Sunday, August 5, 2012

Hello Again!

Heading Out
With Family in Oakland
Its been more than six months since I last updated here and since February Pete has retired and had his sixtieth birthday. Sarah and I gave him a surprise party to celebrate and he was surprised. People came from all over the country and we really got him!

Grand Canyon on the 4th of July
With Feather in Ashland
We just returned home on July 28th from a trip out west to visit friends and family in California and Oregon and to see some of the beautiful places this country has to offer. Pete and Mabel and Joshua and I were on the road for 28 days and over 5,000 miles and we carried everything in our mini-van and we found good, wheelchair-friendly accomodations everywhere we went. It was such a great feeling being able to take a trip like that and I am so thankful that we were able to do it - and I so loved being able to see everyone we visited. In addition to friends and family we saw Mickey Mouse at Disneyland and James Taylor at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver. Here are a few photos. To all of you who welcomed us along the way, thank you. I love you.

Visiting Bixby Canyon
Heading Home
We are also working on a project to build an ALS Living Center here in the Dallas area like the one we found out about near Boston. So a group of us are creating a charity called The ALS Project. We are excited about it and we hope to be able to tell about our progress here as time goes on. This is a chance for Pete and I to share some of the good fortune we have had in our ALS experience with others. I'm sorry its been so long since I've updated the blog but I hope your summer is going well.  I always love to hear from you and if you ever come to Dallas, please plan to stop by and visit.


Love,

Dewie