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Afterreading your post Beau, I know whats wrong with you, Beau. The fact you can't take care of your loved ones, I am so sorry for Lucy, thats hard losing a baby, and I know it truly hurts you. Happy Mother's Day, Diane, you are a blessing,

Sunny days will be here again, keep the faith and endure the therapy and chemo Beau. The birds will chirp again, the animals will always be in your care, we'll be sweating again soon.

05/09/21 08:44 PM

#10462

Party, party? Did I hear about a party on Chappel Hill? Definately !

05/09/21 10:26 PM

#10463

ok, a little about bad graduation nights... I had been running around wirh '65 my friend Pat Sirvello, and TJ sirvello , with his fraternity, and met what's his name, mouth watering fraternity guy, invited him to my graduation, big college hunk, because my guy was in the Air Force....wound up in swimming in champagne in the car , haven't gotten over that yet for my graduation moment.

05/09/21 11:08 PM

#10464

Thanks for your patience, kindness and understanding. it gets a little tense

around here when I try to do the things I did when I was 5. and fail. Buttons and zippers are no longer my friends. It's a major victory when I can put my socks and shose on by myself, and match all the button holes on my shirts with the right button.

Probably gonna put this place up for sale now that taking care of it will be next to impossible. maybe sometime later this year or begining next year. It will be hard for Diane to give it up, but not for me. I'd kind of like to take it easy in my waning condition.

talked to my grandaughter Lucy tomight, she's haveing a hard time ajesting to the the trauma of losing her baby especially being mothers day. The docs also found a few other problems that need to be corrected.

Wish we could go up there, Diane can, but I counldnt stand the trip no matere wat the transportation wass. dont fly anymore, and I'm forbiden to fly because of my brain surgery.

I wanted to go in today Htown to visit with folks, but the 1 hour drive one way is just too much. I would have wanted to go back home, so I didnt go. Gets kind of lonsome yp here by myself, and everybody in and having a party.

Speaking of prom night, I cant for the life of me remember who I went with, or who got stuck with me or where the prom was held. I remember graduation, I graduated in August from summer school, doen at the muscic hall. Gap and cound in hand, I rode the shuttle bus to sears, and cauth the bus to the heights, and then transfered to a downtown bux.

I was pretty close to being on time. they hadnt called my name yet, and when they did, they pronounced it wrong, but whatcha gonna do. I was just so glad to be through with schrool. It all seems like a million lifetimes ago. Dont think I want to do it over again, no mattere how it turnes out.

fuess I beeter end this, I'm so very tired, and dont wat to say anything that I might regrest, which seems to be a common occoranc to me.

I do wish everyone health and weath but most of all, when snowflakes fall, I wish you love....Good song that one, eh.

funny that my life has been driven by muscic and I wasnt good at all with it, and now, cant play a lick on my guitar, not that I was any good, and gant sing, not that I was any good with that eyether. butg I tried my best, all to no avail

now for sure theres no trying at all. just as well, I couldnt have handled the fame no anyhow.

Keep the sun at your six and ,"ride boldly ride..."

your frien and resident brain child, Cephus R sad eqs

05/10/21 03:39 PM

#10465

Jenny Taylor (Williams)

Teddy,

You asked me to look into finding Ben Vandenbossche after I got home from my vacation. I think I found him in Nevada. I have a 2020 address for him. Cross checked property records so I think it is a good one. I will drop him a line and see if it is correct and if he wants to join our website. I will keep you posted.

05/10/21 06:36 PM

#10466

Sincere thanks to you Jenny for all that you do for us every time you find a missing classmate! I hope you've got the right guy and as Pat said his name is unique enough for sure.

05/13/21 10:14 AM

#10467

So excited to see the the announcement on our class homepage about the Summer Fling on August 21. We can't wait to celebrate getting back to normal. The way time is flying it will be here before we know it!!

Hip,hip, hurray!

05/13/21 06:03 PM

#10468

It's me again margie! Third day into my at home chemo session. 6 pills a night. I've gained 8 pounds since this science project began 6 months ago. Thought I was suppose to lose some. I did at first, lost 5 more pounds down to 160, now I am at 173. I like 160 better. Still cannot get my motor skilleds honed to to brain surgery quality. But that's ok. Already had that, so dont need that anymore.

Speech still a problem, cant hear so I guess thats cancled that out.

Ah, finally a get-together. Glad it's at a restaurant. Takes a load off my mind. Diane hosted the Chappel Hill Garden club anual "plant swap" and what a job that was. Diane did most of the work, but I help best I could and that just wore me out. hope we get to see everyone at the get-together. I'll place my order in now, "ribs n briskit" onion rangs, and lots of food and dessert etc...

Had a cool front come in yesterday morning, just in time for the CHGC party. Right nice weather we had. No rain, no probs.

hold on, Lilltle Miss just jumped in my lap and on my laptop. she has no regard for high or low technology, or that it would require both hand to type. No matter, Little Miss takes precident over all.

so i go away for now. been overcast and windy all this week. well, thats ok, not like can go sit in the sun anymore.

05/14/21 10:57 AM

#10469

Lloyd Pond

Working on the Graduation night adventure, however, until then here is a photo of Cap and Gown Day.

05/14/21 01:12 PM

#10470

Lloyd, I see the picture of you and your date on the home page tab on the left under Prom etc. And you must have double dated w Bernd and his date. So can't wait to hear, " The rest of the story?'" As Paul Harvey always said.

05/14/21 08:14 PM

#10471

Lloyd Pond

Sorry for the confusion, not prom night, a graduation night adventure

05/15/21 09:16 AM

#10472

Pat Brantley (Ross)

Beau, venting to people who have known you is called support, not whining. I sat down after Beth committed suicide and wrote to my classmates because I knew you all would lift me up in prayer. I am praying for you and for Lucy. I have tremors now that have reached my vocal chords. I love singing along to loud music while I cook or drive. I sound like Jeremiah the bullfrog and I look like a human bobble head I shake so much. I have no excuse like brain surgery. I don't drive very far from home anymore because my eyes blink so often that I feel out of control.
Haven't thought about prom in a long time. I went with Jimmy Hilshire because the guy I was dating was in basic training at the time. Jimmy was sweet enough to take me. I had measles so badly I had to paint my fingernails and wear heavy makeup on my neck and hands. My fever was very high. Rule said you had to attend school if you wanted to go to prom. several couples went to Jimmy's beach house. I just remember the outfit I changed into and falling asleep. Just like an old woman. I remember my clothes but not events.

Get together is on my calendar. Jenny- I would love to get Ben's address. You can email it to me: patross61@gmail.com.

05/17/21 10:31 AM

#10473

Hwy Pat, so sorry you are havingk the shaky problrms. Mine started a few years back and been on Metro sumping or another. I call them my shaky piills. For the most paert, they are not alway affective. When we meet this August, I'll try to face away from folks, watich me east is not a pretty sight. Although it is fun to watch me try to eat peas or beans with a fork. Need a protection net for the folks around me.

A bullfrog singing sound a whole lot better than Forrest Gump trying to sing. Every now and then I catch myslef singing or trying to, and the critters will look at me and like they are saying, " ok, you need to stop that racket, or we'll bite your butt".

Of course most if not all of youse youtes know about medical probs, having goine to them your self aor a loved oned. The meds, expecitally for cancor, you trade one prob or side effect fro another. Seems I run the full gamet of them. But thats ok, there's worser problems. Fridsay finishes my first round of chemo, off l for 23 days, than back on for 5 than off for 23, bout a year worths.

Down at MDA, I've seen a little girl, problly about 6 or 7, maybe 8, (not a good age gesser), anyway, she has a prostthetic leg and no hair, and walks good, and clutching her purse and a teddy bear. Now that there is a trajedey, mine is not. I just want to go hug her, but dare not. Wish I could do something for her and her family.

Got the hill mowed yesterday. Hooked up the big tractor and field shredder. you can mow the blueblonnets down afer mother day. Looking at the seed pods, didnt look like many of themm had sprumg upen. Well, they are down now, maybe we'll get some rain. Weather idgits say we get 4 to 7 inches of rain this week. Well, we will see what we will see, eh what.

Falling asleep, so I will sing off for now. peace an love and good health and wealth to all and to all a good day.

05/17/21 04:28 PM

#10474

Cephus, so glad to hear this is the last week of this chemo round, and know you will enjoy your 23 day break. Just try not to over do. . Yeah I know, easier said than done!I

I enjoyed my tractor time on our place in S.Texas and found it good for my mental health as well. Something about the roar a our 60 year old Farmall 70 HP diesel and the vibration and noise of our 10 ft Rhino shredder. When we sold the place I gave the tractor, shredder and other implements to a neighbor and good friend down there who helped me maintain the old iron through the 24 years. He uses it a lot and enjoys it too! i had rifle boot mounted on the tractor and kept an old single shot 12 ga shotgun with me and killed several big rattlesnakes without getting off of it.

05/17/21 05:18 PM

#10475

hey TJ, both of my tactors hurt my back someting awfull as does my truck and bike and jeep, and little Miss's easy chair in her pink bedroom., as Yeah, my kitty has her own bedroom and it's pink, and her own couch and "rear back" easy chair, and her own chifferobe and water fountain and stash of food and catnip and her very own screen in porch. Aint nothing too good for my "Little Miss".

I cary a mossberg youte 20 gauge pump shottcgoon. Bouth it for Diane and Haley and Lucy for clay pigiouns, only it's too short for an adult even if the adaut is small. Got it on the tactoe in a scabards behine the seat, plus I carry a 38sp Rossi with the blue tip shot shell. Dispatched a few copperheads over the years, but no rattlesnales, thanks goodness.

Found memories of you place in Freer. You could see every star on the universe out there. And the mexican eagles that rootsed doen there. And wathing Gus hunt or retrieve.

Dont know how I'm going to get this place ready to sell, expecsilly packing up abd moving where ever we're going to move, whereever that be.

Oh darm, just for got, I put some gumbo on the chostove, and walked allff and left it, If i'st not burned, I'll be back....

Nope wasnt burned, Diane turns it down in the St Nick of time, then made us a mess of jalopena cornbread...hooooweeeee sure was good.

We got a whole eench of rain this nateroom, lots of wind, ligtling...

You know in April and May of last year we had already had our first 100 degree days of he summer, then it got worse, no rain the whole summer. Been a drought for last 3 or so years.

sure hope we dont have our typiclal hot dry summer. Nor the polar vortex we had in February. I find it hard to fathom that kind of cold and snow we had. Use like winter, until then.

Time to deplane, I'm blathering on about nothing.

see ya...

05/17/21 09:50 PM

#10476

Beau, ten four on your comments on tractor seats. I always said that about bicycle seats. If I ever tried to ride a bicycle from Houston to Austin in the MS -150 in 2 days I would show up in An ER along the route with my bike seat stuck far up my behind where the sun don't shine. And that I would have to put a tractor seat on my bike to have a chance. Well when I bought my old 63-64 Farmall tractor it had a metal seat that I couldn't live with, so I went to Tractor Supply in Tomball and bought a good seat with cushions and back support and arm rests and it solved the problem. I don't know how much you can tell from this old photo but it was a perfect fit for my old rear end and back.

05/18/21 06:04 AM

#10477

And Beau if y'all decide to move, I will guarantee you there will be an Army of us that will show up to help you!

05/19/21 09:00 PM

#10478

Hey TJ, I had a farmall or some such tractor at our other place, 1939 model. I would have liked to kept it, but it's just one more thing to take care of. Were I a young man, say 70, I might have. Nah...

Got 4 inches o rain and wind, lightning, tunshuder, 2 nervous dogs and 1 sassy cat all in one eening. Spent half of the night in the long interior hallways. Bag full of flashlights and batteries, a blow up twin mattress, (has it's own plump). gonna buy another one from Acadeny for 20 dollars. Just the thicket.

this was like the first 2 or 3 three years we were up here. Violent spring storms, that, lasted all night lone. Spent many a night in the hallway with Cooper and Jack and 3 or 4 cats, that I might add, were none too happy with the accomadations.

Got to thumbing through one of our many bibles, and opend to Psalms 35 verse11..."Malicious waitresses rise up and ask me about things I do not know"... Of course it was "Malisious witnesses..." since my brain downgrade, I read things that either are not there, or not in the right order. I feel sorry for folks that dont have my sense of humor. I fine humor in things that arent particularly humorous to the masses.

Competed my first round of chemo last friday. Taking anti-nausious pill and steroids with them, as weell as my shaky and bloodpresser pills. The steriousd had increeadesas my appetite to the point I've ginesd 20 pounds. I hate that. Plus the docs said to eat eat eat whaterver I want. it halp the healing process.

At this rait, I could grouw a new brain, which on the surface of things, aint a bad I dea. As Long as it's not the "criminal brain" marked on the glass jar, that igor drops whind to Doc Fraukenkteems laboratory.

Did some wardrobe shopping today for me today. 4 pairs of jeans and 2 t-shirts later, they are in the washer. I generally wear things out thread bare, before I move on to new stuff. Cant see quiting on a garmet just beceause it's old. But you know the time has come to replace said garmets when your wife says..."is that what your wearing?..." or "your not weating that are you..." and of course my reply is , "what's wrong with it...?"

"It has holes in it..." comes the retort..."and it frayeds and faded..." "WHAT, NO WAY, COME ON, THIS IS MY FAVORITE tsirt..." "here I'll wear another shlirt over it, no one will be able to even notice..." "Well, which shirt are you goinna wair over it..." Lady Di says. "I'll wear my tartan plaid shirt..." says I.

"Oh no no no, that one looks like you were with William Wallace in the battle of whaterever..." Lady Di responds. "Here, wear this nive shirt, It's dosent looke like it's been the battle flag for the freedom fighters of Schootland".

Why do you ladies always get to win.? Here, I've got an afflicted brwain, and still I dont get to win. I have to take Diane with me now wvery where, wich is a good thing, becuse she not only has to to interperter for me, she has to be the interperter for whomever I'm take to. Gets tedious ater a fashion.

"Oh phine..." say say a guy who knows when he's been out jousted. I also start phiscal thereay and speeck sterepy next friday. Been triping over my toes and stumbiong around just a might. Hasnt fallen yet. And my beloved Lucy is cometing doen nest week to work me, her being an occupationsal threapist and all, that loves me as much as I lover her.

Ok, Need to deplane and deconpress so as not to decompose.

Saw a fawm still in spots, run across the hilll up close to the house, and them make a lefft turn toward the ballfield... Hated seing that. That's means it's lost it's mama, well duh, right!. I looked for it in the rain this moring for about and hour. Hated giving up, but that little fawn cnad hide in plane site. you coud almost step on it and not see it.

Our resident expert on "little doey eyed deah" TJ, said that only about 25% of the deah population make it to maturaty. and not because of Hunters, but because of vehiches and coyotys and bobcats and humger and disease, and pouchers and othere stupid people.

Keep the sun at your six and "ride boldy ride..."

your frien and resident resident, Cehphus Throckmorton P, Gildersleave esq.

05/19/21 09:14 PM

#10479

Beau, all tractors hurt our backs, but we keep on mowing, it's the beauty of the the sculpture and maintenance, so glad you and Diane chose to build a home, and live your dream. You were pro-active and built a baseball field, and all. I hate for ya'll not to be able to stay, even built a cat house. I guess you and Diane will move back to Houston to care for her parents and your visits. Just remember the country, here. Also Brenham is building a mall and their Senior club is great, think you can dance with Diane there as well as eat wonderful meals, meet others of your age who have lived well and done the same things as you. May land there myself

05/20/21 09:58 AM

#10480

Hay Kay...sitting on any vehicle hurts my back, standing hurts my back, laying down hurts my back. Might have to try to hang from the rafters like my ancesters did back in the "old kountry" Transylvania, Romainia.

Thats a negatory on moving back to Houston, even if it were free and they paid me. I'll not move across the Brazos River ever. Hope those are not famous last words. Houston is coming out this way, unfortunatly. Wouldnt suprise me if this world last past this year or the next, and I have some diffenet thoughts about that, that Houston and San Antone and Austin and DAllas Ft Worth will all be one big city. shudder to think of that.

No, I think we will move a shade further west. I like Navasota, but then again it's on the othere side of the B river. Diane wants to stay on this side close to CH and Brenham, for the convenice of getting to the CH Gargen Club. She's made a lot of friends there, plus they geet up updated on the going on of the county and surrounding thereof.

Who out there, loves good Italian food? Show of hands please...Upe here are a about 3 THAT ARE ANYTHING BUT GOOD. Joes is probably one of the worse places I've ever eating no matter what the fare they are serving. The hoity toity place in Brehnam is not a lot better. STAY AWAY FROM JOE ITALIAN RESTAURANT. THERE NOT ENOUGH BAD ADJECTIVES TO APPLY TO THIS CRIME AGAINST HUMAMITY.

However, Russos NewYork Pizzaria in Cypress, next to academy is one of the best I have ever encountered in recent memory, my memory being supsect and all. I fancy myself loving to cook Italian food, and that it is somehow edible. I usually put too my garlic of basil or rosemary or mosty garlic. Russos NYP is so good, I highy recomend it, and I dont recoment any place. Almost never!

Anothere place to stay away from is Bevers in CH on main street. foodd come out cold, and service i surly. A new place opened up next to the BBQ jount is AJs sea food and steak house, no no no no , run, dont walk away from that place, RUN. Not enough space here to say whats wrong with that place.

Wll anyway, got to go run errands with my lovely wife and care giver. Thanks goodness for her. I wouldnt have gotten this far without her.

Thank you all for your indulgence on my ramblins.

05/23/21 10:24 AM

#10481

Pat Brantley (Ross)

Beau, i cook m'y own Italian food. There is ONE Italian place in New Braunfels. We have Mexican food and barbecue joints and that's it. We are considered part of the San Antonio - Austin corridor! Ridiculous to me that they think we will disappear. I feed our deer on the patio. It's illegal, but no one can see the courtyard from the street so this is my rebellious old age. I am having surgery on a blocked carotid artery tomorrow. Prayers appreciated.
my husband wears tshirts older than my grandchildren. He rarely wears long pants. I don't think he changes his clothes when I complain. Sometimes he will put on long pants if I beg.

my grandson and his wife are settling into their néw home in Austin. So glad to have them back from California. They have both been officially transferred. Google is moving lots of people to Austin. Their home is considered South Austin but is actually Dripping Springs. Urban crawl.

05/23/21 10:28 AM

#10482

Hey Pat. I am talking to God now about your surgery. Will be thinking of you, and then some, till you get back on the forum to let usins know how youse are doiong. You are always in our praiyers, as is everyone esle.

I try to cook my own attialyian food, and generally thinks its good, untill I find some genuine real eyetalian food. I generrlyy add too much of this and that, garlic and rosmery and basil and stuff. I make good meatsuace/meatballs. Generally use ground chuck. Or Bob, if you will, and even if you dont.

Maybe someday you can coook up a mess of eyetalian fare, and we can beak break bread tobethere. Love garlic bbread, and I dont care what kind of braed it either. It can be biscuits for all I care, just serve em hot with garlic...

Good nobbin hobgobblin...and all thats sips tea...Look out, it's me again Margaret....Hey Kay, and all that are suffering from back pain, I found a back brace at Walamagreens that has thingamabobs in the back that you can freeze for 2 hours or more, and or you can microwave them for heat thereapy. I've found that ICE Thereapy is more better for me. I think it is Walamagreens brainds or anothere, and it's ceaper than the one are are advertized on the tube.

It's not a cure, obviously,, but a temp relief from a lot of pain. Meds dont touch my pain,. Any hoo, just thought I's pass that abloneg to youse youtes.

Dreary overcaste rainy day here on the hill, in Challelle Hill. All the critters are down for a late moring nap, where I plan to be shortly, or longly depenind on how lont it take me to type this out, and correct it, and type it out and corredt it ad infinitum, etc also too...I know, if I'd just canel this out, I could start my nap eariler, righto..

Seems I had something to discuss whcigh youse youtes, now the life of me, dont recollect just what.

Diane has gone in to H toun today for church, and visits with parents etc. I'c love to go, cept an hours dricve in, is hell on not just my back, but my whole perseon being.

Things are going ok,,, for us anyhouse...I get moments of feeing overwrought in the "feeling" bad departement. Whatever that means, I guess thast mean, feeing down, depressed etc. Sometimes it's hard to bounce back when I conderer what I'm going through, so Diane tells me. I am so lucky I have her. But I'm ok, I'm good yeah! Cant wait for the summer flang sose I cant see youse youtes again.

Ok, my eyes are wanting to close for now, so move over girls, Dixie Belle and Izzydorable and Little Miss, I'm comeing to jound youse.

Maybe Next time I'll have something more substantiacl to say, I know, why start now eh!

05/23/21 12:32 PM

#10483