New Wrinkles -- What "Boomers" Means. . . 

We four Boomers travelled to many places together over the past 25 years-- across the US and Joanne, Chuck and I even spent time in Italy! Typically, we economize by sharing meals and rooms.   We have learned to read each other’s signals--the need for space, together-time, couple-time, friend time, etc.  We've laughed, cried, grumbled, snapped, sang, hiked, got lost, worshiped and prayed together.  This trip has brought some new wrinkles -  

Chronologically our ages are scattered across the baby boomer generation.  Pay attention Gen X'ers, Millennials, and even you Silent ones of Gen Z!  Where we are means something. That something goes well beyond the inevitable stiffening joints, the ‘what was I saying’ brain fog, or our individual and collective limitations.  Our etched-in smile lines and laughter induced crows’ feet also mean that we are being called upon to expand our collective capacity for compassion, tolerance and grace in new ways. 

So, following our days in Yellowstone, we spent a peaceful evening sitting at the kitchen table in our RV.  We were in a beautiful Missoula RV Park enjoying a pasta supper and salad.  We sipped wine and reflected, repented the grouchy moments induced by the difficult launch out of California and reacquainted our collective selves with the blessings of friendship -- we laughed, we cried, and we thanked our God who brought us together again for yet another adventure.  

• VIDEO CHALLENGES:  so sorry that the  last video was abruptly cut off.  Here is the repost:  The actual video is about 9 minutes.  Here is the YouTube Link:  

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• HOMELESS:  as of 3:30 PM Pacific time today our fantastic realtor Greg Hales gave us the news that the deal closed!  We are technically homeless, who-hoo!

• UP NEXT:  Photos from Yellowstone and our current visit with Mary and Dave Dixon in Lakeside, MT.