Amarillo and Lubbock

So the Great Evacuation Vacation of 2008 took us to West Texas. First stop was mom's old stomping grounds....Amarillo. It was so great to be able to catch up with old friends, to meet and/or see kids that are quite larger than mom thinks they should be, and to spend time showing off Nathaniel.

George Cumming was an unbelievably great host and allowed us to stay in his home for a few days. He also made sure we were all well fed (Yum!). His wife Janice passed away a month ago, so it was a bit tough because we really miss Janice but it was good to see he and Kimberly doing well. One of the best things on the trip was getting to hang out with Eli. He is such a fun little guy.

Here are pictures of the people we did get to visit. Sorry we did not have time to see everyone we would have liked to.

Wayne & Bonnie Hopper

Preston, Emily and John Moore

Christy Heuston Kristi, Markus, & Acacia Barker

We also got to visit Ronnie Hall at WTAMU where mom got her undergrad degree. It has changed quite a bit. In fact, mom was really surprised when she ran into Rebecca Hilton on campus, since she used to babysit her. They grow up so quickly :)

Then we drove down to Lubbock - GO RED RAIDERS! This is where mom got her OT degree. However the reason we stopped was to be able to visit TLC co-workers and clients. Our facility ended up evacuating to Lubbock where TLC just opened a new branch. So we were able to meet up with Gabby, Shawn, Jason, Sarah, and some of the Lubbock folks. They are doing an amazing job keeping things going in Lubbock. Mom is really blessed with great co-workers and has been amazed at how well they seem to be doing, depsite not knowing how their homes are yet.