Today didn't begin well, but ended fantastically. Leta has been coughing like crazy the last few days so when we got up we went to the Urgent Care Clinic but the were not open, even though the internet showed they were, so we went to the other Urgent Care Clinic in town, where they diagnosed her with pneumonia. She got about 4 prescriptions and we waited untill they were filled. We raced home and started working on cleaning out the guest bedroom/storage room until it was time for me to leave. As I accelerated after backing out of the driveway, my Coke bottle flipped out of the cupholder and emptied it self in the passenger seat....of course I didn't have any paper towels or water on the car.
Woody and Bendy arrived this afternoon, they had a bumpy flight with lots of heart rendering dips and drops. But their adventures were minor compared to mine! The Buick LaSaber die...just shut off...in a construction zone...in San Antonio! I coasted as far as I could but eventually came to a stop between the entrance ramp and I 10, a very dangerous location. I tried restarting the engine a half dozen times or so, without success. So I dialed 911 and reported my emergency to this dispatcher. When lo and behold the engine fired. And I was able to proceed to the airport for our annual reunion. Luckily their flight was delayed by about 1/2 an hour, and and we were successfully in our rendezvous. Thank the Lord nothing bad happened to any of us.
Ruddy's Bar B Que (or the worst Bar B Que in Taxes
As soon as got our greetings and the car loaded, Bendy fulfilled our first tradition by exclaiming she was hungry, and she needed to go to Ruddy's. Avoiding the freeways, we wandered to the nearest one. We enjoyed brisket, turkey, sausage, potato salad, and the sweetest cream corn you will ever taste. After eating our lunch, on the out door picnic table we finished with a dessert of M&Ms. (Apparently none of us had given up chocolate for lent).
Home at Last and Fried Ice Cream.
Because the car had acted up, we took back roads home and ended up visiting Luckenbach TX. We got home to an exhausted Leta sitting on the glider on the front porch, locked out of the house! We got inside and immediately put Woody to work breaking down the boxes. Lee Cunningham called and offered use of Charmane's car and he even delivered it!
So Bendy was hungry so we headed to the closest Restaurant Altos de Jalisco where we all sampled some of the hottest salsa we have had on this trip to date! After our entrees we shared some fried ice cream with chocolate on it, of course. Bendy was good, she didn't ask for M&Ms and even though; according to Abby, "they make everything better", Leta didn't ask for sprinkles!
