Lou and Lee

Had dinner with more friends from McHenry. Lou is a dear dear friend. When my mother was dieing of cancer, this was the couple that took care of our two sons AND a collie Shepard dog named Trish, for a full month while I flew down to Florida with Faith Ann. Ron was able to continue working. Again, gratitude fills my heart as I think of the generosity of this wonderful couple. We have been friends for over 30 years.

More friends we met along the way

We stopped at Racine before getting to the Naval Base. Tony and Ron used to work together in Standard Oil many years ago. We have stayed in touch with Tony and Carol over the years and it was such fun to see them again, share a dinner and catch up on old times.

McHenry, Illinois

Sorry about the delay in updates. We took the boat to the Great Lakes Naval Training Center. Ron and Gilligan stayed aboard and I flew home to see our grandchild for five days. Prior to flying home, we rented a car and drove up to McHenry, where we used to live. These are treasured friends and long ago neighbors. Jack, far right, used to signal me to stand aside as he drove up our driveway with his ride on lawn mower, now winter plow! To this day, I remember the gratitude I always felt. He and Verta just celebrated 65 years together. We are lucky to have them in our lives. Carol and Chuck (next to me in green) do bike path security patrols. She's also a pilot in her spare time!

Isaac

Thanks for your indulgence. I had to share a small part of our trip to Minnesota. It's like the standard joke where you visit a home and out comes the family photo's! Well, this was part of our loop. One of the best parts from my perspective. It was a beautiful month and the time spent will be a treasure for many years to come.

Trips to the Zoo and Week's end of VBS

VBS is Vacation Bible School for those of you who may not know. The penguin was a part of the weeks' theme.

Bon Fire's and Paddle Boat Rides

We went where THEY went!!!