Home again,How wonderful!!

We traveled down the coast of Oregon to Ashland and had a short visit with dear friends Ed and Eldora Nelson. They are now living in a lovely assisted living apartment. They are happy there. We all will miss them in Yuma now.

Drove across Northern California into Nevada then on to Orem,Utah for a short visit with a very dear friend of many years, Sylvia Shields. Our last stop was in Havasu City, AZ for a short visit and lunch with another couple Bill and Donna Wendt. We have been friends for over 63 yrs. On the 16th we drove into our own driveway, what a blessing. Home at last. I do love to travel but coming home is really the best.

Now getting back in the groove, that is work too. How very fortunate we are at our age to still be able to take a driving vacation for 4138 miles. Thank you Lord.

meeting Debbie

We met Debbie Simpson the lady in Mel's life. A sweet lady. We hit it off immediately. She was apprehensive to meet us. Poor lady. In her shoes I would feel the same. She and Mel are off to a party this afternoon. Again poor Debbie is to meet folks that knew Susie. Life moves on and Mel deserves someone in his life too. Still anxious to be heading home.

At Susie's garden

August 6, 2010

Here we are in Oregon on the coast. Susie's garden is just a matter of feet away. No matter how long ago she left us it seems just yesterday. Mel has been so very welcoming. To night we will go out to dinner with he and his lady. We will celebrate our 63rd Anniversary which is August 8, 1947. My Oh My!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So many people were wrong. It LASTED. On our Way toward home on Monday Morning

VISIT SOON OVER

Bob and I will leave John and Heather's home on Saturday morning. Going to visit with old friends the Hawkinson's. Bob and Mary worked together at Safeco Insurance years ogo. I'm getting anxious to head home. It is fun to go but not for to long. Besides we do not want to wear out our welcome. It has been so great to see John happy with a smile on his face.

July 2010

Visiing with our son in Edmonds Washingaton. Im freezing this morning. The cool air is coming off Puget Sound and for a desert rat like me, It is cold. Our grandson Vaughn came for several hours on Sunday and will return this evening to shoot a vidio of his grandfather and father. He is quite the producer of fun vidios.
It will be fun to see what he comes up with.

We have been able to see 3 of our 5 grandsons. What a blessing they are. John's greatgrandfather would be busting his buttons,his great grandson has done a greatjob of keeping the family name going as well as John's son Peter. We finally got a girl however.

Heather John's lady is an angel.She has opened their home and her heart to us.We are so glad that we came.

In Edmonds Washington

UP early and drove to North bend and met Dick and Ruby. They drove off 100 miles of their reg. route to ovely oldermeet us and have a visit for just a short time. what special friends. staying with son John and heather. Lovely older home that hAS BEEN TAKEN good care of. Wonderful visit we are having.

It has reached Friday so Soon. Weather here in Rexburg has warmed up some but Bob still is not able to take off his sweatshirt. Jenny and I went to Porters this morning. Looking for some special tatting thread but did not find much. We plan to leave here on Monday Morning and head for Seattle. Will visit our son and revisit with some old friends. I can't believe that we left there almost 30 years ago.