sandbox.  Vannie and Dave's Austin grandson, Vincent, LOVES all things with wheels...monster trucks, hot wheels, construction vehicles, etc. So when we set up housekeeping at the Lone Star RV, we knew that at some point we would have to have a sandbox for Vincent.  He lines his cars or trucks up in a variety of patterns...all just so...never random. 

Of course, I loved the whole procedure.
....watching Dave, Emilie, and Vincent head out to Home depot for the sand and bricks.
....seeing them return and, together, create the sandbox
....watching Vincent enjoy the heck out of it.
....just having Vincent, Emilie, and Madeline sitting' around enjoying me and the beautiful day.

The whole thing kind of makes me want to wiggle my "toes" in some sand.  I think V and D are taking me to the beach in June.  Can't wait!

Ah-h-h-h-h