Waco Old Coots Reunion

We returned on Friday from beautiful downtown Waco where we attended a reunion of Air Force guys and spouses - about 40 attendees in all. We were all stationed at James Connelly Air Force Base in Waco back in the early 50's. We had a great time swapping stories, pictures and visiting. One of the highlights was dinner at Buzzard Billy's - the catfish was delicious!

We also had a wonderful outdoor dinner at Linda & Maynard Miller's home. Our last evening was a banquet at the hotel with group pictures. Talk about "Old Coots!!"

We are still here in Graham, WA and Logan is home and doing well with his chemo treatments. He will start his 5th round on the 1st of November and this is one of the really tough ones. Thanks to everyone for your prayers.

We hope to leave here after the 1st of the year and continue our travels. We will head South where it is warmer. Washington in the winter is pretty cold and wet for us!

4 months on the road - so to speak

Today marks the beginning of the 5th month we have been on the road and we've only made it to the Pacific Nortwest. We're still here in Graham helping out Jason & Kelly's family. Logan's treatment for cancer is going well. His tumor has shrunk by at least 50% and the cancer in his bone marrow has gone from 85% to 5%. He is a real trooper and this week he is going to school which will be a big treat for him. I have attached a picture of him with the cowboy hat that Linda & Maynard Miller, OLD Air Force friends, sent him. He really looks good in it. The weather here has turned to rainy and cold which I understand is normal. We hope to head South at the beginning of the new year for warmer climes and in the Spring we'll renew our adventures in traveling across the US. We're going to take a day trip to Portland, OR this Saturday as Kathy's good friend from grammar school days has invited her to see the show Oklahoma and I will get a chance to see my son's Larry and Chris and families. So far we are enjoying living in the motor home and we're still talking to each other, although sometimes in muffled tones. Hope to see all of our good friends in the coming year. Thanks for your support and prayers for Logan and his family. Love, the Crazy Coots!

A long week for Logan

Logan finished his 3rd round of chemo. He came home late Tuesday night, 1:30AM, and is having a very rough time with being sick, etc. Grandma Kathy spent Sunday night at Children's Hospital to give Jason a chance to get some sleep and today went with Kelly, Logan & Peyton back up to Children's Hospital so Logan could get a shot. She will go with them on Friday for the weekly clinic visit. Today a cowboy hat, a real one, arrived from our friends Linda and Maynard in Waco, Texas. It brought a big smile to Logan's face. Through all of this Logan has been a trooper. Last week's test results have given everyone a good reason to believe Logan will beat this one. All of your prayers are sincerely appreciated. Keep them coming.

A new day

Thanks to Dylan Hulbert we have a blog that really looks good. Kathy and I are starting to relax a little as we spent yesterday at a golf course and played our 1st 9 holes since we met. Needless to say it wasn't a pretty sight. I lost a ball in the ball washer and our scores, with a few mulligans, was what you would expect for 18 holes. We have sore muscles we didn't know we had before today. Today we spent 7 hours at the Puyallup Fair looking at horses, sheep , goats, art and a whole bunch of other things. The fair covers 167 acres and is one of the 10 largest in the country. We're going back on Sunday to see the Rodeo finals and all of the other things we missed including the pigs. Tomorrow we will be at Jason & Kelly's for a family barbecue and will stop and see Kathy's Mom. Hope every one is well. Have great Fall!

Our 1st Posting

This is Dave & Kathy Peters signing on - We're finally learning enough to post a blog. We are here in Graham, WA at the Rainier View RV Park with a beautiful view of Mt Rainier. We'll be here for some time. We arrived here in mid July for a baby shower only to find our 5 year old Grandson Logan was diagnosed with cancer. Needless to say, we are staying as long as we can help. Kathy's Son Jason and Wife Kelly are doing a great job. Kelly gave birth to Peyton, a great Grandson, while Logan was having chemo treatments. The picture above is Grandma with Peyton. You can keep posted on Logan's progress by going to the blog, http://loganjameslewis.blogspot.com/, It is updated almost every day. More to come.