Lincoln
to Denver
We
packed up in the morning
Stuffing
our car
Said
good bye to Judy
Then
we traveled far
From
Lincoln to Denver
It
took all day
With
not too many rest stops
Along
the way
The
good news we learned
Laura
Ann was born today
To Pastor
Aaron and Kortni
Hip,
hip, hooray!
Our hotel
was nice
It was
a studio
Full
kitchen and couch
Lots
of room, you know
We ate
out at Chilis
With
not a lot to say
Went
to bed thinking
Just
one more day!
Gamers
Spent
a day in Lincoln
And in
Adams, too.
Saw
two sisters and their families,
What a
fun thing to do!
Played
Splendor again with Judy.
It’s a
type of addiction.
Then
spent some time with Linda.
With a
similar affliction.
We
like to play Quiddler,
A
short form of Scrabble.
I also
read in her book.
I’m
glad we didn’t skedaddle.
We had
home baked nachos
And
ice cream for dessert,
With a
plethora of toppings.
Then
Judy called going berserk.
It was
hot and humid
And
her AC broke down.
We stayed
the night anyway
With a
smile not a frown.
It was
hard to be cheerful
with us
all knowing.
That
in the morning
we’d
pack up and get going.
Splendor
Made
it to Lincoln
What
were we thinking
Glad
Loren could eat
Seemed
like a feat
Played
Splendor with Judy
After
our drive
She
was the winner
Three
out of Five
Walkers
are for Walking
Made
it to Molene, Illinois,
but
with a big bump.
At a
rest stop,
Loren
fell on his back
while trying
to use his walker
as a
wheelchair.
Several
people stopped
and helped
him up.
At the
hotel,
he threw
up five times.
Slept
the night.
We
didn’t take him to the ER.
Should
we have?
We’ll
see tomorrow.
Lord,
please heal Loren.
Family
Quotes About Trees
“There
must be seven million trees.”
Quote
from my five-year old great nephew
from
the cornfields of Nebraska.
And
several us from the Shannon Reunion
followed
the trails in Cook Forest, PA
in awe
of the towering eastern white pine,
eastern
hemlock, northern red oak,
white
oak, black cherry and red maple,
some
over three-hundred years old,
some
nearly two-hundred feet tall.
I
remember when my Wyoming husband
came
to see me in PA for the first time.
He
said, “All you can see is trees!”
And I
said, “That’s what you’re supposed to see.”
What I
said of Wyoming?
“It
looks like God left it unfinished.”
Old Vacation
Stomping Grounds
A
bunch of us went farther North
To a
shop called Hallers
It was
a place we remember
When
we were little fellers
We ate
out lunch
Where
we ate it the day before
We
played some games
And
played some more
Packed
a bit
For
tomorrow
Our
reunion will end
With a
bit of sorrow.
We may
not see each other
For a
year or more
Where
next?
I hope
somewhere we adore.
Another
Fun Day
Fun
day today
Began
with shopping
Hand-made
crafts
Kept
on hopping
Had a
picnic lunch
In a
forest glen
Hiked
a paved path
For
Loren then
We
took Loren back
To the
Airbnb
Then
Lori and I
Joined
the family
We
hiked through trees
Taller
than skyscrapers
We
ventured through them
But
didn’t end our capers
We
visited Linda’s family
At her
Airbnb
And
played a game
That
seemed a bit silly
Watched
a show
And
went to bed
Fell
asleep
As if
dead.
