As mentioned in several earlier posts, John made a trip to California from where he's stationed at McChord Air Force Base in Tacoma, Washington. He'd been given a weeks leave before his upcoming deployment. And, for that reason, Milt - who has been recently living in Texas - made the trip to California as well. We really enjoyed the week together - spending time in Lakeport all together for the first time in about a year and a half, before we met up again in Turlock at the kids' home. This was the first trip to Turlock for Milt since Lee, John and Amber bought the house and he was totally thrilled to see the choice they had made. Kohl was along on this part of the trip as well, because once John dropped off his truck to leave with Lee and Amber while he is away, John will go with Kohl down to Los Angeles to spend a few days there before flying back to Washington.
It's always a great time for me when everyone is together and lately that doesn't happen very often. This trip was just perfect, if not somewhat of a whirlwind in putting together all the little side trips before finishing up the time here in Turlock. As the kids are all getting busier and busier with their own lives, it gets harder and harder to get them all together for a visit and I cherish the times when we do.
That's what it's all about.
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