On to Camp Horizons

We woke up this morning in Norman, Oklahoma, and tonight we're at Camp Horizons, Junction City, Kansas. Yesterday it was summer, and now there's a cold wind blustering outside and freeze warnings. Brrr! It was a very long day, but we didn't run into as much stormy weather as we feared.

Here's a photo of me, very busily recycling... (Ken's joke)

We did face a few trials today. The first is that we got so low on diesel that we feared running out. There was no diesel in Winfield, KS, and our dashboard readout was showing less than 100 miles fuel range, not enough to get us to Junction City. Fortunately we did find diesel.

Unfortunately, when we arrived in Junction City and set up, I was unable to find my wallet. A thorough search by both of us failed to turn it up, so we think it must have fallen out of my fanny pack somewhere on our travels today.  So far no one has called to report finding it. We've called a couple of the places we stopped today, but no luck. Darn!

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Hard Day's Drive

We had a longer drive than we're used to today, 275 miles. We usually try to keep it to 200 or fewer. Today's drive was also stressful because we ran into lots of construction and traffic slowdowns. When we stopped for lunch we found that the sofa had slid out of its alcove. Getting it back in place involves moving lots of the stuff we have stored under the sofa and then later replacing it. This doesn't happen often, but it's a pain when it does. We also found a 3/4" brass ball on the floor that we couldn't figure out where it had come from.

It was nearly 6:00 p.m. when we pulled in to take our place among the trucks overnighting in a Walmart parking lot in Norman, OK. We had to backtrack and hunt for the place, since the exit that Rosie wanted us to take was closed for construction. Yeesh!

As we might have expected, it's windy, so we're doing a bit of swaying in the wind. We finally discovered what the brass ball is for: the light fixture over the dining table has three glass bells, and one of them was dangling loosely. Fortunately Ken was able to locate the threaded rod that had fallen on the carpet and put the fixture back together.

Tomorrow is another long day, through Oklahoma, into Kansas, and arriving at Camp Horizons.
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Lovely Day in the Piney Woods

This afternoon we went to the Times Square Cinema with Carol to see Noah, a movie that has been widely panned by Christians expecting a biblical story, but one which many critics like.

We were definitely not prepared for the movie we saw. It has plenty of special effects, and Russell Crowe turned in a good performance, but it's a dark film. The first stunning thing is that the children of Seth, the good guys, are helped by the "Watchers," supposedly fallen angels who have been encased in stone and sentenced to stay on earth. They look more like transformers or some of the Ring Trilogy monsters than they look like helpers.

Noah himself becomes darkly paranoid, sees that even his own children are not entirely good, and decides that humanity must perish (though it's important that the animals live on). To this end, he threatens to kill his infant granddaughters, lest they become future mothers.... Definitely not our favorite movie.

This evening Dick and Carol took us out to dinner for our birthdays. We went to Oliveto Italian Bistro. The atmosphere was pleasant, not too noisy, and the food was quite delicious. We had the Rosemary Chicken Breast, which came with creamy jalapeño risotto and broccoli. The risotto was especially good, with just enough spiciness for our taste. Of course we also had good company, and we topped off our dinners with the "Eight Chocolate Brownie Bliss A Ghirardelli® brownie with five types of chocolate served warm with a scoop of Blue Bell® vanilla ice cream and drizzled with white and dark chocolate sauce and sprinkled with cocoa."

Earlier in the day I couldn't resist taking a picture of these azaleas in the back yard. The azaleas are late blooming this year because of the unseasonably cold spring.

On our walk this evening we stopped to thank our hosts, David and Linda. They are unfailingly cheerful and helpful.

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Visiting and Lots of Photos

We're in site #20 at RVParks R Us. As you can see from the photos, we have plenty of space around us.

We also have some inquisitive neighbors. They live on the land behind the RV park, which also features an oil well. At night we sometimes hear them being a bit vocal, but they are quiet in the daytime.

We went over to Carol's later this afternoon, since Thursday is one of her longer work days. Christine comes over after school, because the middle school she attends is just a couple of blocks away, on the west side of Golden. She took her earphones out to smile for this photo.

Here's Carol's famous puzzle table. She's currently working on a patchwork of various "Texas" signs.

I went with Carol when she dropped Christine off at home. Robbie was excited to show me his carnivorous plant collection. The one he is holding is a pitcher plant.

We went out in the back yard to watch the kids play on their new (to them) trampoline. It's a hand me down from a neighbor who moved away and didn't care to move the trampoline.

The kids were having a blast, especially when Christine joined the boys. Sam was squealing with delight when Christine bounced him.

This evening Ken and I cooked dinner for Dick and Carol and Ken and me. I made Roasted Butternut Squash Salad with Warm Cider Vinaigrette and Roasted Butternut Squash Penne with Autumn Pesto, with spinach salad, bread, and strawberries over angel food cake. Carol made another loaf of pumpkin pear bread. It was all yummy. We saved some for Dick, who was out at a poetry meeting in Whitehouse.


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The Friths

Sam had a dentist appointment this morning.  Robert and Debbie dropped off Robbie at Carol's. Later, Robbie had an Occupational Therapy session, so Sam stayed at Carol's with us.

Debbie reported that Sam had been super at the dentist's, opening his mouth on cue and not objecting to the dental exam and cleaning. Part of the reason is that the dentist's office is geared for kids, with things like a rocket ship shaped building and flat dental chairs with a TV on a screen on the ceiling.

Carol had food ready for lunch when we arrived. She had two veggie salads, and she made some delicious veggie quesadillas. We visited in between putting in loads of laundry and folding clothes out of the dryer.

For dinner Carol made two pans of spinach lasagna. One was gluten free, since Debbie has the boys on a gluten free diet. I had a bit of it, and it was quite tasty. The noodles were made with rice flour. Christine walked over after school, and Debbie and Robert and the boys arrived about 4:30 p.m.

It was nice to see the Friths again. The kids grow and change so much in the months we are away. Debbie talked a lot about sensory integration, which is what they are working on with the boys.

This evening I went with Carol to her choir practice. The practice is held in a school music room, which means the chairs are rather diminutive for adults, but it works. The group seems really cohesive, and the director and her husband (who plays piano) are both very professional but keep things light-hearted. Carol wanted to introduce me to a visiting couple who have also been full-time RVers. I enjoyed talking with Maggie. They've been on the road for a year, mostly in the American west, but have just bought a home on Lake Fork near Emory, TX, which is near enough for their Dallas kids to visit.

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Travel Trials

On our walk this morning we were looking for water birds. We haven't seen too many (except for geese on the golf course), but this morning one really caught our eye. It was struggling to eat a large fish it had caught. There's a heron in the shot too.

Later this morning we left Lewisville Lake Park and started out for Tyler, but very shortly heard the tire pressure monitor alarm. The inside rear dually on the driver side was reporting 37 psi, instead of the 60 psi it is supposed to have. We were planning to stop at Costco in a few miles, so we drove to the Costco parking lot. Ken checked with the Costco tire department, but they were unable to help us, so next he called Coach-Net, our roadside assistance plan.

They promised to send someone out within an hour. We unhitched the truck from the trailer and went inside to have lunch.

Afterwards, we decided to get out the tools needed to lower the spare tire. We read the instructions in the owner's manual, but couldn't figure out how to get the tire down. No worries: surely the tire service person being sent out to work on a "medium duty truck" would be experienced and know just what to do.

When the promised assistance failed to arrive, Ken called Coach-Net back. They agreed to contact the service person and call back. Then the tire service person called. He didn't know where the Lewisville Costco was. Ken explained where we were, but the service truck still did not appear. We had decided to give up and drive to Discount Tire, but Ken was put on hold when he called Coach-Net to report this. While he was on hold, the service person showed up. Rick's Tire Service didn't look like much--one guy with a cigarette dangling from his lips. After he couldn't get the spare tire down, he decided to see if he could repair the flat. It turned out to have a nail (as we figured), and he repaired it and reinstalled it. We were good to go.

A search of Google failed to yield any clear instructions or YouTube videos on how to lower the spare. We'll stop at a Ford dealer tomorrow to see if they can show us how, just in case we're stranded somewhere....

While Ken waited for the service person, I had done our Costco shopping, so we were on the road again shortly after 3:00 p.m. The first part of the drive was pretty stressful, with lots of construction and traffic congestion. Ken took over at Terrell, and from there on in it was smooth sailing.

We arrived at RV Parks R Us in Tyler about 5:30 p.m. They were very welcoming and showed us to site #20, wide open, easy back in. After we got set up, we headed out to walk. The highway is being widened, so we were walking in construction areas. Plus, the traffic is very noisy. Tomorrow we'll try to find a better place to walk, possibly at Carol's.

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Twelve Years

We went for a bike ride this morning. It would have been more comfortable if we'd worn our gloves. As it was, our fingers were blue with cold and tingling with pins and needles when we finished the ride. I plunged my hands into warm water, and they immediately began to itch intensely. Next time I won't forget my gloves!

This afternoon we watched the Redbox DVD of Twelve Years a Slave. It's a gripping story and very graphic in its depiction of the inhumanity of the slave economy and the extreme cruelty visited upon helpless human beings. Solomon Northrop was one of the few lucky black freemen to escape after being kidnapped and sold into slavery. One of the issues raised is whether or not the perpetrators ever faced justice and retribution for their misdeeds. Solomon's kidnappers and those who brutalized him escaped earthly justice. Read more!

ATL/DFW and Visitors

This was my final morning visiting Atlanta. Cate and Sam and I managed to fit in two more games of Ten Days in the Americas (with Ed coaching both Sam and me). Then Ed and the kids drove me to the Atlanta airport for my flight back to Dallas.

It wasn't the easiest flight ever. Every seat was filled, the flight was delayed, and the weather was rough all the way. The seat-belt sign was never turned off. Seats on American have been getting closer together, and now even more so. I think they've squeezed the standard coach seats closer together to make room for some extra inches for the "premium seats" (for which they charge extra, of course). The guy in the seat in front of me immediately reclined his seat all the way. The final effect is quite claustrophobic.

However, we did land safely in Dallas, finally. It was good to see Ken after a week away. On the way home we stopped at Kroger's to pick up food for tonight's visitors. Kelley and Will came over for dinner. They've been dating for quite a while now, but this was our first chance to meet him. He's an ex-Marine and in management at My Fit Foods, which is where Kelley met him. We had a very good visit, but somehow I forgot to take any photos. Darn!
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Bluegrass!

This morning Julie had a massage appointment with a lady from Brazil. Her husband had arranged for a massage and hair cut and style as a gift to her. It was her first massage. Julie always finds it especially gratifying when a person new to massage comes in a bit nervous but ends up really appreciating the experience.

Ed and Cate and I played the Out of Africa version of Ticket to Ride. I've played only the USA version, so it was a bit of a learning curve for me. It was only the second time that Ed and Cate had played. I started with very minimal knowledge of African political geography. It was an interesting experience. Cate won. She had the GlobeTrotter 10-point bonus, but won by more than that. I was in third place.

This afternoon we went to Clarkston (about an hour to the southeast) for a bluegrass festival. We arrived shortly after the first group started playing at 3:00 p.m. and stayed until nearly 7:00 p.m.

The WRFG Peachblossom Bluegrass Festival is an annual fund-raiser for Community Radio, WRFG-Atlanta.The event takes place Sat. April 5,2014 at the Clarkston Community Center in Clarkston Georgia.Bands include Playing on the Planet,Cedar Hill,Johnny Roquemore & The Apostles of Bluegrass,Grass Backerds,Whoa Nelly,Facing South,8th of January,Tucker Station. Indoor seating, craft/info/food venders.

I especially enjoyed Johnny Roquemore & the Apostles of Bluegrass. They ended their set with "Roll in My Sweet Baby's Arms," which brought the house to its feet. Cedar Hill topped off their set with a rousing performance of "Mama Don't Allow No Music Played Around Here."

The kids weren't really into the music, but they did enjoy the snacks and buying some handcrafted jewelry. On the way home we stopped at zPizza for dinner. Read more!

INK and Nail Salon

After lunch today we went to Gainesville, GA (east of Cumming, on the other side of Lake Lanier), to visit INK: Interactive Neighborhood for Kids. It's a children's museum with a variety of "real life" environments for kids to explore and role play in. Cate liked the music room and the stage. They all liked the dentist's office and GrandPappy Airlines and the grocery store. Gainesville businesses contributed items like the dentist office chairs and the x-ray light board and x-rays. There's a fire truck and a sheriff's car and a dairy milking barn. The kids had fun.

Julie and Cate and I went to the nail salon for manicures and pedicures while Ed fixed a yummy dinner. Afterwards we all watched Disney's Frozen. It was easy to see why the movie is an award winner.

Meanwhile, back in Texas, Ken went to the Bass Pro Shop in Grapevine, where he spotted this interesting motorcycle.

He also opened a Redbox account online and rented three movies: Django Unchained, Enough Said, and All Is Lost.  Yesterday he went to the theater to see Gravity in 3D. Nothing like some binge movie watching! Read more!

Playing Around

We had a quiet day today--at least as quiet as is possible with three high energy kids. This morning we walked to the neighborhood playground with kids and dogs. Some other kids also on spring break showed up, and Cate and Sam mixed it up with them. Jesse, on the other hand, pursued his botanical studies, bringing various leaves to his parents for examination.

This afternoon Ed and Julie and Jesse and I went for a walk with the dogs. Cate, who will soon be ten, was very proud to be left in charge of her brother Sam. I watched Ed and Sam and Jesse playing Trouble, a Sorry type game, but with much improved board design. The pieces are plastic pegs that fit in plastic slots, and the die is enclosed in a plastic bubble that is depressed to cause it to pop up. Much safer and easier for younger players.

Later Cate and Ed and I played Ticket to Ride USA 1910. I haven't played that version before, but it worked out very well for me, since I got the 15 bonus points for being a "GlobeTrotter" (which means completing the most trips). That put my score just over Ed's--definitely beginner's luck. Read more!

Amicalola Falls Hike

Our outing today was to Amicalola Falls State Park. Ken and I did this hike last July, and Julie and the kids did it a couple of years ago, at which point Julie was carrying Jesse up the steep trail. Ed had never been to the falls. The rest of us were happy to go again. It's a nice state park, not too far north of Cumming, and very green and refreshing. Today was a lovely day for a hike, sunny and warm, but not hot.

After a stop at the visitor center, we started up the Creek Trail. Julie asked Jesse if he was ready to use his "strong legs," and of course he said "yes!" He actually did a very good job of the uphill hike, keeping up with the rest of us just fine. Sam had to be reined in. He was zooming ahead around every bend. Cate is a good hiker too. We soon arrived at the Reflection Pool and joined the Appalachian Approach Trail, which leads to Springer Mountain and the southern terminus of the 2,175-mile Appalachian Trail. Of course we didn't go that far!

Instead we climbed two sets of stairs up to the top of the falls. Along the way we saw some spectacular scenery, especially looking up at the base of the falls. At the top we rested for a while and had some cheese and crackers before starting back down the East Ridge Trail back to the visitor center. The kids were looking forward to playing on the playground. Amazingly they still had plenty of energy.

When we got back home, a package had arrived from Aunt Terri. Everything inside was in Japanese, a veritable treasure trove. It included a coffee mug with "Bubby" on the side--Terri's nickname for Ed when they were little.

After dinner we watched the third episode of the Cosmos series. The kids had seen the first two. Even Jesse was enthralled, because space is his personal interest. He says Jupiter is his favorite planet because of the big red spot. Read more!

DFW to ATL on AA

Our alarm was set for 7:00 a.m., which should have allowed me plenty of sleep. However I was busy until late getting packed for the trip and getting food lined up for Ken while I'm gone. And then my brain refused to get out of high gear, so I didn't get to sleep until after 4:00 a.m.

Ken drove me to DFW for my 11:55 a.m. flight with no problems. The construction at the north end of the airport is finally complete, and we've done this often enough that we remembered how to get to Terminal C. The flight was on time and uneventful. When we touched down and I turned on my phone, first AA called to tell me that my baggage was at baggage area one. Then I called Ken to tell him I was on the ground. Then Ed called, and we agreed to meet at the baggage area. What did we ever do before cell phones???

Ed is very familiar with the Atlanta airport, but he never flies American, which has a completely separate baggage area, but we met with no problems. It was great to see him waiting for me. He drove me to Cumming, to their new home on Pointe Vecchio Circle, not far from their old neighborhood. When we got to the house, Julie and the kids were out, but they soon came home, so I got plenty of smiles and hugs. (Of course I had already gotten greetings from Bijou and Charlie!)

While Ed and Julie fixed dinner, I played Ten Days in Europe with Cate and then Cha Cha Chicken with all three kids. With Ed's help I won the Ten Days game. Of course Cate won the chicken game--she has a great memory.  After dinner Julie and I took the dogs for a walk around the neighborhood. Read more!

On to Lewisville

We left Oak Forest this morning, but first we stopped in to pay for our stay. The office building is really attractive, with comfortable seating areas, a small general store, a very nice library with computer and printer, and some friendly camp hosts.

Our trip today was a bit longer than usual, but generally uneventful. We saw lots of wildflowers in the Austin area, only fitting since it's the home of the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. The beautiful roadsides around the country are part of her legacy.

We ran into construction and some areas of very rough road that need to be under construction. As we drove into Dallas on I35E, we had some stop and go traffic, mainly caused by construction. We were happy to arrive at our familiar campground at Lake Park in Lewisville. The camp host who checked us in, Karen, had a little buddy named Annie, a small rescue rat terrier, who is clearly her baby.

We're in site #69, which was reasonably easy to get into and a nice site, except that our DirecTV dish does not have a view of the southern sky. Ken will probably survive the week, though, with 80 over-the-air channels.

We had a late evening packing and cooking and getting everything ready for my departure tomorrow. I'll fly out of DFW at noon, bound for Atlanta and a visit to Ed and Julie and Cate and Sam and Jesse. Read more!

Lovely Day for a Hike

Loretta and I met at the Barton Creek Greenbelt for a hike today. It's a long urban trail along a creek, although right now the creek is dry because of the drought. We did only part of the trail, saving some for next time.

Bicyclists and dog owners with off leash dogs "share" the path, so we had to be alert.

After the hike we went to Kerbey Lane Cafe for a delicious lunch and time to chat. It's always good to get together with old friends. Read more!

Austin

We hit the road again this morning, headed to Austin to visit Lee's friend, Loretta. We saw fields of Texas bluebonnets and Indian paintbrushes and some yellow flowers (unidentified). Beautiful! We stopped at the San Marcos Tanger Outlets because we needed to replace our citrus peeler. Success at the Kitchen Collection! We also stopped at the Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory.

We've stayed at various parks around the Austin area (McKinney Falls State Park is one of our favorites). This time we elected to stay at a commercial park because of the quick in and out offered by a paved pull-thru. We're at Oak Forest RV Park. It's 12 miles northeast of the state park, 6.4 miles from I-35, and 222 miles from Lake Park in Lewisville, our next destination.

As you can see, it's also quite attractive, and the weather is definitely cooperating. We enjoyed walking around the resort, checking out the amenities. We still prefer public parks to commercial parks. The sites are generally more spacious, and you're closer to nature, but this will make a fine base camp. I'm going to meet Loretta in the morning at the Barton Creek Greenbelt. The access point we've chosen is about halfway between her house and Oak Forest.

We called Nanci Rowe to wish her a happy birthday. She and Tom were at Target buying a new bedside reading light for Tom, which he considered a necessity. Nanci says he has to read before he can sleep. I totally understand! We're looking forward to visiting them in August when we're in the northwest. Read more!

On the Road Again!

We've been in the Rio Grande Valley since last November, so it was a bit of a new experience to get ready to leave and head out on the road again. We were very happy that we have good checklists, but checklists can't do everything. We'll have to feel our way back into the traveling lifestyle.

For example, it's been a while since we towed a heavy trailer at highway speeds. To preserve the brakes, that involves carefully balancing use of the truck brakes, the trailer brakes, and the transmission. It also means that when stopping, it's a good idea to let the engine and transmission cool down a bit with the fluids circulating. These things aren't automatic anymore.

Today we drove to Pleasanton, TX, about 200 miles. That doesn't sound like much, but it's nearly five hours for us. We stop for lunch, and we stop every hour to change drivers and get the kinks out. Along the way we saw another New Horizons Majestic stopped at a rest area. Later it passed us, and later still we saw it parked along the roadside. It always makes us wonder who our fellow travelers might be. We saw some wildflowers, mainly yellow ones. Then as we moved farther north we started to see Texas bluebonnets, always a lovely sight.

We're overnighting at a Walmart parking lot. It wasn't easy to find a spot where we could get level without unhitching, and it's a rather noisy area, but it's just an overnight, and we'll be on the road towards Austin tomorrow.

For dinner tonight we enjoyed some delightful boiled shrimp that our friends Jan and Steve picked up for us in Brownsville. Yummy, and we've got a few left for lunch tomorrow. Read more!

Preparing to Leave

Today was a very pleasant day. We even got to go to the hot tub and enjoy the sunshine on a break from our trip preparations. Ken used the compressor to clean some soil lines on our MCD shades. For some reason they all seem to accumulate a bit of soil on a line across the shade about five or six inches up from the bottom. That task took way longer than anticipated.

This evening we listened to the crickets and enjoyed the warm evening air. It reminded both of us of our childhoods. Ken thought of visiting aunts and uncles at their cottages on little Michigan lakes during the summer. I thought of visiting aunts and uncles in North Carolina who lived on farms.

We'll be heading to cities for the next few weeks. It's the end of our winter season with friends in the Valley, but also the beginning of our summer adventures. Safe travels to all our friends. Read more!

Goodbye for Now

This morning we went to a yard sale in the clubhouse. As usual, we had fun hunting through the "treasures." I found some things I really like, including a new purse and a lightweight little travel pillow, just right for my trip to Atlanta next week. Ken found a handy small Olympus Stylus 470, just the right size for a pocket and advertized as "weather resistant," which should be a plus when we're traveling.

This afternoon we had planned to go to Jerry Story's C-1 dance, but our schedule got tight, so we decided to go only to Joe Saltel's C-1 this evening. Meanwhile we stopped at Costco (again) because we seemed to be missing part of the paperwork for the American Express card. While we were there we visited the fresh produce cooler and stocked up on berries.

We went to the Texas room to finish prepping it for our departure. We picked quite a few grapefruit and took some to Jan and Steve. We left some on the tree for our neighbor, Chuck. He promises to pick it clean before they leave.

We applied the Bayer Advanced citrus tree insecticide. We're hoping it will protect our trees from citrus greening disease. We sealed all the drains as much as we could and left some containers of water to humidify the place during the summer. Just before we left, we set off bug bombs in the shed and Texas room and put our mouse and rat bait, hoping to keep the critter count down.

We ate dinner at the clubhouse and then headed to Pharr for Joe's C-1 dance. It's our last dance of the season--and Joe's last dance here before he takes off for his square dance cruise. He and Jerry Story are the callers organizing a one-week cruise of the western Caribbean. It departs from Galveston, so there was some concern that the recent oil spill in the Ship Channel would cause the cruise to be cancelled.

Carol talking to Mary Ann; Steve and Jan with Tim

We said goodbye to all our Valley friends today. We stopped by to see Hardy and Judy. She is having a lot of pain with her knee injury, and it will be two weeks before she can see the orthopedic doc. They are going to Wyoming and on a trip to Amsterdam and a cruise that will take them to Moscow, which will check off an item on Judy's bucket list. Hardy has an IEEE meeting in Amsterdam, so they're piggy-backing the cruise on the business trip.

We stopped to say goodbye to John and Sandy. He has received the parts needed to repair the damage from a blowout on the way south last fall. After they're all fixed up, they'll head back home. They're planning a trip to Colorado and they'll join family at a place to be determined, presumably one of the western national parks.

Steve and Jan were at Joe's dance tonight, so we said goodby to them after the dance. They're going to the gate guard job in Cotulla, TX. When they leave there, they'll come back to the Valley. Then the plans are for a trip to Minnesota to see Jan's son and family and then a trip to Peru.... Sounds like everyone has an exciting summer planned.

We said goodbye to Bob Boyink at the dance tonight. Pat is going tomorrow for her final weekly chemo treatment. Next she'll have chemo every three weeks for several months. They're planning to make arrangements to get the treatments at various places as they travel this summer.


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Our Final C-2 Dance of the Season

We danced twice today. This morning, we went to Randy's C-2 workshop, where we had three squares and three couples out. This evening we went to Darryl's C-2 dance (which was a class level dance and still attracts mainly our students). There we had two squares and two couples out. Dancing is winding down for the season as more and more people head out for the summer. We'll dance twice tomorrow also, but both of those dances will be C-1.

We're all talking about our summer plans and saying goodbye to friends we won't see again until we return in the fall. It's a mixture of some sadness at parting and some excitement about adventures we're looking forward to this summer.

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