Paul's Update - 03/11/07

Dear Friends:

Today was a great day for site seeing. Mom, Ann & I headed to Natural Bridge. We spent a couple of hours there before taking a drive in the countryside. We attempted to go onto the Blue Ridge Parkway but most of it was closed. It was hard to tell if it was from snow or storm damage ... there were lots of tree limbs on the road along the way. We proceeded to go back to I-81 only to find that there were so many trucks on the highway that it made the trip slow and not very interesting. We jumped off the interstate and went north on Rt. 11 through many small towns as we made our way back to Harrisonburg. We are spending the night in the hotel we were in last night. Dad went out to breakfast this morning with Bill, Ronda, Lew & Bill's Mom. Afterward he headed to Paul's. Paul wanted to sit up on the futon and didn't have any desire to go back to bed so Dad stayed home from church. At lunchtime Dad was sitting with Paul and asked him what he wanted for lunch. Paul said "you're Pap-Paw". This is significant because our granddaughter Alysa calls him Pap-Paw ... Max will too someday. It was a beautiful day and Dad decided to try to go for another ride on the motorcycle. He rode for about 2 hours. Later Tabby and Dad worked to put together a new wardrobe that Tabby bought at Ikea. There is not much closet or dresser storage in the bedroom so this should help. Paul sat on the futon and watched them work. It took several hours to complete. Dad was still at Paul's at 10pm when I talked to him ... getting ready to head home soon! Ann, Mom & I will head towards home on Monday.

Have a great day! Lynne & Carl