0 RV miles today, 5494 total

Will left to go back to Shanghai this morning and Shelby & Beth arrived from North Carolina late this afternoon.  I washed “Thumper” today, a fun & monumental task. Jen (my 1st cousin, once removed) & I went out to lunch at Joe’s Farm Grill. She will be starting medical school at U. of Arizona at Phoenix this summer. I did not listen to the sign by the tree!?!? Tom flew in from Texas & we all went out to a Mexican dinner. Our families are combined by parents who were siblings. Hopefully planning a family reunion in 2014. From Gilbert near Phoenix, Arizona, m, b, s & t

“You don’t choose your family. They are God’s gift to you, as you are to them.”–Desmond Tutu

“Family Rules: Always tell the truth; WORK HARD; Keep Your Promises; Try New Things; Don’t Whine; Laugh Out Loud; Alswys say I Love your; Use kind words; Do Your Best; Be Grateful, Be Kind; BE PROUD OF YOURSELF; Say Please & Thank You; Remember you are Loved.” 

“Peoples’s souls are like gardens. You can’t turn your back on someone just because his garden’s full of weeds. You have to give him water and lots of sunshine.” —The House of the Scorpion, Nancy Farmer

“A bend in the road is not the end of the road… unless you fail to make the turn.”  ~Author Unknown~