Road Tri[ Day One

Texarkana on our way to Memphis.

Beale Street in Memphis.

Tennessee & Kentucky

Stopped by Graceland

Where Elvis first recorded in Memphis

Lunch in Nashville

Bluegrass country -- Lexington, KY

Rachel Says Goodbye to TSBVI

Rachel made so many new friends at Elementary Student Enrichment Camp at Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Austin.
Another of her new friends.
With her music teacher.

Rachel in the hula hoop demonstration.

Pretty in Pink and Yellow

Matching straws and shirts! Stephanie and Emily drinking milkshakes.

Squirrel Acrobatics

Paul put bird feeders in front of the picture window in the front of the house, and outside the French doors in back. We can watch the back yard feeder while we eat. This squirrel gives us hours of entertainment as he hangs from the feeder. I think he'll just keep eating until he bursts, or the feeder runs out of food.

It's hot!

Stephanie is not very comfortable in the kitchen, unless it's making Ramen or pasta from a box. She got a lesson in how to make Shake n Bake chicken, but was fearful of the oven.

Since I've got some time on my hands, I'm cleaning out drawers and throwing away stuff. But I ran across this page in a journal that Rachel wrote just before we went on a Panama Canal cruise last December.

Top one reads: Dear god,
I can't wait till we get on cruiseship. It is going to be so much fun. When is your son co...ming down from heaven? Love, Rachel.

And to Santa:
Dear Santa,
Are you going to deliver the gifts on the cruise ship? Can you tell my elf that he or she is a hard worker. Thanks by! Love, Rachel.