Jelly Stone RV Park, Waller, Texas

Well, we arrived Saturday, November 25th and went to our first site, hubby had chosen it because it was a longer length. Well, a tree was in the way of the slide-out, so we moved to another spot. It is a nice spot, not as fantastic as some we have been in, but better than some where we have stayed. 

Our site.

Last Sunday, we went to The Met (Tim was playing there and will again today), it was fun to see so many of my past co-workers and church members. It was great to see the looks on their faces as we surprised them. Our Pastor, Matt Roberson, is a great guy, paster and former boss. I am very proud of him and his wonderful wife, Jennifer, as they are following the leading of the Lord to go and pastor a church in Oklahoma. Today will be his last day at The Met. I will try to get pictures today to show you some wonderful people who love the Lord.

The big glowing spot is the moon and up above it, the small spot is Jupiter.

Monday, we walked a little bit, that was good. Really had more of a day of planning, working and regrouping after the busyness of Thanksgiving. It was nice.

Tuesday, we ran errands after work. For me, work was busy as it was Giving Tuesday. I had to make sure all the comments were positive as we bought some ad time to announce Giving Tuesday. That also kept me busy on Wednesday and Thursday. Things should settle down since the ad won't run any longer. Tuesday night, Tim came over for dinner, I said we need to take a picture, but then forgot. I did take a picture of one of my Christmas Gnomes, he is so cute! 

Love how he lights up.

What he looks like in the day.

Wednesday, we were going to go out to grab some more Christmas gifts, but I was fixing red beans and rice, and that took about three hours to cook. So, we stayed home and hubby put up the lights.

 "The best way to spread Christmas cheer is singing loud for all to hear." Elf

Hubby did a great job with the lights!

Thursday it rained off and on all day! It was a good day to work on the Christmas Cards, so hubby and I did that together. I love sending and receiving Christmas Cards, so festive. I also had the opportunity to make turkey soup. That is one of Tressa's favorites to eat after Thanksgiving.

 

Friday, I was able to go to a Baby Shower for one of my new co-workers, Sharon. It was fun and I believe everyone had a great time. Then we had a nice time with Tim at Paradigm Brewery and a friendly (or not) guest showed up.

The Gang! Staff, Volunteers and loved ones all showed up to spoil Sharon.

It was a fun time!

"Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot. But the 

Grinch who lived just North of Whoville did not!" Grinch

Saturday, we picked Tressa up and went over to Paige and Mark's for Lailah's 2nd birthday. She and Caitlyn are getting so big. It is nice to be in town during her birthday and for all of us to get together for Christmas. This year we will meet up at Rudy's BBQ on December 16th. Looking forward to that for sure.

We were traveling when it was Caitlyn's birthday, 

so today she was able to see her gifts as well.

Paige, Lailah, Caitlyn - present time!

Here is the two year old!

This is Tina Robertson and she graduated today via online. 

She lives next to Paige and works with Tressa.

On our drive home, so pretty!

Since we are in a small town, Waller, I also wanted to look up another small town that is just down the road a bit. Prairie View, Texas. Prairie View is on U.S. Highway 290 and the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, between Hempstead and Waller in north central Waller County. It traces its roots to Alta Vista, the plantation home of Jared E. and Helen Marr (Swearingen) Kirby. Alta Vista was one of four plantations and several small farms owned by the Kirby’s in the vicinity of Best and Iron creeks. 

Alta Vista

Kirby was a colonel in the Confederate Army. Fun fact: he was killed shortly after the war by John Steele who 14 years later was shot and killed by Jared Ellison Kirby, Jr. (I tried to look up why he shot Jared Kirby Sr., but what I found wasn't helpful.) After his death, Mrs. Kirby was left in debt. In 1867 she transformed the mansion into a boarding school for young ladies called Alta Vista Institute; when she moved the school to Austin in 1876, she sold Alta Vista to the state of Texas.

Helen Marr (Swearingen) Kirby

That year the Fifteenth Legislature established the first public institution of higher learning for Blacks in Texas, to be located on the former Kirby plantation. The new agricultural and mechanical training school opened in March 1878 with only eight students, who did not remain long. In April 1879 an act of the state legislature established Prairie View Normal and Industrial Training School (now Prairie View A&M University) to extend broader educational opportunities to Black youth. It opened on October 6, 1879, with sixteen students, and flourished.

What Prairie View A&M looks like today.

In 1892 the first post office in Prairie View was established by Duncan D. Robertson in his home, which also served as a general store for the area's Black college students and for White farmers and stock raisers. The post office was discontinued in 1938, but in 1988 mail still came to a branch office in the Prairie View A&M student center, via the Hempstead post office. The presence of an academic institution contributed as significantly to the area's growth as did agriculture. In the late 1980s the town remained both a college and agricultural community. The population currently is 6,843.

"Keeping it real" today, the 49ers play the Eagles at 3:25, I am a bit nervous, but it is time for the Eagles to lose. They have only lost one game. The Texans play the Broncos at noon. The Texans are getting better and have more people in the stadium, their win/loss record is 6-5. Same for the Broncos. It should be an exciting day.

Home of the 49ers. Levi Strauss created the Levi jeans in 1873 in San Francisco, California.

"Praise the Lord, all nations; Laud Him, all peoples! For His lovingkindness is great toward us, And the truth of the Lord is everlasting. Praise the Lord! Psalm 117 (NASB).

May you and your loved ones have a truly blessed day!

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