So a couple of days ago, Bob and I were out treasure hunting in the fertile meadows called Goodwill of Austin, and we found a Sunbeam deep fat fryer for less than $40.  It appeared to be brand spankin' new ... minus only the outside packing box.  It was - in fact, inside the instruction book we found the original order from QVC.  Fourteen years old, never used once.  That's new as far as I'm concerned.

So this morning I finally put the oil in it and made some fast donuts.

Two big happenings scheduled for July of this year, and I would like to be in Crescent City for both.

The DNHS class of 1977 is having their 35 year class reunion in July and they've invited all the classes from 1970 to 1980 to attend.  I'm class of 1975, and I have only attended one of the reunions my class has held, so I'm wanting to be there for that.

But even bigger for me is that my mother's side of the family has the first family reunion planned since I was nine years old.  That's darned close to 50 years since we all tried to get together.  I've discovered that my cousin's daughter is a grandmother already.  So there are relatives down that line that I have never laid eyes on, and I'd like to see them.

Of the six Muse kids (Jody, Leona, Elsie, Buck, Tom, and Micci) only Elsie and Micci remain.  Elsie is in a nursing home and won't be able to attend, but Micci lives there and I'm really looking forward to spending some time with her.  I hope I can swing by and see my Aunt Elsie on the way.  My fingers are crossed on that.

My plan, unless quashed by circumstances beyond my control and as yet unseen, is to spend a couple of months in and around Crescent City with an eye to moving back to the area for at least part of every year, and finding an apartment for my adult disabled son who hates the heat of Texas. 

Then, if that works out, hubby and I would like to work for Amazon.com again at their Coffeyville warehouse, like we did last winter.   Nothing is carved in stone, but that's what we would like to do.