Josh's Deal and More Family Fun

Josh, our youngest daughter’s husband, arrived in Texas on April 2. He was delivering their 1989 VW Westfalia Camper to an online buyer from Minnesota, who is flying into Austin, Texas to complete the deal. Josh (right) and a friend, Simon (left), drove over 2000 miles from Josh and Courtney’s newly acquired thatched roof house in Guatemala. Courtney and Althea stayed home to care for their two new large dogs, their cat and two baby kittens. After the car transaction is complete on April 7, Josh will fly to Florida and engage in a lot of red tape in order to air transport their Great Dane, Leroy, back home to Central America. How’s that for modern day business? What an excuse to visit your in-laws! We can’t wait to visit Guatemala one day and hug Althea and enjoy her little zoo.

While Josh and Simon got the VW ready for delivery, Jack, Lucie and Lincoln spent a couple of days with us in Buda playing in the Airstream. They just love the trailer! On two occasions they and Jerry rode the Razor scooters down the hill from the RV park to Cabela’s. In case you don’t know Cabela’s, it’s a sportsman’s dream world. There is something for everyone: A laser firing range, real fish in a pond, a huge, exotic aquarium, a wildlife exhibit of stuffed wild animals plus, camping/fishing gear, guns, boats, kayaks, and sports clothing galore. A few people stared and smiled at Jerry pushing away on the little scooter, but no one came in a white coat.

Evenings with the family were great fun with Steve doing a fantastic job grilling big steaks and halibut. Steph is like her mom, knowing just how to plan and deliver big meals. Everything is so green with all the rain that has fallen on the Gillette’s little country abode. The horses grazed in the front yard, the kids loved swinging on the huge rope that hangs from a big limb, and Josh and Jack chopped wood and attended to the fire. The last night we joyfully celebrated an early birthday for Gloria. Earlier in the day, she and Jerry posed with Pat and Vanna. Their bus and trailer were parked at the dealership near our rig while they performed in San Antonio. As Vanna would say in her sweet, intellectual way, “Bye-Bye.”