Sweet, special times but way too short

Labor day weekend we traveled to Columbus Air Force Base to be with Kristi and Adam. Simply, sweet, special, surprising, but way too short -- yet such is life now that the "kids" (all 4+4+[3...]) are adults and on their ways. We really enjoyed our time together, several highlights:

• "official" tour of their home complete with Kristi hiding in the game closet and jumping out to scare Julie, the two of them had been scheming this moment for weeks and were not disappointed.
• the kids winning every card game - Skip-Bo and Euchre - and being very pleased ...
• Monday morning birthday breakfast: raspberry pancakes - Wow!
• meeting their friends ... simply a joy
  
• worship time Sunday morning @ www.mtvchurch.com
• walking 9 holes of golf - soon Kristi will beat her father in golf
• supper at Profits Porch - southern cooking ... red beans and rice, gumbo
• Prairie Arts Festival in West Point Saturday morning
• Waverly Mansion tour - learning the history of the region
• celebrating Kristi's birthday at The Grill
• learning that wax candles melt when you stick them in a hot freshly baked apple cake
  
• being guests in our children's home
  

Thank you Kristi and Adam for welcoming us into your home and lives ... we had a wonderful time with you.

PS: Yes, as we left Monday morning for the 815 mile trip home there were tears in our eyes ...