Family Time

I-10 takes us from Ft. Stockton in West Texas to Seguin, where Rene's parents live. We spend an afternoon catching up with Paul and Mary Lou, talking about family, birds, and the family of squirrels that live in their tree. And of course Paul's monster rattlesnake he killed recently, 7 feet long and fifteen rattles. After hugs and goodbyes it is back on I-10 to Houston, where Rene's sister Michelle and her family reside. We stay up late catching up with everyone, and then enjoy church, lunch, and a swim. Cousin Emma insists that Houston is the high point of Texas, but we move on in any event. Then, after changing out a dead battery at the local auto parts store, we head for Shreveport, Louisiana...