May travels

Gil and I just spent five days on Iron Mountain, CMA campground, just south of Mena. We helped fold and pack hundreds of t-shirts in the workshop/warehouse of CMA. Workers there told us they had already printed over 22,000 shirts this year - half of which were for mailing out to Run for the Son participants this year in the annual fundraiser. The rest are for various rallies and to be sold in the Goodie Store. We had such a good time meeting some folks from Texas and other CMA chapters who were also doing volunteer work that week. It was also good to get back home.

On Sunday before Memorial day we rode our trike to Benton, AR, to attend the wedding of Sammie and John Cleveland. Gil has known them for years as they are part of teh CMA prison ministry. The ride there was great, the fellowship and food at the wedding was wonderful and the ride home was hot. All in all, it really was nice.

After we got home we made a skype call to our granddaughters in China and had a good visit with them. DJ is talking more and more, using her hands to emphasize what she is saying....problem is, we don't have a clue what she is trying to tell us. One of these days, it will all be clear to us.

Fall Colors 2010

Considering what a dry summer we had this year in South Central Arkansas and all over the state for that matter, we have had some beautiful fall color this November. I think we are at our color peak this week prior to Thanksgiving. I am sharing some of the pictures I have taken. Some are flowers in our yard, trees in our yard and trees in the neighborhood - all of which are a reminder of God's handiwork when he made our planet and His blessings to us each day.

Gil and I look forward to Mama and Judy coming Sunday prior to the holiday next week and possibly Aunt Sue as well. Then on Wednesday we will see Pat, James and Emma come to our house for Thanksgiving this year and stay several days with us.

Gil just returned from his last prison ministry for 2010 from the Benton Work Release Unit. I am also including a picture of him on his motorcycle.

December 2009

Merry Christmas to all my blog followers! Gil and I are taking Ed, Deb and the girls to Hot Springs tonight to the Garven Gardens to see the millions of Christmas lights. We will have a nice dinner in Hot Springs beforehand and return after the sightseeing tour of the lights. I will get some pictures to post here.

July 31; Friday, Last Night on the Road

Well, all good things must come to an end; thus, our dream vacation must do the same. We spent two nights in Ft. Scott, Kansas, visiting Gil's Dad, step-mom and his sisters and brother. This morning Dad and Helen left for Wichita, and Gil's sister Glenda and her husband Bill were to join them there tonight and then they all would drive out west to Dodge City to see Glenda and Bill's son and his wife and their children. They have a lovely new home there where one is a dentist (the son), and the other a pediatricain.(dau.-in-law). They have six children at last count.

Gil and I had a nice meal last night at Carol and Dan's house with Bill and Glenda. After supper Doug and Diana came out and we all looked at the trip pictures on the laptop computer (as slide shows). We left Ft. Scott this morning and stopped by Pittsburg, Ks, to see Gil's daughter for a while. She was helping her mom out at the Yarn Barn downtown. Then we headed east into Missouri, then south into Arkansas. We had a very pleasent drive through the Boston Mountains, and then stopped in Conway just 130 miles from home. We love this Corp of Engineer park here named Toad Suck on the Arkansas River. We will be home by noon tomorrow.