Cinco 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.
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Category Archives: Travel
Touring Door County
A friend of ours was camping in our driveway this past week while she waited for her campground to open and tried to recover from bronchitis. She has never been to Door County before, so I took this opportunity to show her around. (Warning: this blog is long but worth it!)
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Last night, our motel room was so bad that after lights out Kader and I were still giggling about it! This morning…
Continue readingFrom Cedar Rapids, IA
Today has felt very long and we are tired, so I will probably make this short.
Continue readingThelma and Louise in Wichita, KS
We 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!
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He is risen! He is risen indeed!
Continue readingTubac with Kader
On Tuesday morning, our Turkish daughter, Kader, flew into Tucson.
The men bury the hatchet
Some of the men in my church went hatchet-throwing on Friday night at St. Hubert’s Ax Throwing. Mark thought it sounded like fun, so he went.
Continue readingWomen’s Hawaiian lunch
I had volunteered, about a month ago, to be on a planning committee for some events at my church, and the first one was a Hawaiian-themed lunch after church today. The pastor’s wife, Allie, and I collaborated on decorations and she ordered a couple kinds of meat and then the women brought salads and side dishes and desserts.
Continue readingBirthday in Tombstone
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.
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