Connections

During the last week here in the Dayton, OH area, we have been been visiting our daughter Rachel, son-in-law Benji and grandchildren Maddy, Simon, and Judah.  While the family is at work and school we meet up with long-time friends and other family members.  

Yesterday when I was visiting my sisters, we drove by the house where we grew up.  The owners added the two additions and the drive on the left and kept the property looking nice.  

(I spent many a happy summer hour at the top of that big old maple tree on the left.)

Today on the way to meet up with friends for lunch Duane and I rode past the house where we lived after we were married.  This place has also been modeled and the property well cared for.

We also passed the property we sold when we moved to Texas.  We kept this place trimmed and neat.  Unfortunately, though the new owners bought it because it was pretty, they failed to keep it so.  They let everything go so that the red brick house isn't visible any more.

Just down the road and around the corner from the house is the village of Christiansburg where we parked at Loretta's for lunch

for lunch and lots of gab with long time friends Eddy and Pam.  Once upon a time Eddy and Duane were steer roping partners, and Pam drove the school bus which took my kids to kindergarten.

The rest of the afternoon and evening we messed around with the family playing games with kids and enjoying pizza and movie night.

Tomorrow, soccer again.

Louise and Duane