We arrived at Jetstream RV Resort November 4, 2023; this day also happens to be my mom's birthday. She turned 81 and is looking wonderful. I "rejoice in the Lord always;" Philippians 4:4a (NASB) that I still have moments that I can share with my mom.
Mom and Dave. Happy birthday, Mom!
After we set up, Tim came over and we had a great visit. He was able to take the rolls to Friendsgiving and told me that everyone liked them. I am glad about that. Now to make more starting this week. I have a busy schedule, but I believe I can at least make two dozen a day. Since it is November, I needed my Thanksgiving decorations out. I believe Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Don't get me wrong, I love Christmas and celebrating the birth of Jesus, also, Easter and celebrating His resurrection. There is just something about the fall colors, family coming together, and almost best of all mashed potatoes, stuffing and gravy. The important foods of Thanksgiving, to me anyway!
My cute turkeys, the table cloth my mom made for me and
some flowers, since we will be here for two weeks.
My gnome garden flag.
"Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you know," J. K. Rowling,
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
Our site for two weeks.
Hubby took a nice picture of the sun shining through the clouds. Also, there is Tim's car.
It was a very nice day to set up and to visit with Tim.
So, there is a popular BBQ place in Waller, "Waller County Line". We were going to eat there after Tim left, we arrived, found a place to park, but it was packed! Now this isn't a real fancy place, there are tables where you can sit, but mostly people pick up and take it home. "Keeping it real" it is inside a gas station.
Don't get me wrong, it is very good BBQ.
What the inside looks like.
You can't make this stuff up. Also, we went back
on Wednesday and got some to bring home.
Monday was a little hot, but we survived. After work we ran some errands and just about five minutes after we left our new smoker arrived. Yes, at our site while we are not there. Fortunately, we have cameras and we have found that most places we stay, people mind their own business and don't steal packages.
Hubby got it all put together.
It is a Ninja Woodfire Outdoor Grill and Smoker. It grills, smokes, air fries, bakes, roast, dehydrates (might never use that function, we will see), and broils. We used it last Tuesday, hubby fixed hamburgers with the smoker going and added some sliced onions. YUM! Guess I should have taken a picture of that, sorry.
Wednesday, we took our electric bikes to storage. We enjoy them, but don't use them all that much and while it is nice to have access to them just in case we want to ride, putting them in the rig every time we move spots and then taking them out when we get to our spot is a hassle. A lot of the roads we have traveled on are not the best and so the bikes will fall over and have scratched up the slide outs.
On the way to storage.
Later that night.
Thursday was a rainy day, not at first it was warm before the rain began, I changed into a long sleeve shirt before we left to see Jim and Fonda. The guys got to visit, and Fonda and I went to Book Club. The book we were discussing was "Mother-Daughter Murder Night" by Nina Simon. It was pretty good, and we had some pretty good Chinese food. It was so great to see people and meet new ones.
Also going to have a Christmas party with these lovely women.
Friday was a chilly day and overcast, but it was nice. After work hubby and I went to pick up Tressa and then went over to Tim's. Tressa cooked for us. We had a great night; I miss these times while on the road.
Before dinner appetizers.
Our chef is all grown up.
Or is she?
Hubby, Tressa, Andrew and Tim. We are having dinner at Tim's apartment.
The money shot, bacon wrapped stuffed chicken breast, smashed red potatoes and salad.
Tressa did an awesome job and Tim was a great host!
Saturday, went to the grocery store, picked up an appetizer for Jim and Fonda's and made a cake. Fun fact: the name of the cake is, "Better than Sex Chocolate Cake" I don't know who named this cake, but everyone enjoy it. We had a great night with Jim and Fonda, I also miss these times while on the road.
Here is what the cake looks like.
I thought I would share some information about Waller, Texas, prehistory shows that the Tonkawa and Karankawa Indian tribes inhabited the land around Waller.
Karankawa Indians. Texas Historical Society
Spanish explorers passed through the Waller area in the 1500s, but settlements were not accomplished for several hundred years. After Texas gained its independence from Mexico in 1836, Austin County was formed to include the land on both sides of the Brazos River. The county courthouse located in Bellville, was too far away from many residents, and almost impossible to reach when the Brazos River reached flood stage. Therefore, on May 1, 1873, the Texas Legislature acted to create Waller County, which included the eastern half of Austin County, part of Montgomery County, and a section of Harris County.
The town was named for Edwin Waller, the first judge of Waller County and one of the first signers of the Texas Declaration of Independence on March 2, 1836.
Edwin Waller.
Two brothers who lived on a farm on the Harris County line near Waller wasted no time in establishing the basics in the newly planted town. While 38-year-old P. A. "Uncle Doc" Saunders began to make the necessary arrangements for the forty-five mile, several day, covered wagon trip into Houston to bring back the stock needed to open the first store in Waller, his brother, J. T. Saunders, began the process of acquiring a post office.
I tried to find a picture of the first Post Office, but there were only
Historical Markers about it, this is what it looks like today.
Though Saunders' Grocery remained the only store in town, only a couple of years passed before the population in and around Waller had grown enough to justify a school. 1897, the size of Waller had increased dramatically. More and more people had begun to find a way to make a living in the small prairie town surrounded by fields of cotton, corn, and cattle. The population was almost 200, and a part-dirt, part-sand Main Street was lined with a dozen or more business establishments.
First Waller ISD school.
By 1920, however, more and more automobiles purchased from the Robertson brothers began to appear among the horses and buggies on Main Street. In 1914, the brothers had converted their livery into an automotive garage (the first in Waller), then in 1919, they had purchased the Ford Motor Company of Waller from a Mr. Llewellyn. But in spite of the novelty of the automobile, the ease with which they got stuck on area roads made using them a very weather-related activity, and wagons and horses remained the transportation of choice for many Waller residents.
What one of the cars looked like from the 1920's.
Over the next twenty-five years, the population of Waller continued to grow. By the late 1940's, the town had almost 700 residents and approximately sixty businesses, with over 300 students enrolled in the Waller Independent School District.
Electricity had arrived in 1928, and the J.C. Jenkins' home on the NW corner of Penick and Cherry Street, had been the first to get the service. A devastating fire that same year had destroyed an entire block of Waller's business district, and in 1930-31, a new state highway cut a thirty-foot swath through the town north of and parallel to the railroad tracks. In 1939, the new thoroughfare had been designated a federal highway - U. S. 290.
What 290 West looks like going to Waller exiting Field Store Rd.
The election that created the city of Waller was held on October 11, 1947. Five days later, on October 16, an area encompassing approximately 600 acres, which included the township of Waller and populated areas that had sprung up adjacent to it, was decreed by Waller County Judge John Winfree to be the new City of Waller, Texas.
When we live in Hockley, before full-time RVing, our youngest, Tressa went to High School in Waller.
Waller is a nice place and is growing once again because of the Daikin Texas Technology Park which allows Daikin to consolidate manufacturing, engineering, logistics, marketing and sale for Goodman©, Amana© and Daikin brand unitary heating and air conditioning products in one location.
Welcome to Daikin.
It is pretty and a lot of people work here.
Today, I am entering that same cake (I baked a new one for the contest) at the Bake-Off Challenge at the RV Resort, wish me luck. Also, I am also hoping for a 49er win!
If there is something special you would like me to take a picture of, please let me know!
Drop a comment for me and let me know your thoughts on the blog.
God, the RV & me...
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