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Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Kay.  Dont know whom Linda Leroy is, but Ms Maggie Margarita and Penelope Pina Colada will be there for sure.  Also we will have gname tags courtesy of Paige (Talley) Meek.

    Would you believe it is 49 gredees?   Oh the humanity, will this brutal winter never end! ! !   Nah, just funnin ya, I love it. First day in 6 months I'm not sweatin like a sweat hawg, or sweet hawg.  Wraining off and on most of the day, just a wonderful dreary day.  Getting lots done, lots O nothing that is. But I'm thinking about it.

    My beloved has made a pizza supreme for a late lumch and early supper.  I can smell that bad boy now, hmmmm hmmmmm hmmmm.  WHAT?  Did someone just call me to come to the table for PIZZA?  Oh yeah, that's what I'm talking about.....see ya later crocodile...

Teddie Jordan

Sorry to learn from this morning’s Chronicle of the death of our beloved art teacher Henri Gadbois, 1930-2018. There is an excellent article with pictures of him and his wife artist Leila McConnell. I will always remember the night they joined our group for one of our monthly Fuddruckers gatherings. It was so nice of them to take the time to come, and so enjoyable talking to and catching up with him. A real gentleman.

Rest In Peace Mr. Gadbois.

Scotty Croom

has anyone heard from robbie boswell??? saw flooding is bad in his area....

Lynn Wren (Burkhardt)

I spoke with Robbie yesterday morning.  Where he lives he said he was high and dry. He will need to find a new way to work since the bridge washed away.  Robbie said it would be months before the lake would be safe for boaters.  The devstation is growing by the hour.

Lynn Wren Burkhardt

Johnny Sheffield

Hey there Beau:

10 day forecast for chappel Hill texas

Fall fling hi 73 low 53 no rain. Hopefully 

It stays that way. Beautiful day. 

Johnny 

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Scotty, you and your lovely bride still  coming to the party?   Glad Robbie is ok, he's been mah best friend since high school.   Yes, looks like it might be good weather for the party.  Sure hope so.  We've gotten about 3 inches of rain last 3 days.  Getting the BBQ pit ready, as well as everything else.  Had to shelve plans for the deck, due to waning time.  Too much else to do. Maybe if we can host party again, deck will be done. I think that's the last really big thing I'm going to do up here, is build that deck.

Teddie Jordan

So Cephus, is Robbie on your updated list of those attending? Sure hope so, I always enjoy seeing him.

PS- I just checked with him last night and as much as he would like to come, he will be on his annual tripwith old friends to Colorado mule deer hunting next week. “Which I am uniquely qualified to understand 😀!! I say he is totally forgiven. He definitely gets an “Excused Absence” !

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Yeah, he said he was going to columbia to hunt mules, or words to that effect, and Hilshire is going to Italy, or wherever.  I was sure hoping they would come to the party.  I'm thinking about not attending!

Jimmie Lee Smith (Brawner)

Hi, Beau.  Now that we've decided on having BBQ catered for your gathering, tell us how much we each need to pay so we'll all have the correct amount of $ for you.  I'm going to be in Austin until Friday the 26th and then traveling to my brother's in The Woodlands that evening, so I won't be able to cook anything to bring for a dessert. So, I'll try to find something yummy at a bakery along 290 - you had said the one in Chappell Hill is good, so I'll try stopping there.  I'm looking forward to seeing everyone and truly appreciate your sharing your great "ice house" with all of us.

Teddie Jordan

Beau, I agree totally with Jimmie Lee, we know you just estimated the ten dollar number and we don’t want you to have to go back to doing all of the cooking, so Please just use the price you’re getting from your caterer and adjust the number. I can assure you we all understand.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Hey Jimmie Lee, and Teddy and all youse youtes attending the party.  Right now we are up to 57 give or take a people person or two.  Now the way I see it, at $10 dollars a person, and only $10, that would be $570 dollars total, plus I have a surprise for all youse youtes...we won the billion dollar mega lottery....wait for it, wait for it....Nah, just foolin, but man what we couldnt do with a billion dollars.  No one, NO ONE, would go hungry ever in the universe, or turned away from medical care due to lack of funds.

     Here's the real surprise, someone in our class has donated a large sum for the food for the party. I wont say who just yet, or how much,  but it doesnt surprise me as this person has always had a heart of gold and a  soul to match.  I will reveal the name Saturday, with that persons consent, so, 10 dollars a person just might be too much.  It is such a joy to be involved with all yall, Diane and I can hardly contain our joy to be so honored.  I also hope this person will be in attendance. 

    NOW, if we can just get the weather to cooperate.  We had an inch and a half today, and it is soggy, not as soggy and muddy as it would have been a year or so ago.  My truck and tractor are both 4 wheel drive, and I have chains and cables to pull anyone out should you become stuck, and if you would rather have a professional do it, there is Gaston Wrecker service just right across the highway from us and they are AAA.

    Rain is predicted for a couple of days this next week, but friday and Saturday are suppose to be sunny and bright and in the low 70s.  The rain came down so hard so fast today, it almost blew the rain barrels apart, and it was spraying water on both porches.     My beloved and I had to rush out in the monsoon and pull the downspouts out of the barrels. Needless to say, we got soaked. Ah, such is life on the farm! ! !     Soooooo, lets hope for no more rain this week and a blessed weekend.  The real blessing is just getting together, good weather or not!

     The menu will be brisket, sausage, chicken, pulled pork, tater salad, cole slaw, baked beans, charo beans, homemade bread, chips and dips, plus your standard condiments, ie jalopenos, onions, pickles etc and liquid refreshments, whiskey,  ritas, pina coladas, beah, sangria and othe wine, tea, water and wonderful camraderie and fellowship.   How does all that sound to youse youtes?   Missing anything? 

      I know, dessert!  Well, I like twinkies and hostess cupcakes, there's an easy dessert to bring. Anything by LITTLE DEBBIE and Dolly Madison, but then, I'm easy!  If I have time, I might make a mess of chocolate chip cookies, and or cupcakes. I'm pretty competent on baking those two items.  Plus the Chappell Hill Bakery and BBQ joint has wonderful pastry ie cinnamon rolls, kolaches, and pie. 

     The pie is expensive, or at least to me they are.  They are good, but cost too much for my taste, $14 to $19 dollars, American money.    I buy the day old kolaches and cinnamon rolls as they are half price, and nuked, one could never tell they were a day old, especially with a good cup O Joe.

    So, there you have it, the entire menu at chez' Coopers.  Got some last minuet things to do before the BIG DAY, I do hope no one will be disappointed.

    Ok, time to deplane, Dixie-Belle and Jack are banging into my legs to take them out for one last foray of the day into the whirld of biorythmicactivity.

    So, keep the sun at your six, seven, eight and nine, and   "ride boldly ride"..."may the force be with you"

your frien and resident Jedi Knight OlBeauwannkanobie...  

Scotty Croom

hi gang...yes,beau,we still will be there sat....honked as we came by about dark tonight...spent 3 days at molm's in georgetown...was wet and cool there....glad robbie is safe....

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Great Scotty glad youse youtes will be here. Anyone have Dennis Dorseys number?  Jimmy Stockton? Oh I forgot we will have Blue Bell Ice Scream, two gallions of vanilla.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Jimmy Stockton will be here this saturday, yea!  He and I were room mates at Sam.  So far, not alot of rain, but lots of wetness and drearyness.  Sure be glad to see the sun again!  Got more done on the mancave. Bar finished, a few shelves up, then down, then up, then down...finally got them to stay up by screwing the shelves to the brackets, of course only after I'd knocked them down with one bottle of Jack, which broke, and 8 margarita glass which broke 3.  Heavy sigh...why does it take me so long to learn stuff?

     Got 3 old fat men, me myself and I, to dig a trench, lay the conduit and pull coax and cat 5, then splice them in the middle and terminate them on both ends.  Then it took two aggies, (grandsons) and an old fat man, to hang a 70inch tv, then had to call in the big guns, "tha women" to actually make the tv work.  My wife on one end of the phone and a lady from Direct TV on the other.  After a few minutes, it was up and running. I had it on all day yesterday, mainly because I was afraid to turn it off lest it not come back on.  Finally turned it off, and turned it on today and voila, on she came.  The marvels of modern science and women!

     Paige came out Monday and stayed till tuesday eenin helping Diane get things ship shape.  Wow, and what a help she was. She cleaned ALL the windows, vacuumed everything, moved and cleared out lots O clutter.  We owe her big time now.  I know, she can have an extra chicken leg at the BBQ...and a thigh...yeah, that's the ticket.

     Raining harder now, boo!  Couldnt buy rain for 3 months, now cant get rid of it. Will have to say this is Wolf Brand Chili weather.  I make pretty good homemade chili, just too much trouble anymore to do it.  I think I am going to make some chocolate chip cookies for the party.  I use to make really good ones, but they've changed up the flour somehow, and now they are flat as fritters.  I switched to cake flour to see if I couldnt perk em up, and it helped some, but not where I want them.

     Time to deplane boss deplane...keep the sun at your six and ride boldly ride...

Your frien and resident resident, Olbeauwannkanobie, esq.

Teddie Jordan

Did somebody say banana pudding! You’ve got my attention with my favorite dessert.

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Yes, Linda Roffal is making BP for the party on the hill.

Teddie Jordan

Beau and Diane, we totally enjoyed our get together at your beautiful home today. Words cannot do justice to describe your hospitality and exhaustive hard work. Sincere and enormous thanks to both of you and we pray that you get some restorative rest and sleep tonight and in the days to come.

Scotty Croom

what great day ln chappell hill..thanks diane and beau.....bbq and all food great....sharon and i thank all for cake and best wishes..i will miss all of you when we finally move...

Johnny Sheffield

Beau and Diane. 

Thank you so much for all your hard work  

And your hospitality. All the food was great and

Of course the refreshments. Get some good rest 

Tonight. 

Johnny and becky

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Thanks Johnny, and thanks for all your hard work and thanks to everyone else for all their hard work. It seems to go by so quickly, then it's gone.

just a few of the folks that were there. some had already deplaned. thanks to all those that partied on the hill.

We had a shuffle board tournament and Jackie was champion, and Paige was pool champion.
 

Ronna Brand

Beau and Diane,

Thanks again for having all of us at your amazing House on the Hill!  Your hospitality knows no bounds and I know I speak for many when I say we truly appreciate your zest for putting forth all the hard work and for sharing the love!  

Beau Wann, Jr.

     Ronna, thanks for those kind words.  If it were not for you and the  all the other folks that are active in our group, be it class of 62 thru 72,  it wouldnt be worth the effort, but yall are as good as it gets, and we thank you!

STOP THE PRESSES, STOP THE BUS, I forgot to turn on my Lone Star Beah neon sign, and fogot to turn on my stop light and I forgot to open the windows at the north end!   So, you know what that means, yall all have to come back TODAY, and we have to start all over, so yall, come on down, or up.  Well, waht are you waiting for, come on...I want to see a line of cars parading up our very smooth and not bumpy drive way. (have you ever in all your born days seen such a driveway?)

Well, here you go, two sweet mommas and two bambi's, just waiting for all yall to get here. And if that's not enough, take this...

WHAAAT ! ! !  A HUMMINK BOID GATHERING?   OH MAN WHAT A SHOW!

NOW HOW YOU GONNA BE?

Oh well, guess everyone is tuckered out. Looks like a good idear, grab your teddy bear and just snuggle up and snooze...

Jimmy Stockton

Thanks Beau & Diane,

Was good to see everybody.  Really like your place.  After I got home I didn't want anything to eat until about 7:00 and just had couple pieces of toast with strawberry preserves.  Hope you both got to rest today, but knowing you Beau, that's not much of an option.  That's alright, I took a nap for you after church and lunch.

Patricia Williamson (Williams)

Thanks Beau and Diane for once again opening your home and allowing us to celebrate our Fall Fling at your home.  It's still amazing to me that so many of us stay connected after all these years.  Who would have imagined it?  It's fun to share stories, laugh and remember the 'good old days'.  Thanks again for all your work.

We are  so blessed to still be around to enjoy this life we have been given and this event is just another example of that joy!

Beau Wann, Jr.

    Amen Jimmy and Pat ! ! ! Seriously, we need to do this more often, because for the first time in I dont know how many years, I SLEPT 8 SOLID HOURS. 8 SOLID HOURS OF SLEEP, my wife said I never moved all night, and there were two cats on me.   Woke up ready for another party. Amazing thing about sleep, when you want it, it's never around, when you dont want it, like driving or at some function, you have to fight it off. 

     We can do the spring fling here if it's amenable to all.  Jenny had an idea about each couple bringing a box lunch, or whatever food and drink they want. She said she would organize a food committee.  I'm still not opposed to firing up the BBQ pit.  We have so much beer left over, about two or three cases.  We'll never drink it, I dont like beer, at least moren one and a half, then I'm on my way to sleep.

    I want to thank everyone for their participation yesterday, EVERYONE was so helpful. I'd name names, but with my rememberer, I'd forget someone and hurt a feeling or two, and I'd never ever want to do that!    Wasnt it good to see Betty G. up and walking about.  She baked cookies, and even baked a special one for me, about the size of a pie, to which, I'm half way through it, and it is so good!  

       Linda, you made an incredible banana pudding, so youre elected to make another one or two or three.  We'll send the banana boat your way.  I sampled all the desserts, and they were all amazing. I generally had to sample them several times over, just to make sure.   Votes are all in, they were all incredible!

Here is the entrance to Coopers Memorial Ice House.  Cooper always on guard, and his two buddies visiting. I tried to stage them to sit in front of the statue of Cooper, but they were'nt having any of it. I went away, and came back and voila, that's where I wanted them. Guess some brisket helped get them in the right frame of mind.