CHANGE IN THE AIR

I am not sure just when we knew that dear son and family were leaving Richmond for Madison, Wisconsin. Although we would miss them very much, it was the right move for the family.

So---, in July of '88, the two-car caravan (including dear wife and myself) headed west, eventually arriving at a brand-new home that the Andersons were seeing for the first time! Yep. Dear son's back operation had kept him from flying for periodic inspections, but dear friends kept sending updates east. The house was beautifully built and spotlessly clean. After spending two nights in a motel, the movers were met, and the Andersons settled into their new home.

After the move was completed, dear wife and I headed for Oklahoma, for a family visit - always enjoyable, and then back to Virginia, as a newly-married couple, where I resumed my partime work selling advertising specialties.

That Christmas, we hosted the Oklahoma family, in Midlothian, VA. One highlight was a trip to Colonial Williamsburg, on a snowy night, where we (all bundled up to keep warm), watched a traditional bonfire, followed by a beautiful Christmas dinner at the Raieigh Tavern --all most enjoyable in spite of car trouble.

M.L.