Springtime in Ohio

Lincoln, Nebraska, with Ben Taylor and Amy, baby Addie and Lori, Gene, Sue and Ben Davy

We have made it as far as Ohio. After hitting snow in Colorado, we had perfect weather on our drive to Norfolk, Nebraska, where we visited with Lori and Dale. Lori gave us a little scare by ending up in the hospital for one night with excruciating pain in her back. They did some tests and she will have a procedure done next Monday to drain some fluid that has built up around the lymph nodes in her back. We hope that does the trick.

Lori drove with us to Lincoln where we spent two nights in an RV park and visited granddaughter Crystal, husband Ben and baby Addie. Addie will be one on May 8th and is as cute as a bug. Ben Taylor and girlfriend Amy joined us for dinner, as well as granddaughter Melissa. So we have now had fun visiting all the Taylor kids, grandkids and great granddaughter.

On arrival in Ohio, we got an update on Gene's son John's health. He is scheduled for esophageal cancer surgery on April 29. He's already had chemo and radiation to shrink the tumor and will spend about 10 days to 2 weeks in the hospital post surgery. After that, it's an 8 to 10 week recovery period. Keep John and Lori in your prayers as they goes through these health challenges. We'll stop to see them both on our return from Europe.

It's TRYING to be springtime here. Flowering trees are in bloom, tulips and daphodils are starting to blossom and today the sun is shining. We drove all the way from Nebraska to Ohio through wind and rain. We were the ONLY RV at a state park in Illinois where we stopped for the night. We are now parked at John's farm, where the RV will stay for the next two months. Saturday, it's off to the east coast and Europe!