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We just got home from a great trip seeing family and friends.    Left a week ago and it seems we were non-stop all the time we were gone.

Saw the Short family first.   Well, as much as we could without electricity at Paris Landing State Park.   Had fun though - never can be around that family and NOT have fun.

Then to Kim's and she took care of us all week-end except on Sunday we we got away from her and went to a family reunion on Ted's mother's side of the family.   She had some Chicken's in her history but this was the Easly Family Reunion.   Fun time and really good food.

Monday we let Kim help us learn to clean a garage, mop a kitchen, trim bushes and eat more rhubarb pie she had baked for us Sunday.   

Then we headed to southern Illinois and some friends we've had for over 50 years.    That's a VERY LONG time to have friends.   As we were on our way there I was thinking of how long we'd been friends with them and how much fun we have had over the years.   When we met them Ted had just started work with GTE and of course we had NO money, I mean NO MONEY.    One time it was so bad we drove to Muncie, IN to borrow $25 from Ted's sister to last us until he got his first pay check.

There were 6 of us and we all went to church together, the men all worked for GTE and we used to play cards ALL THE TIME.    We all had babies, no money, but sure did have fun.

Some of our friends are newer like the couple we met in Bardstown, KY yesterday.   That history doesn't go back 50 years but we were both in the Navy group that met yearly for 10 years.   We had a good time but when you have known a couple for 50+ years they get to be like family.

None of this makes any sense, it's just MUSINGS OF AN OLD WOMAN