BACK, In Moulton 06/13/15

[pics incl] When we returned from Shiner, we picked up Robert and met aunt Golda, Velma and Nancy in town. Golda was very interested in how the pictures got from the phone to computer as well.  William did an EXCELLENT job of patiently explaining it so that everyone understood (including Aunt Kate and several others at the nursing home).  It also RAINED A LOT in town while we were there.  [NOTE:  for the record, Robert got about 1/10″ thru 1:00am Sunday morning… THEN it really started raining about 6am].

Aunt Golda took a shoe off because it was too tight… I just know there is a Dr. Seuss poem waiting to be written about, “my shoe is off, my foot is cold…” and Aunt GOLDa… where is Aunt Mousie?!? I need a poem!

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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In Shiner 06/13/15

[pics incl]  We visited Aunt Betty in Shiner and found Geneva there as well.  Andrew and his 4 youngest (of 8) arrived after it rained 1.5″ in 25 minutes!  Genevea took the awesome rainbow picture of William and Michaela (obviously, we told them both to wear neon colors in case they were ever on top a large hay bale when a rainbow appears behind them!?!?).  Later we grabbed some dinner in town.

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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In Moulton 06/13/15

[pics incl]  Sat morning we went to visit and eat lunch with Aunt Kate.  Velma and Robert joined us and Cordelia Sherry (another Hull cousin) stopped by.  Aunt Kate wanted William to show her how the pictures from last night, onto his laptop.  Now she wants a tablet (like a kindle… to play games AND read books)…. Hmmm. I think we created a monster 😉

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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William Milked the Cow 06/13/15

[pics incl]  William helped milk the cow.  He took a sip, but he is allergic, so that was it.  Robert named the 2yr old calf “Velma J”…

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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William is learning to milk Annabelle

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William is allergic to milk, so just one tiny sip please

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Velma J is Annabelle 2yo calf

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At Hull Farm in Moulton 06/12/15

[pics incl] William watched Uncle Robert strain the milk, then walked the calf. I took some photos, including the windmill, then discovered a photo in the house that Velma’s husband Ray Slack had taken (I took a photo of it). William flipped the hammock. Then Jackie & Maxine Bertling suddenly appeared. [Jackie is my grandfather, Walter Hull’s oldest grandchild? grandson? now I can’t remember] I visited with them while William and Robert were out on ATV’s.

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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YES, he fell on his head!

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William walking BlueBell, Annabelle 2015 calf

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I took this photo and then saw Ray Slack photo inside!

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Ray Slack took this photo ages ago

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In Moulton 06/12/15

[pics incl] We stopped in town to visit My great-aunt Kate before heading out to farm. We found great-aunt Golda and Velma.  Watch for lots more pics, we plan to visit Saturday and Sunday too!

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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Stopped Near Lubbock

[pics incl] William and I arrived about 4:00pm CT at Tammy’s in Shallowater, TX (near Lubbock). Then we went out for dinner.

[NOTE: LOTS more pics, watch for updates & slideshows]

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Hopefully “On The Road” to TX (Thurs AM)

Hopefully, William and I will be on the road “bright and early” Thursday morning.

The tentative plan so far is: Denver to Lubbock (to visit my cousin Tammy & family), Lubbock to Moulton where I have a lot of extended family, including TWO great-aunts! Moulton to Edna (Deidra & Whitley family), Edna to Alvin (staying with Jeff’s sister Patti & family). We have many relatives and friends in the Alvin/League City/ Kemah areas. Some of ya’ll live just north of Houston (or Baytown & Tomball) so we’ll figure that out.

At the moment, I “PLAN” to stay in the south Houston area for SEVERAL days to a week.

From Houston area to Odessa… maybe stopping in San Antonio (tentative). Odessa, TX to Artesia, NM (quick stop) to Socorro, NM. Jeff has cousins and Aunts/Uncle in these areas. Socorro, NM to Santa Fe, NM (quick stop) to Colorado Springs, CO (quick stop) to BACK HOME.

Everything is negotiable/tentative except Moulton… If I’m doing this… I’m going to Moulton. Some of the times are “quick-stop” but for the most part, at least a day… all times are “give or take a day or so” depending on how I feel.

It’s been suggested and requested by many of you, that I try to plan a dinner out (in the League City greater area) so that people can just meet me there. I’ve penciled in this idea but keep in mind that I cannot “do loud” so if my head is hurting, this will not work for me 🙁 I’ll keep ya posted! I’ll post update on FB and blog.

If you live along this route, give or take a mild detour, let me know because maybe we can “meet for coffee… or lunch… or a quick hug at the store!” Feel free to txt me (or call) and get a status. If you have William’s # you can txt him too.

Hope to see ya soon! TAZ

[NOTE UPDATE 06/10/15: on my way back from Edna (Deidra’s) we are going to The Woodlands to hang out on Tues 16th and “do something” dunno what yet. Then meeting Uncle Rick & family for dinner. Karen O’Rourke & family will meet me there. THEN, we’ll head down to Patti’s in Alvin.

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Happy Birthday Debbie

[pics incl]  Debbie and Mario stopped by and since it is her birthday, Jeff made some shish-ka-bobs and William made some Jello!  Mario played Ashley a song on the piano and challenged William to make something out of the Jenga blocks.

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Last visit:  http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2015/04/24/debbie-visits-042415/

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I Kinda Sorta Made a Garden

[pics incl] Look, I potted plants (they were previously sitting in containers inside the pots)!

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Redneck Hail Protection

[pics incl] If you live near us, then you too, are probably sick of the hail every day for the past two weeks! We are tired of bringing our plants indoor/outdoor, every morning/evening. AND, we often are NOT here when it hails for five minutes and the sun comes back out!

We spent some time, at several stores, contemplating this problem. We came up with this adjustable shelf system and plastic bird netting (folded over several times). It’s hard to see in the photos, but we only have it over the top (folded over even more), and about 2/3 down the three sides, away from the house.

The shelf system is reusable and the bird netting was cheap; wish us luck, storm is nearby now (already raining), so we are testing our theories.

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Where in the World is: Courtney

[pics incl] Clearly doesn’t rhyme like Carmen Sandiego 😉 Courtney and Claudia have finished their sophomore year in Beijing and are on the way to Tokyo, Japan… primarily because of Disneyland, Tokyo. I accused her of not being packed so she txt’d me this pic.

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She txt’d some pix, so I put them on HER blog: http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/courtney/category/posts/

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Crazy Weather

[pics incl] There are tornado warnings all around us but it’s currently just cloudy and drizzly near our house. But it WAS hailing with the sun out! Ashley and I were driving into our neighborhood and I stopped do we could each take a photo of “our view.”

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[NOTE: Saturday was just as crazy!]

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Rockies Baseball Game 06/02/15

[pics incl] Jeff, Ashley and William went to the heartbreaking Rockies loss last night. (other team w/ grand-slam in 9th)!

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Double Rainbow 06/01/15

[pics incl] These were not as brilliant colors as I have been able to capture in the past [http://blog.scottsontherocks.com/blog/2014/08/22/double-rainbow-082214/], but if you look close, squint & tilt your head… you should be able to detect the second rainbow. This was a quick storm and the sun was still very brightly setting behind me.

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