Installment and Babble

Well, that was about 2600 miles in a few days, and ST and I had been to Houston and back the day before we left with Mom. I am tired. And behind with a lot of stuff. And Sammie needed me to watch the twins today, so yes, kids everywhere.  Tomorrow I will write a double installment-- the last chapter, then the epilogue.

I think Mom really enjoyed the trip. She'd wanted to see Albuquerque and Vegas for a long time, and we'd planned to go for the past two years but something came u...