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Published: October 6th 2008
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Happy to be back on the road as we could still miss the commute traffic in Dallas, but there is no way to miss the arrogant, gun toting, road-rage infected drivers (these are only the women) of the Dallas/Fort Worth crash and burn freeway system. See I can be objective
We stayed in Fort Worth with Betty’s cousin Kay who was a most gracious hostess. As you know I am not one to praise others, but Kay is a retired Information Technology person from ATT after the SBC->ATT merger. So we had much to talk about in a language only we understood. However the final determinant was the meal at a Vegan restaurant. Yes a Vegan restaurant in the city nicknamed “the cow town” by Dall-assites.
On Thursday we drove a few miles outside of Fort Worth to visit our granddaughter and her family. Now Dana is not afraid of kids or a large family as she currently has 7 (yes seven) and another on the way. This must be another daughter (currently 6 boys and 1 girl) as she said vehemently - NO MORE. However, we have heard this before and will need a note from the doctor
Great-grandparents and Kids
Dana's 7 with Ben and Autumn top left as proof.
We both have history with the 2 oldest - Benjamin and Autumn and hoped to spend a little more time with them. However as you might imagine with 5 others plus Dana and her house-mate, it was a little difficult. Additionally, I did not want to show favoritism. There are family photos included.
We are now off to Houston (my first trip) to visit some good friends and their family. Houston like Dallas has a large number of freeways, but they also have and continue to create TOLL ways. Yes pay to use, but from conversations with the natives, they are happy to pay the toll to avoid commute congestion. We spent the day at a park in Sugarland, TX. KC was the happiest one of the bunch. He could not run free, but had many walks and leg-lifting experiences.
One final comment about Houston and our ole buddy Ike. While in Little Rock we began looking for lodging in Houston. Due to the Ike created power loss in Galveston, almost all motels in Houston were filled. The 2 choices left were a bit on the expensive side, but again we had no choice.
On Sunday we headed to San Antonio to visit our granddaughter, Chelsea. Chelsea lives and goes to school at Texas A&M in Corpus Christi. Although only 19, she is a pedal to the medal junior. Her father lives in Austin and also has lung cancer due to a Pulmonary disease. We spent a few hours with Chelsea before she headed back to school and we prepared for the long push to Rancho Murieta (RM).
Our return flight took us through Las Cruses, NM for an overnight stay. Then on to Flagstaff, AZ where at 7K elevation made it a bit difficult on breathing. The morning low was 36 degrees and when I told Bets she started to shiver. However in this high dry environment 36 feels like 50.
After Flagstaff, we were going to stay overnight in the San Joaquin valley as RM is to far to go in one day. This of course all changed in Needles. I took a couple of photos along the way to show - We're headed to CA via Needles.
One final statement. To all of those we met, stayed with, and talked to (in person, phone or Blog) along the
Grandmother and Chelsea
Chelsea is tall - 6' or so and wit heels really tall way (even the State Troopers in Nashville) we want to thank you for your time and patience. This trip was important and necessary for Betty and even though we missed New England, Boston, FDR library, NYC, and Philly, it was a great experience. Bets wanted it to go on forever since when she returned chemo starts Tuesday Oct 7. As driver, tour guide, and resource manger, I want you all to know how much we appreciate and love each of you.
Warning: Be ready for our trip next year and start making up excuses if we decide to invade your space.
Thanks once again
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