A year later......

A LOT of things have happened this year!  Blogging was not one of them...sorry.  A quick overview....

We had a fabulous trip to Southeast Asia, visiting Katie, Mike and family in Manila, a few days in Hong Kong, a week in Bali.

Unfortunately, that trip was cut short because we lost Don's mom, Martha, two days after Christmas.  So there was the hasstle of trying to fly back here on really short notice...not easy, but we managed....and that is a whole other story!

Then is February, we lost my aunt Leona at 103 years young.  What a trooper!

More travel to MN and back as my mom was failing, breaking her other hip last fall and then having to move into the nursing home.  We lost her on June 13.  It has been a brutal year so far, but there are good things too!


We had a great trip to New England and eastern Canada in May/June.  I walked the Boston Avon Walk with my dear friend and then we spent the next 3 weeks playing. 
We have been home for about 3 weeks and in that time, Don has finished my studio!!!!  I still have touch-up painting to do, but he has pronounced it "DONE".  It is wonderful!!

Katie and family have returned to the US this summer and are now living in New York.  They had a rough move from CA and not all things turned up on the New York end.  Hopefully, they will be tracked down.  Welcome to the world of moving!  We are excited to have them much closer.

We will be back on the road again in about a week.  Furniture to deliver in Utah, folks to see in Wyoming, my aunt's burial service in South Dakota and then reunions and estate details to see about in Minnesota.  After this trip, we hope to stay put for a few months!  Maybe then I can get some pictures organized and post again before next July!