Almost!!

We leave tomorrow morning. Today I am with Liela while Jim wraps up some last minutes things at home. He's doing some laundry, etc. There will still be plenty for me to do when I get home today. Hopefully I will be able to blog from the state park. If there is no Wifi, I will do it from my phone like I am doing now. I have read that the AT&T service is good. Let's hope so. So until there's more interested things to say, I'll sign off. Thanks for reading.

Three more days and a wake up!

We are so excited about the pending departure for our first trip.  There are some storms forecast for the Amarillo area but we have decided to go anyway.  Rain happens!

I received a really special gift for our trailer last week.  Liela Hermanson, my mom's best friend, gifted me with a wonderful apron, embroidered with scenes of things we will likely see during our trips.  She also embroidered two flour sack tea towels for the trailer.  If you have not used a flour sack tea towel in your kitchen, you have missed out!  Leila has terminal cancer and I have the great privilege of visiting with her each Wednesday.  My visit gives her husband time to get out and do his own thing.  They think I am doing them a favor but I have a confession - the favor is for me.  I adore my time with Liela and will miss her so much when her time is over.  She and Mike have the sweetest relationship that all of us would all be so fortunate to have.  They have been together for 62 years and still end each phone call with "I love you" and "I love you too".  I can't express enough how much they both mean to me.  My mom died on March 27, 2009.  Spending time with Liela has been like giving me a bit of my mom back.  Very healing and I feel like it honors my mom too.

Thanks for reading!