April 14, 2015

Today turned out to be a very nice day for us. Not because we had the girls with us or because I was able to get a 28 mile ride in. Not because the weather was great or that Linda and I visited our stored things. All those things are really nice and all, but today, this evening after the girls had gone to bed, Linda and I were able to just have a wonderful conversation with Jason, in the kitchen. We must have talked for a couple of hours and we went over all kinds of topics, from the girls to his recovery to the people he has been able to help in their healing process. Most of our conversations don't last much more than 30 minutes, and those are good conversations, it is just that to have that much time in an engaged conversation was a special treat.

The rest of the day was just a normal day and not really that much to write about. We got the girls up and took them to school. Linda had a couple of errands to run, as did Jason, and I went out on a nice ride out to Cabrillo National Monument. One of the things I found out as a result of that ride is that Jason is eligible for a life-time pass to all national parks, and the ranger at Cabrillo is the first person to say anything about it to me. Jason will be following up on that one, it could be quite handy. There isn't much else to go on about, so this is going to be a relatively short post. Thank you, for all  the continued support and prayers. Take care and stay positive.

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