Jim asked me to put out a quick paragraph with his health status. First, thank you to everyone that has reached out to us with prayers, offers of support, a willingness to join us here, offers to drive the RV…

Crater Lake National Park
Jim Update Before I detail our visit to Crater Lake National Park, just a note on Jim not feeling well. After Crater Lake, we drove for three days to get to Las Cruces, New Mexico to meet with the builder…

The Oregon Coast with Dr. Janelle
Look who we found on the Oregon Coast! It’s Dr. Janelle, PhD in Coastal Ecology. Whatever shall we learn? Come take a ride with us exploring along the iconic U.S. Highway 101. Before I go too much further, I should…

We Love Elks!
If you are expecting to see pictures of those critters called elks, sorry to disappoint. We are talking about Elks Lodges and their members. If you recall, Jim became an Elk in the Spring of 2019 (along with a lot…

The West is calling
Well, our stay at home didn’t last long. We were back in Rochester for a whole 11 days. During that time, we had two dentist appointments, three doctor appointments and a visit with the physical therapist. We are healthy and…

Galveston – one last time
After New Mexico, it was time for the big highlight of the trip. Our youngest daughter, Janelle, was to defend her dissertation after 5 years of hard work at Texas A&M Galveston. So it was off to Galveston. We had…

The winds of Spring
We were told by our Las Cruces realtor that “Las Cruces has its windy season this month and next.” I believe he meant April and May. But I remarked back; “And come May, you will again say Las Cruces has…

Time for a change.
We left Arkansas about 2 weeks ago and made our way into Oklahoma and spent three nights at a lovely Corp of Engineers campground on a reservoir. After that, we decided to work our way across Texas to New Mexico.…

A new knee and vaccines, time to roll (3)
UPDATE: If you are getting this post in your inbox for the second or third time, my apologies. Something changed and many people (mostly gmail users) didn’t get the blog post in their inbox as usual. But I think I…

A new knee and vaccines, time to roll.
UPDATE: If you are getting this post in your inbox for the second time, my apologies. It appears my normal cjsquare email address will not let me send “stuff” to multiple people. Therefore, many people (mostly gmail users) didn’t get…