Rain, rain go away....

Don and I arrived in Fort Worth, TX and were met by Don's cousin, Chuck Wheeler at the local Wal-Mart! He wanted to meet us there so we wouldn't have to go through the horrors of downtown Fort Worth rush hour traffic! After visiting for a while he led us to our campground where we would stay for two nights! Talk about great service! :-) Thanks Chuck! Just before we were ready to head to the campground, Kathy, Chuck's wife came over and we were able to meet her for the first time! It really says something when you can talk for hours and not realize how long you've been talking! After parking the motorhome, we went to the stockyards and had dinner with Chuck and Kathy. We finally noticed that besides the "help" who were sweeping the floors, putting up chairs, etc. we were the only ones left in the whole restaurant!

The next day Don and I got a very late start! I guess going through two time zones and getting up at o'dark thirty to hit the road finally got to us! By the time Chuck called us though, we were about ready to begin our day! Chuck came over to the motorhome and since it was raining we talked, shared pictures and Chuck and I tried to fix a small glitch on my computer. (Operative word - tried!) None of us wear a watch and when Chuck asked if we wanted to get a bite of lunch we all agreed and didn't even consider the time! We were almost done eating when Kathy called to find out where we were and Chuck told her we were at Applebee's having lunch! She told him it was dinner time...yikes, it was after 5:00! No wonder we were all hungry! Kathy was able to join us and had her dinner! After that they took us over to their house where they showed us their beautiful home and the area that they live in. Spent a few hours talking some more, sharing stories of their/our travels and Chuck & Don spent lots of time reminiscing and catching up! It had been 24 years since they had seen each other at Rolly's (Chuck's dad & Don's uncle) retirement from Young's Market! (Earl [Don's dad] also retired from Young's Market). Both Kathy and Chuck brought us back to the motorhome and we got to looking up their old homes on "Zillow.com". Zillow is a fun program that gives you an "estimate" of the value of your home (or someone elses) with the tax info and sales history. It also shows you a satellite view of most areas. The more populated areas are more up-to-date than some areas. They had to refine their search a little by viewing the satellite to pinpoint the houses since they didn't exactly remember the addresses! It was fun to see them "spot" the house and talk about things about it! Another day had sped by and it was time to say "good-bys". We were moving on in the morning. I know that Don had a great time and said it didn't feel like 24 years had passed since they had last gotten together! I enjoyed meeting both Chuck & Kathy and we hope to get together again sometime soon. Since we won't be too far from Texas and they travel to Nebraska, it should be pretty easy to meet up again soon!

BTW while at their house I got to have my "kitty fix"! Kathy inherited her dad's cat! He's a beautiful cat that allowed me to have some petting time! Still makes me miss Maggie and I hope to be able to find another kitty sometime soon!