Old friends...Then & Now

Carl finally got to meet up with his cousin and longtime friend, Paul Barnes. He hadn't seen him since around 1969. They had recently been in touch by phone for the last 4-5 years, but that was all. Finally....when we went to a rush trip to Illinois last week,  Carl remembered that Paul lived in Illinois. We looked on the map to see how far it was from where we were and it was all the way across the state, but we thought...maybe???? We were not able to get in touch with them, so we headed home......and wouldn't ya know it, Paul was in Texas!!!! So, we went home (2 days driving with the short side trips, etc), changed clothes and headed back to East Texas. What fun! Paul was so excited to finally be around family again and the feelings were mutual to be around him and his lovely wife. We all enjoyed a full day of relaxation, eating, reminiscing and laughter.

                                                          Paul and his lovely wife, Jean

Then headed home again to stay for just a few days before we head out again for General Conference.

See the miles we put on the truck?