We are still here. Nope, we did not fall off the map, we have just been busy being back in Texas. We decided to cut our winter/spring trip short because of Pam's dad. In a series of events he ended up in the hospital with a very poor prognosis for recovery, and we felt we needed to be here. As it turned out, even though he was in very poor condition when we got here. He has progressed amazingly well since our return. He is still in a nursing home recovering, but we know he is feeling better because he complains a lot. Anyway, our dash across country ( 5 days from the east coast) made for an interesting trip. We stopped several times along the way at places we meant to spend time, but just overnight-ed. We stopped in Asheville, NC, Chattanooga, TN, Jennings Ferry, AL, and Poverty Point, LA,. All were quick in and quick out. Since we have been home we have visited the kids several times, spent time with friends in the area, spent a lot of ti...