January 12, 2018
We are on the Gulf Coast near Bay St. Louis,
Mississippi. Here’s the view out my
window:
My condolences to all those we left behind. It’s been a rough winter in the Midwest and
not exactly lovely even in Plano, TX, where the temperatures were between 20
and 77 while we were there. It’s 48
outside at the moment, but yesterday was nice enough to walk on the beach. I may try another walk before we leave today.
We’ve seen a lot of fog.
The night we got here it was so foggy I could barely see the light pole
out my window.
Someone asked about my sewing projects and I finally did
get to sew while we were in Plano with Natasha’s family. Maria had asked for an Alice dress and a Snow
White dress. So I set to work. Turns out, it wasn’t Alice she wanted, but
Aurora (Sleeping Beauty). Bless her
heart, she just turned 5. Anyway, she
got all three, but the Snow White turned out the best.
I also did four “nap mats”, (think sleeping bags) for the
princess/Barbie dolls, as they each needed a place to sleep. Hopefully I can get in some more sewing on
the road.
Fall was rough, as my asthma went into high gear after
driving through all the forest fire smoke in Canada and the western US. I spent a month on steroids and antibiotics
and another month recovering from that.
We took a break in October to see my dad, taking his 80-year-old baby
sister with us. She’s great! It was a
pleasure to get to know her better and watch her handle my dad.
We flew to Orlando after that to meet up with Natasha,
Olga and Maria. So much fun! But near the end of our stay, we received
word that Steve’s dad was failing rapidly.
Steve headed for Maryland and, along with his brother, Terry, was able
to be with him at the end. He was 94 and
had been failing slowly for several years.
While we are sad to see him go, he had a good life and a relatively
quick death surrounded by loved ones.
The funeral was Thanksgiving weekend.
I need to get packed up so we can get on the road, so
I’ll close for now. Please, everyone,
keep safe and warm!
Deb
