Let's just go on with life.

Over the last few months I have hounded you all about the election, candidates and our country's direction. I will not be writing about that this time, and maybe not for a while. I believe we all are just done with the politics, arguing and sometimes getting angry at friends and relatives we love and care for. We should not do that. Being a sore loser and trying to confidence others to think the way you think is not what we are. let's just go on with our lives and stroll through the thorns we may feel. It is not worth losing good friends and relatives.

Instead, I'd like to share a few happier photos we took on a recent trip to Arkansas to visit our grandson at college and with some of my relatives in Missouri. 

Nancy, our daughter Tina and I flew from Phoenix to Denver where we thought we would not make it to the swim meet we were going for in Arkansas to watch Cody swim with his team. As we landed, we saw all this white stuff. "Hope this does not make us late.", we three said. It was more than we thought. It snowed heavy as we waited through our 1 hour layover, and we began to worry a little. After 2 hours, we finally began to board the plane. then as we taxied out, with snow still on the airplane, these big snorkel trucks pulled up and began to spray a colorful array of de-icing stuff all over the plane, and then we revved up and took off, as the slush sled off as we lifted off. 

With a bumpy incline of altitude, we were on our way to Little Rock. Baggage claim, get the rental car, and drive an hour to Arkadelphia and hustle into the University pool house with 5 minutes to spare. We made it!  Henderson University did not win the rivalry against OBU (which right across the road) but Cody did great. Then, after not having much more than pretzels on the plane, we needed to eat. A big dinner, drop Cody at his dorm and check in a the hotel for a good night's sleep.

The next day, after picking up Cody, we all had a hearty breakfast and headed back to Little Rock for shop for Cody and do some sightseeing. back to the University, chill for a while and then off to Hot Springs for this pizza place Cody wanted to go to and check out the night life.

Sunday went quick due to getting Tina back to Little Rock so she could fly home and Nancy and I would drive 4 hours north to Springfield Missouri.

We spent 3 days visiting with my cousins and their families, sightseeing and catching up. It was great. The two male cousins played together, as kids, on their parents farm in Indiana. Now we are older, all retired, it is always great to see them, and the wives, and their grown children.

As we all get older, health problems always become the center of discussion along with the reminiscing of better and  less complicated times as seniors. 

Take care and enjoy you loved ones, family and friends.