[This was originally posted on August 12th, but there was a glitch in the system and no one got it. I’m hoping this works.]
I adopt people as part of my family since my family is all back in Oregon. Here are some of my kids this summer.
Continue readingCinco de Mayo this year marked the 16th anniversary of Mark’s and my first date! We figured that called for a celebration at a Mexican restaurant.
Continue readingLast night, our motel room was so bad that after lights out Kader and I were still giggling about it! This morning…
Continue readingToday has felt very long and we are tired, so I will probably make this short.
Continue readingWe are driving long days and I didn’t get a chance to blog from Tucumcari, NM last night. I thought I’d better write from Kansas before I forget what all happened, and believe me, a lot has happened!
Continue readingOn Tuesday morning, our Turkish daughter, Kader, flew into Tucson.
Thank you to those of you who have asked after Mark’s health. This morning, I had him scheduled for a one-hour massage, and when next I saw him, he was looking very mellow. He said that the massage therapist worked on his wrist, which has been hurting since his fall, and it feels much better.
Continue readingYou may recall that back in January, I talked about a couple of wind storms that rocked the RV and whipped the awning around. Ever since the second storm, the awning was barely holding together.
Continue readingI went to church this morning and asked for prayer for Mark’s last day on the road. All afternoon, Tucson seemed kind of antsy, like she knew he was supposed to be arriving today. Both of us were listening every time we heard a motorcycle. Finally, this evening after 5:30 we were outside waiting for what we knew had to come at any time, and we were rewarded with the sound of a motorcycle turning into the church parking lot. When Mark rounded the corner of the church, I squealed and skipped over to him with my arms open wide! Tucson ran to him too, but I beat her there!
Continue readingBecause we weren’t able to tow the motorcycle behind us on our trip from Oregon to Arizona, on Monday, Mark flew back to Oregon to get his motorcycle and he’s been working on making his way back here by bike.
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