May 25, 2016
12:51 p.m.

I can't believe I have been home for nearly two weeks. Time certainly goes by much too quickly. I only have three more days, and it's back to Colorado. If I didn't have so many things to take care of, it would be so great to stay longer.

I has been a wonderful visit, much more so than I could ever have imagined.

For one thing, I was able to reconnect with my sisters-and brothers-in-law whom I haven't seen in years--some of them in decades. Family is so very important to me, and it means the world to me to know that they all still consider me part of their family even though I chose not to remain married to their brother. I love them all so much, and have always, always felt that they were my family, so it was wonderful to know, straight from their own mouths, that they feel the same.

Happy, happy, happy!!

This is my first visit home in years when I've actually seen people I know when I've gone out. Green River, Wyoming is a really small town, but it's amazing how many people here are strangers to me because I have been gone so long.

Now, to be honest, I've been here several days, but I haven't really gone out much. My connections have been in the grocery store, restaurant and Church. Other than that, I hang out with my parents at their house.

I'm such a social butterfly!

Wyoming, like Colorado, has been experiencing quite a rainy Spring. While I've been here, I have tried not to dwell on the havoc this weather is probably causing my roof at home. Thankfully, my son and daughter-in-law are there to dump the bucket!

Ugh! I just thought about my roof. Bummer!

I have been having a great deal of fun going through old photographs and videos while visiting. My goodness, seeing my children on Santa's lap, no bigger than their own children are now--it's incredible! I'm so glad my father decided to get a video camera! Those preserved memories are priceless!

I also found some oldies of myself:

I'm the kid on the right, in the stylish glasses.

Once upon a time, I made my First Communion.

This is scary stuff! Time passes by awfully quickly.

I'm hoping to take some of these old photos and restore them a bit. Wish me luck!

Well, I'm going to go spend some more time with my folks, because I've got to make the most of the time I have left here.

Cheers!