Well it has been a while since blogging. I know mine is not the most interesting. I have two daughters that blog and they do a great job.

I am still working in Graham TX. Different well, however it is near the first one. We are close to finishing. It was supposed to be a simple repair job, but turned into quite a project.

All my thoughts lately have been of home and family. I wonder why I do what I do. There has to be a better way to make a living. I enjoy my work, I just don't like being away. Our kids already live a long way off. Heidi our oldest lives in Texas w/ her husband and 3 children and Tamera, our youngest lives in Crimea Ukraine with her husband. Then I work away from home all the time. Something just didn't turn out right here. It is always a very good feeling when we get to see our kids. I guess the absence grows the hearts fondness. \

My wife, Karen and I were able to go to Ukraine and visit Tamera and her husband in March. They have lived there a little over two years. The trip was great. We got to see things few other folks ever get to. The culture is so different there. Life is harder there. People find pleasure in small things. I'm afraid to say most find solace in their vodka. The people we met were very nice and hospitable. But the people on the street are stern looking and never smile.

We walked a lot, but it seemed natural. When you walk there, you are always going somewhere, not just walking for exercise. It seems to make a difference to me. When I walk to get exercise, I get bored real fast. But when I am walking to get somewhere...... well we walked just about all day long almost everyday we were there.

Too tired for a lot of thoughts today. Wish you were here.

RSK