Dear Dana,Maggie,Adrienne,Glory

   We want you all to know HOW SPECIAL you made us feel this past trip. I was truly not expecting so much time,attention and effort on ALL your parts to make us feel so welcome, The food was great and I realized how much I enjoy NOT COOKING !!! The break was wonderful all by itself !! All your girls are much better cooks than I am. I do enjoy cooking but it seems like there hasn't been TIME to do a nice job since Tim was born !! Now it's just fast and efiicent , with not too much fat. . All your homes looked homey, inviting and attractive. All of you are light years ahead of where we were our first couple of years married. . My boys have been so blessed with material things as well as Godly, attractive, smart, capable wives. !!! I know all of you will be great moms too.

Dana and Tim- I again want to say how honord I felt using your "red "dish for the first time. You really elevated Mother's Day  to a new tier for me this year. It was great seeing Tim "LOVE" on you. It melts my heart !! Your views are breath taking and I loved sleeping up in the tower !!

Maggie and Dan- We ARE SO PROUD OF YOU - SEEING HOW YOU WORK TOGETHER  PULLING EVERYONE TOGETHER AND HOW WELL  you parent little Ruby, She is sooo adorable.  Dad really enjoyed watching you at work too. I especially LOVE that park and little "Promise Land " beach. I'd be there ALL summer !! 

David and Adrienne - We felt so at home and know it was extra hard on you  being so pregnant. Dad really appreciated the time you took helping him learn his PDA. He said it would have taken him hours to learn it from  trial and error.  I want that recipe for the salad again. I seemed to have lost it in the trip. -

Glory - No body is MORE excited and Proud than us of YOU !! It was almost unbelieveble that it's over.Your place was really comfy amd I KNOW you worked like a crazy person unpacking before we got there. You looked so scholarly in your graduation gown !!!  The start of a new and better chapter in your life. Looking brighter every day !!!

Gonna get to sleep. Planning a return trip in the fall,before MN snow. Really want to stop in St Louis with the next trip. Pray it in !!! God has really out done Himself in ALL of you  Love mom and Dad