With a loss comes something positive. We spent some very special time with family last Monday when we attended Bud's memorial service in Moses Lake. The officiant was a minister who had been an athlete under Bud's tutelage during his school years in Moses Lake. It became very clear to us that there were hundreds of young lives that were impacted by their association with Coach Kirkwood. Over and over we heard an emphasis on his ability to quietly impart a bit of wisdom without ever preaching or lecturing.
Colleen was able to drive over to join Keith, Craig and Ken and I at the memorial. The afternoon and evening was spent at Clara's house with some very special time with all of Bud and Clara's children, grandchildren and great grandchildren. Ken and I stayed the night and went on our way on Tuesday.
We flew on Allegiant Airlines and they only make the Mesa Pasco run on Sundays and Thursdays, so we found ourselves with two free days before coming home. We usually spend time in the Yakima and Columbia Valleys for wine tasting, but we took advantage of the time and spent the two days in Walla Walla. We did enjoy some very nice wines, but since we were not checking luggage, we couldn't bring any back with us.
Now we are back in Casa Grande and have several fun plans coming up. Rod and Karen will join us here on Tuesday when they return from their sojourn in Mexico. We are having Daryl and Jan Ziemer here for dinner on Tuesday, and on Wednesday we are going to Mesa to see friends from Lakewood.
The weather has been very pleasant; not toasty toasty, but warm enough to run the air conditioner when in the car. There has been no rain, but I suspect that will 9change just as soon as we have someone come and wash and wax the motor home:)
Ciao
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