Home again, home again, jiggity jig...
We are home in Sonora and this time, hopefully, for longer than 2 or 3 days. After Sugarloaf Camp we headed out to see family up and down the west coast and across to Texas. We put some 6500 miles on our car and it was worth every one of them. We had great times and of course all the grandkids have grown since we had last seen them in December while we, on the other hand, have stayed the same. One of the biggest change was that our middle daughter Heather and family relocated to Texas and so we had a fun time "getting our kicks on route 66" all the way there and back and taking time to visit the Grand Canyon.
When we got to Texas, we found our youngest grandson on the run and very verbal. He had turned 2 in July and is now quite the little man. Reconnecting with our daughters and their families really blessed our hearts and souls.
Now we are ready for the next adventure that God has in store for us. We have begun to knock on some ministry doors. Some of those doors have opened and then closed again but we
KNOW He is working it all out for us and so we are just trusting. Steve gave our dear Japanese friends and family this little poem - "We must just trust" and that is what we are now practicing.
Since we have come back to the states, Steve and I have both had birthdays and have moved into a
whole new phase of our lives. We now carry a little red, white and blue card in our wallets.
Steve gave me a wonderful birthday party, even tho' I kept saying I didn't want a party. We had 12 of our dearest friends over for some late afternoon fun. Steve surprised me with a new playmate for our "old" Daisy dog. He got me a darling black and white 4 month old Ihaso Apso/Bichon mix puppy. Her name is Daphne. So, we are once again in puppy mode but she is smart and has already begun to catch on to some rules of the house. She only weighs 4 lbs so what is you see is all fluff and hair.
Our very good friends, the Sims, came over for the weekend. We always have a hoot when they come and this was no exception. Us gals shopped, had lunch at a Thai restaurant and had a mango facial.
So, no matter what the next step is in our lives, at least my face will be soft.
Labor Day weekend found us in Placerville, CA visiting old friends and preparing for a wedding. Placerville is the first place we moved to after Steve completed his college education and getting his teaching degree. It is also the place of his first teaching job at Gold Trail School. All of our children were born while living in Placerville and we made some life long friends. Oh, we have been back to Placerville many times since 1968 and each time it is a wonderful trip down memory lane. This trip, however,was for the express purpose of performing the wedding of our dear friends Andy & Eileen at beautiful Lake Tahoe. It was not only at Lake Tahoe but ON Lake Tahoe for you see Andy had reserved a yacht to take us all out to Emerald Cove where we stopped the engines and Steve, the bride and groom and all the witnesses came to the bow and Steve performed cere
mony and Andy & Eileen became husband and wife. The day was absolutely perfect - warm but not hot, sunny with clear sky's and the lake was crystal clear and calm so no one got seasick. We felt so honored to be asked to officiate and to be a part of the big day. After motoring back to shore, the reception was held at Andy's family cabin where we enjoyed a wonderful evening with great authentic Irish food. Have you ever had corn beef and cabbage pizza? Really, it is good!
