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Beau Wann, Jr.

     Linda, glad you are recovering. Couldnt recover in a more wonderful setting, at Frans and TJs.  Will be praying for a speedy recovery for Jim. 

    Wow, Larry, you and Teddie remember so many folks, and their parents.   I hardly knew anyone from my end of Oak Forest.  Well, being from Transylvania, we were'nt allowed out til night time.   If they went to Oaks Presbyterian, my beloved knows them.  Her mom and dad were friends with the Battersons.

     Youse mentioned Ronny Foster!  He had an older brother James Foster.  As I recollect, all the girls my older sisters age, were all gaga over James.  He and his brother were just a couple years older than our group, yet I recollect thinking that they were almost the size of grown men.  James Holcombe also was as large as a full growed man, yet he was younger than me by a couple months. 

    Onliest (east texas for only) couple of kids I remember that lived on DuBarry by me was a Timmy Bell, and a mean kid named butch.  Gail and Eddie Morgan lived on the corner of Ebony and Dubarry. They had a fish pond in the front yard.   Their dad worked for Eastman Kodak.  Bill Morrow, Jeff ????,  Artie and Joey ????
Jeffs parents rented the house next door, Bills parents rented the house across the street and Artie and Joeys Parents rented a house a couple doors down from Bill.  Jeff moved out from next door, and a Michael ???? moved in.  His dad owned a plumbing business. 

    Janie Hartman lived east on DuBarry, other side of Ella.  Phil Young on the corner of DuBarry and McKinnly?  That's about all the kids I can remember that lived on DuBarry. Well, me of course.  Saw Ronny Eldridge at the Chappell Hill BBQ and Bakery last year methinks.  I said hi, and I'm pretty sure he didnt know who I was. 

       I do remember he and Robert Knox were buddies.  What hotrod was it that Ronny had. 37 chevy. It was as fine a restore job as I've seen.  Probably had a 283 punched out to 301 or something like that. I'll bet Ronny and Robert could tune a lawn mower to turn in the low 9s. I remember Roberts English ford, or was it a Henry J.?   I think it had a 302 something or other in it, with six duces.  He brought it up to Sam onetime and was going to race somebody, and all 6 carburators caught on fire. I remember Robert stuffing rags down the carbs to put it out.  Had huge slicks on it also.

    then there was Charlie Bresenhans (sp)  GTO, and that's about all I remember about those three young men.  Everytime I see a white 55 chevy, I think of Teddie. 

     I'm pretty sure I've covered the above ground on foks from our youtes, but it's still nice to remember old names and faces.

   Scotty, you going to Alabamy with a banjo on your knee?   Does that mean you wont be coming to the FLINGS anymore?  You and Teddie have got to have two of the keenest rememberers ever, yall remember everyone and everything.   I was just a dumb little kid that couldnt think past the dirt I was playing in. 

    Time to deplane. Got a menagerie to feed and then the big kids, us. More prayers and thoughts for Linda, and Jim and Beverly, and anyone else out there in need of a prayer or two.

Happy trails friens, happy trails.... 

Teddie Jordan

Continued prayers for Jim Allen and Beverly Hengst Allen. They have had a rough several weeks and are back in the hospital with this serious set back. Hopefully it will mark the beginning of complete healing for JIM.

Larry Reid '63

Beau, You are so right about Ronnie and Jimmy Foster the girls were crazy about both of them. Jimmy was much older than Ronnie and the last timne I heard anything about him he was driving a Beer Truck. Jimmy and Ronnie also had a sister but she was quiet and very low profile. The Foster Family owned Fosters Meats located on Nicholson in the Heights. Also, they moved fromn Chantilly to Ella Lee Forest in the early sixties. Would love to learn more about Ronnie if anyone knows anything of his wereabouts.

Jenny Taylor (Williams)

I lived a few doors down from RonnieFoster in Ella Lee Forest.  Beverly Hengst lived across the street.  Since you guys brought up Ronnie, I did a little research and I think I know what happened to him.  But first does anyone remember the name of either of his two sisters?  I have their names as Paula and Sharon.  Does that ring a bell with anyone? 

Teddie Jordan

Jenny, I remember her and for some reason Paula sounds familiar, but I’m not at all sure. 

Jenny Taylor (Williams)

You guys should know that when you say "I wonder what ever happened to......", I take that as a challenge!  So here is what I have found so far.  Ronnie (Ronald Blake) Foster (born 19 Oct. 1944) and Jimmy (James Lee) Foster (born 2 Dec 1941)  and sister Paula Foster Howk (born 9 May 1940)-  Parents- James Lee Foster Sr. and Harriet Bumgardner Foster.  They had an older sister, Sharon, who died when she was 6 in 1944.  I called a number for their sister Paula Howk and  left a message on her phone to call me.  Hope I have the right number.  I am pretty sure these are our guys. Anyway, this Jimmy Foster passed away in 2010 and this Ronnie in 2012.   Now remember, I have not verified that this is our classmate who graduated 1963.  Will let you know as soon as I hear from her or verify my info. 

Teddie Jordan

Sorry to say we just read on fb where Ronnie Peters’ reported that his wife Helga has passed away. 

Larry Reid '63

Jenny, You are amazing! Thanks for tracking down the Foster family. Sorry to hear about Jimmie and Ronnie. If I remember correctly Jimmy married a neighbor across the street from me named Judy White? Judy was another one of those special people.

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Isnt she ! ! !  I believe AMAZING about sums it up. 
    Friday night, and I'm bachin it for a  couple of days.  this house isnt the same when Lilibet is gone.  She's up in whacko waco for her installation as Madame President of the BETA ETA chapter of DELTA KAPPA GAMA....an aside here, I was a member of TAPPA KNU KEG AND I PHELTA....hmmm, ok, I'll leave that one alone.

     I'm so glad she is a part of that organization of professional teachers assoc.  Gives her something and someone other than me and the dogs and cats on the hill.  "See the sun going round, see the eyes in his head spinning round...the fool on the hill..."   Forgot about that song until just now. Havent heard it  in forever.  Who sang that tune?   6th demension?   Oh bother!

     My daughter-in-law Julliete came out to have lunch with me today, since everyone is out of town on this special weekend.  What a delight she is. Lights up the room when she comes in.   I do have one problem with her, she talks sooooo fast, my defective ears cant keep up.  Heck, even if I had 20 20 hearing I still wouldnt be able to keep up. But, no complaints here, she is a gem!

    Today is my youngest sons 48th birthday.  He and his finance' are in San Diego for a wedding of a friend.  And what a coinkydink, Kevin just proposed to his long time girlfriend, and she said yes.  They are staying at the Del Coronado Hotel and sent pictures of the occasion.  I was at that hotel in 65-66, or actually Coronado Island for training. Visited it, and it was nice back then.  Even nicer today, almost 55 years later.

    Tomorrow is Mine and Lilibets 34 anamaversary.  Not as long as some of yall, but pretty long time.  We're still treating it as a temporary relationship, dont know how much longer we are going to stay together, maybe another 100 years or so, but that's it, that's my limit.  Then Sunday, is Fathers day for all us dads and moms too. Some had to be both mother and father.  And to those folks, I say a double howdy howdy for being there for your kids..

    And then there's that nagging old day called a BIRTHDAY...hmmm...how old am I?   73 methinks.  I dont know, I'll have to ask Lilibet when she gets home tomorrow or Sunday.  You know, I know why I dont like Math Problems....I have enough problems of my own to be fooling around with other probs. and that's the truth...thbbbbb!

    Still havent finished the Cooper Memorial Ice House.  Havent started on the bar yet, or gotten a bid on a pool table and shuffle boad, but I will.  Mind you, Rome wasnt built in a day.  Saw two walking sticks today!  Actually they were so big, should be called walking logs.  I've never seen so many WSs and certainly not as large as these.  Hmmm, I wonder if they are paused to take over the whirld like the "BODY SNATCHERS". Any of youse youtes see that movie with Kevin Mcarthy and whoever else. At least I think it was Kevin Mc.

     Ok, time to deplane and go to sleep.  Just gave Jack his meds at 11, and been stalling about going to bed.  House sure is empty without Lilibet.  When she's gone, I try to stay up till 3 or 4 in the morning AM, sort of makes time pass quicker, but tonight I'm a tad tired.  I wonder who will be in the bed when I get there,  Dixie-Belle, Lacy, or Annie-Bob. Of course it could be Danica Pattrick, now that would be different.

       I never know. It's been Lacy for most of this week. She curls up next to me in the crook of my left arm and snores.  Who'd a thunk an 8 pound cat snores, and very loud too.  It is a high pitched snore, but a snore none the less.

Ok, ok, I believe I was singing off.....la la la la la
Keep the sun at your six and mind the playtypus duck, Bill....
Your frien and resident box O nuts...BeauCephus T. Magillicutty esq.

Post Script:  My sister and brother in law that live in Virginia sent several BD cards to me. I opened one, or actually it was all ready open.  It was a card from US Community Tree Recovery Blanco River, Texas.  Seems they planted and named 5 trees after me.  Imagine, having 5 trees named Beau Wann.  I guess the trees dont have a say in the naming process. 

        I didnt know trees had proper names, other than Oak, Maple, etc.  I do hope this doesnt cause a row amongst the ttrees in the forrest.  I knew that you could have a star named for someone, but why would you?  Oh the thoughts to ponder, I'm no rocket surgeon, so all this ponderin is plunderin my grey matter for answers.  Why is there a W in ansers?  Oh the Humanity...!!!!

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Goooooooood mornin chappell hillllllll !    Saturday morning and got a couple cups O joe in me.  "Joltin Joe Dimaggio..."  My mind is just a jumble of mindless drivel.  There was a song about Joe Dimaggio back when he was on a hitting streak.  Miller or Dorsey or one of the big bands came up with it.  What pray tell does that have to do with Saturday or anything for that matter?  Just in case youse youtes wanted to know that bit of useless information....Well, I wwouldnt want youse all to miss any sleep thinking about the aforementioned.... Donno, just sayin!

    Talked to Lilibet last night. They are packed and ready to depart about noon today. That'd put em here around 2ish....YEAAAAAAA!  Instead of making lunch, maybe we'll go out to eat seein as how it is our aniversary.  Shoot, maybe I'll put on a clean shirt ! ! !     Man, who'd a thunk it. 36 years with the same partner, pardner!  We've had our ups and downs, bbut mostly middles.  Any problem we've had was all her fault of  course.  I was never to blame, pure as the wind driven snow....any of youse youtes believe that, I've got a bridge for sale called London.

     All the special dates this weekend, fell exactly as they sit today. Kevins BD Friday, our wedding Sat and of course the moonyhoon on Sunday, my BD and Fathers day.  Couldnt have gotten a nicer gift than  Lilibet. A gift that I've had everyday for 34 years perzactly to the day.

     I understand we are due some rain maybe today, for sure tomorrow and Monday I hope.  We've had .16 a couple days ago and .02 yesterday, not enough, but will take all we can get.  Added two more rain barrels to the farm house.  Put in two several months ago, and we got less than half inch of rain and it filled the two to overflowing.  Added two more last week, and .16 of an inch filled those two up.  It's the metal roof that is so effecient with water flow. So now, we have 200 gallons of rainwater which I've been extracting one bucket at a time, watering everything that needs watering. We have a well of course, but waste not want not I allus say.  And so did my mom, God rest her soul!

    Ground is cracked in someplaces, looks like an oithquake has struck.  Now that's a scary preposition.  We do need the rain.  Had a small grass fire in the middle of 290 just west of CH.  CHVFD got there very fast ahd had the salutation under control in a tick or two.  Hooray for the men in blue...or whatever color they are in.  I love the boots they wear, and have always coveted a pair. They remind me of "swashbuckler" boots, "Three Musketeers" boots if you will, and even if you wont.

    Is it 2 yet?  Dang, Hurry up 2!  Just talked to my beloved, and they are "a fixin to" go to their last meeting, a brunch meeting, or a meeting brunch, whicheva comes foist, then on the road again at High Noon!  We've talked about going and spending an hour or two in Waco, but just never have.  I always hate to leave the pups for longer than a couple of hours.  Hmmm, wonder if there are any pup sitters up heah.  Hmmm, no matter how you slice it, dont think there's enough time between Jacks mornin meds at 7 to his nafteroon meds at 3.  Oh well, if God had wanted me to visit Waco, I'd be livin there, right?

    After watching "FIXER UPPER" with Chip and Joanna Gaines for years, they got me hankerin to move to Waco.  Are those two folks not something!  I believe Joanna is probably the best designer and decorator in the universe.  The things they do to those houses are nothing short of a spell by Merlin, or some very hard woik, whicheva comes foist.  I would like to visit their bakery and B&B and their new restaurant.  Maybe I'll look for a motel that would allow our children to stay.

    Ok, I'm just ramblin, I'm sure folks arent interested in our everyday mundane stuffola.  Guess I'm just lonesome.  "Ol lonesome George"...member him?  George Gobel?  Ifin yall got computers and can conjure up Youtube, in the search box, type in "The Tonight Show", or Johnny Carson, or even George Gobel.  Up will pop the time Ol Lonesome George was on the TS with Johnny of course, Dean Martin, and Bob Hope and others.  Most hilarious meeting you've ever seen.  they dont have shows like that anymore.

   You can conjure up most any TV show including Amos N Andy.  Tony Randall owned the rights to the A N A show until he passed away. 

   Ok, guess I'll sing off for now...lalalalalalala...

Hey Larry R., so glad you've been on the forum.  The new picture I suspect, is a recent one, and does you proud, young man! 

I believe I was signing off...this is "Ol Lonesome George" bidding you good day and happy trails, til next time we meet...

Teddie Jordan

Cephus, enjoy your special day tomorrow and eat all of the birthday cake you want, but I’m afraid that at our age the wrinkles in our birthday suits are probably permanent! So no skinny dipping in the creek.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     TJ, come to the front, Tj, come to the front....Thanks Teddie, my beloveds finally home, had a visit from my Grandaughter LUCY.  That, my friends, is all I wanted.  She baked a chocolate fudge cake, and baked a zillion chocolate chip cookies, and brought a Hawaiian Shirt for me all the way from Hi wahya.  She drove all the way from Galveston just to see me.  What a beautiful child she is.

    Dont think I'll be swimming in the creek, no water no how.  That might change tomorrow or Monday...not me skinny dippin in the creek, but that the creek might just get some water. I do remember in me younger days doin a little bit O skinny dippin.  Be more like fatty dippin nowadays.  Time to deplane.  need to run to the store for some breakfast supplies, my eldest and his wife are  coming over for breakfast.  I am so blessed ! ! ! ! ! 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Well, it's here ! ! !  BD day oncet (east texas for once) again .  I sincerely thank all the well wishers.  It is nice to be remembered whether it's ones BD or not, dontcha think?    I was feeling old years before todays BD.  Lot of it has to do with being TOLD that you are old, or where society places the standards on youte, middle age, and old age.  Mostly the morons in the media egged on by  self important professors,  set the bar wherever they want IT to be, whatever IT is.   "This is what a man of 73 should feel like....this is what a woman of 35 should feel and act like"...."oh, you cant do that, youre too old...youre too young"...

     Age doesnt really bother me so much except that we are TOLD that it should bother us, and "beware"...Wouldnt it be marvelous if only one official site or place knew the age of everyone, and each individual was not told when they were born or how old they are.  I'm sure there would be a lot of curiosity and wondering how old one was, and knowing me, I would probably be leading the charge.

    Just think, another category of "betting" would run rampant in Vegas.  "How old is so and so"? Odds are 10 to 1 against or for whatever.  Not being a gambler, I have no idear how betting woiks.  Of course one might run up against a 25 year old wanting to marry an 11 year old.  Maybe some type of warning device could be worn by underage kids, "WARNING, WARNING, ACTUNG, ALTO, STOP, BEWARE, DANGER ZONE, STEP BACK AWAY FROM THE CHILD, STEP BACK AWAY FROM THE CHILD, IT IS YOUR LAST WARNING BEFORE CALAMITY BEFALLS YOUR BUTT..." or woids to that defect.... but then that would give away their age wouldnt it. 

     Oh the humanity...so many points to ponder.  Speaking of points, what the heck is a "point of light"?  "We need more "points of lights", or woids to that defect. Do points of lights have anything to do with AGE?  My recollector doesnt recollect just whom said that, but doesnt matter, but what is it?  You want more points of lights, go outside on a clear night and just look up, whaaaaaa ? Yeah, hows them fer pints of lights?  Oncet (east texas for once) again, not being a rocket surgeon, most things that dont include rocks and dirt and grass, allude me.  I try to just take thangs as they are, and move on.

    Ok, getting ready for  my BD and FD and Anniversary Breakfast. Got, "from scratch biscuits" ready to go, 20 minute grits ready to cook, sausage gravy poised to be, and of course bacon, sausage, ham and eggs dutifully standing by.  Coffee is already a go and a hot and a black and a GO.  In one of my favorite mugs...I have so many.    YUK, coffees cold. That's my que to deplane boss.

   All youse fine youtes have the same kind of day I will have, a blessed and wonderful day.

Your frien and resident old guy,  BeauCephus Allan Badillion Traherne, jr, esq....

Post Script:   Here's some woids to live by, told to me by an old indian chief, chief Runamuck from the fagahwe tribe      "Unga balla wonga abbra cadabra, frisom on the jip jap", or,  "Never ever trust a naked bus driver"  a rather loose translation, but close enough.

    Here's one of me own:  "When in danger and in doubt, run in circles scream and shout".....

Bill Traill

Happy Birthday Beau !!

Linda Bolton (Roffall)

Happy birthday Beau. Hope you enjoy your day. Eat lots of cake and ice-cream and celebrate another year !  Keep those posts coming, we all enjoy them so much .

Ruth Ellen Winters (Schmidt)

Happy Birthday Beau.  Hope you had a Blessed Day. 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Thank you Bill, Linda and Ruth for the BD wishes and everyone else that has been so kind. "No man is a failure with all the friends one has..." or woids to that effect. I believe that comes from "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE", my all time favorite movie. We watch it every Christmas whether we want to or not.  I use to know the dialog by heart, but being an old forgetful youte, well, youse youtes know what I'm talking about.  If you do, let me know will you!

     Already on my 3rd cup O Joe.  Let my beloved sleep in so I fed the cats and dogs and gave Jack his meds. Checked on Little Miss outside, but she's not up yet. I dont know where she goes at night, but hope it's someplace dry and safe.  I've fixed up a plethora of beds and safe houses for her,  even have two beds on the back porch for her. I sat out with her till past midnight on the porch, brushing and loving on her.  Gave her some fresh baked chicken along with some dry food.  Anyway, I stayed with her till we both fell asleep.

   Little miss likes sardines, and got one inside cat, Annie-Bob and our pup Dixie-Belle that also like sardines.  Sardines are very good for a critters coat.  Well, it isnt good for the sardines coat, but one must make sacrifices where one can, doesnt one!

     Got just over an eench of rain yesterday, yeaaaaa!   More on the way.  Already been down in the valley this grey morning to unlock the gate and check for skunks.  We saw one down by the creek Saturday eenin. First one we've seen since a couple of years ago when I had to evict the last skunk family from the premises. 

      Didnt want to kill them, but was forced to because some of them appeared to have rabies. They were out in the day time and since they are suppose to be nocturnal animals, being out in the daylight isnt normal. Checked with our vet, and also wildlife people, and they said I have to kill them.  So I did, sorry to say!  Getting rid of the stinky polecats was another preposition alltogether. whew, stinky!!!!!

     Anyway, I do hope that Saturday night live skunk was just passing through.  Got a wiff of one last night, but seeing as how the wind generally blows from the south, direction of 290, i figured one got disturbed south of us, I hope,  Too bad such a beautiful critter like that is sooooo uh undesireable.

    Party's over.  Had a great time yesterday, which is a departure from past years. I dont know what it is about celebrating ME, but just never liked to do that.  Love celebrating everyone else, just not me.  But this year was different, guess I approached it differently than in past years.  Just go with the flow.

   Eldest son, Billy Joe, and his wife Julliete came over for breakfast, and just had a swell time. They left around 11:30, then up drives my in-laws and a friend of theirs.  Again had a good time.  In Laws brought lunch, and was surprisingly good.  Mother in law didnt cook it!

      Now before you get all bent about my speaking ill of me MIL, she is a well known BAD COOK.  For example,  deviled eggs, good, deviled eggs mixed with salmon,  very very very bad.    Her reasoning, or maybe it was Max's idea, was, "salmon is good for you"!  It maybe good for you, but you just dont want to mix it with certain things like, deviled eggs, ice cream and cake and a whole plethora of any food group, cept FISH.

    We played dominoes, or they played dominoes, I fell asleep at the dominoe table in the middle of a game! Woke up on the couch sandwiched between a cat and a dog, both snoring!  Dont know how I got there, but was glad to be there, as it's always good to be SOMEWHERE.  Max and Jeanine are both 90, or soon will be, and I'm almost 20 years their junior, AND I FALL ASLEEP! ! ! !   Oh the humanity! 

    (scuse me whilst I refresh my coffee...)  Sorry, took me longer than I thought it would, had half a biscuit...Ok, where was I?   Oh yeah, I FELL ASLEEP PLAYING DOMINOES ! ! ! !  Oh the humanity!  Hmmm, seems I did that one already.   When the Fall Fling rolls around, hope I dont fall asleep in the middle of that!    That would be tragic.  Have to have plenty of coffee and NODOZE handy.

   The Cunninghams brought a friend from church, Andree' . It sounds like Andrea, but if you put an A on it, in French, that is masculine, and she certainly isnt that. She has lived here in America for many years, but still has a very strong french accent, which I love, hooray!  

    I didnt do like I normally do, and just wonder about someone, I asked this time.  "Where in France are you from etc?"     Oh man, to my delight and hers also, she told me all about herself. She is from Verdun, sight of one of the bloodiest battles in WWI, 1916 and again in WWII 1944.  Pattons 3rd army liberated Verdun Sept 2 1944, and Andree was there to witness it. 

    She said when the GIs came into town, her mother saw how dirty the GIs uniforms were, so she washed over 300 or so in just a couple of days.  I asked her was it by hand, and she just smiled and said, "yes, no machines back then"  silly me!   She has 4 other sisters I think, my french is not very good, my english isnt very good eyether come to think of it.  Her mother had her and all her sisters making pies and any hot meal they could come up with for the GIs.  She said the GIs gave her something they hadnt had in a long time, and I just couldnt understand what she was saying.

    Andree said that a GI gave her a pair of OD pants, or GI pants, and her mother quickly "took them up" so they would fit Andree, as she was only 10 at the time.  Andree said she hung around the GIs wearing those pants, thinking she was one of them.  I saw a twinkle in her eyes, not bitterness at having been under nazi rule for 4 years, but of love and happiness for her GI liberators.  She said she sat next to Patton when he stopped in Verdun.  Being deaf and not fluent in French, I sure missed a lot of words, but was glad to hear what I was able to.  What a lovely and gracious lady.

    Seeing as how there was a lull, or coffee break during the Dominoe sleep over, I bid her come into the office to show her something.  My computer!   I conjured up the internet, then typed in Verdun, and clicked on what I thougt was a good site, and lo and behold, up pops her town. She tried to tell me just where Verdun was geographically, and the Moselle valley,  but when the map popped up, she gasped with delight.  We perused that site and others, and seems she didnt know she could do that with her computer. 

    I typed in just any old word, and showed her how easy it was to conjure up whatever she wanted. Before she left, she thanked me for the lesson of the internet, and said she may never have to leave the house again.  Sure wish my hearing was better, really my understanding of the words I have lost because my hearing is no longer 20/20. My grandaughter warned me that would happen if I didnt work hard at whatever I was suppose to work hard at.

     I showed Andree a picture of my Uncle Richard (tooty) in his GI uniform, and one of him in his combat fatigues in some snowy village in Jan 1945.  It is a small picture, but one could see a clock tower in the back. Andree examined the picture with a magnifying glass, and said it wasnt in France, the clock tower wasnt French.  Must have been German.  Just think of the history that has been lost over the years from families like mine and others.

    I cant tell you how wonderful it was to sit and talk to "history" live.  She is, as I would have expected a woman from France would look like, short and petite and just as sweet as one could possibly be.  Wow, what a birthday this one turned out to be.  Wonderful ! ! !

    Time to sing off, need another cup O Joe, and check on Little Miss.  Again, thanks for all the BD wishes and just for being there, I'm blessed beyond all belief! ! ! !

Keep the sun at your six, if it coms out today, and ride boldly ride...

Your frien and resident ol sleepy person, BeauCephusMarcellefrenchy jr esq

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Ok, corrections to the above post. Diane said Andree' said she was 8, I heard 10, and I even repeated it back to Andree'. Since I never make mistakes, we will go with my version, 10. Also the GIs gave them candy, something they hadnt had in 4 years.  And, it was the Canadians that first came through. Andree's mother offered to wash clothes for the men, and wound up with 300 BAGS, not uniforms, 300 bags of laundry to do, which Andree's mother gladly did in a miraculously short time. This was in late August and early Sept '44.

  At Christmastime as more GIs came through Verdun, Andree's family baked pies and made as good a christmas meal as they could and shared it with the men using items from all the GIs gifts.  Andree and her family sang Christmas Carols, which produced tears from the GIs and Andree's family as well.  Despite all the suffering experienced in the last four years under BUTTHEAD NAZI RULE, she said that Christmas of 1944 was wonderful. 

    How lucky we were to have heard that story.  I'm glad things worked out for Andree and her family.

Teddie Jordan

Cephus, I’ve been on here way too much lately, but if you’re telling me that your 90 year old in laws drove all of the way up there to see you all,  brought lunch, and brought a very interesting guest, and played dominoes while you were passed out, and did all of that on Father’s Day no less, they are troopers and totally impressive in every way!!! They rock!!!

Sandi Schlesinger (Stark)

Beau, hope you had a great Birthday. I usually celebrate for a couple of weeks. Might as well keep the fun going.  

Sandi Schlesinger (Stark)

So glad to hear Linda Webster came through her surgery and is doing so well. 

Sandi Schlesinger (Stark)

Adding my prayers for Jim and Beverly Allen. 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Thank you TJ and Sandi.  I shall continue to endeavor to persevere upon the continuation of my yearly age old tradition of old age and partying hardy.  At the moment, I am enjoying an adult beverage, cocoa, hot chocolate to ward off the chill of 70 degree weather.  To add some decadence, little marshmallows all awash and afloat.  I have a cat on my head, a dog on eyether side of my person, and Wagner on the victrola. Ha, dont tell me I dont know how to celebate.

    It is now 11:59, rapidly approaching the withching hour and the start of another day.  OOPS, it is tomorrow already which means it is today.  Let me first say this about that, a very warm and happy BIRTHDAY WISHES GOING OUT TODAY TO;      JIMMIE LEE, AND LAURICE MONTALBANO,  SO GET OUT THE FLAME THROWER AND LIGHT THOSE CANDLES..   "Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOUOU,  happy birthday to you! ! !"  and many more....!

Beau Wann, Jr.

A correction to the above post:     "witching hour".  Thank you and goodnight Mrs Calabash wherever you are!

Jackie Crowe (Finch)

Update on Jim Allen - Many prayers and God Bless