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Hi All! I had a great time with Jeri and Ralph and her family and friends on Easter. Great company and fantastic food. Jeri and I spent 4 days catching up on 20 plus years. It was great fun. They have a beautiful home and enough acreage so I can park there for a long time. Just warning you Jeri, you made me too comfortable. Next time I’ll be there for a longer visit.

Last Monday I headed for San Angelo and stayed with Rosalie and Chuck. Rosalie is a cousin on my Dad’s side of the family. I cleared up a lot of misconceptions while there, like, she’s only 2 years younger than I am and for all these years I thought she was a lot younger than me – at least 4-6 years. She was always the tag-along with Betty and me. I also learned that Betty, whom I thought was a month older or younger than I, isn’t. There difference isn’t in months, but rather years. We were like 2 peas in a pod when I was a kid and I just figured we were the same age. Rosalie and Chuck have a beautiful house and it’s filled with clocks. Chuck is quite the master clock master craftsman and he restores antique clocks. They are gorgeous. Toby loved there fenced backyard where he could stretch out in the sun or shade and enjoy life. He got very comfortable there. Chuck and Rosalie introduced me to the “Garmin” navigation device and I was hooked. Before I left San Angelo, Rosalie had to take me to Walmart (yes, the dreaded Walmart), and I got one. It’s a Garmin Nuvi 200 and it’s great. I love it. It got me to Pecos (where I am now writing this blog) with shortcuts that I didn’t see on my paper map. I was a little leary of following it and trusting it, so I didn’t at one point only to discover that I went a few miles out of my way. I love hearing “Nuvi” say “recalculating, recalculating” Someone to talk to now besides Toby. Yes, Nuvi speaks to me.

Now I’m here in Pecos. It was a 4 ½ hour drive, so an easy day. I’m leaving for Deming, NM tomorrow and that will be at least a 6-7 hour drive. My longest stint. But I think I’ll stay there 2 days before heading for Tucson and Sharlene’s. I drove through some very isolated country today, miles and miles of mesquite, cactus, cows, and oil wells. Thousands of oil wells. When I got to the Skp park they welcomed me to the desert. Pecos is situated on the eastern edge of the Chihuahua desert. Fortunately its been a mostly cloudy day and the temp is very pleasant.

Got to go for now. I’ll be in Tucson by the 1st or 2nd and more then. I tried to upload some pics, but its telling me there’s an error on the page and won’t upload them. I’ll have to figure this out.
Kris