Wonderful visit with Pam and Dave!

June 6 – Oddly we were both up pretty early this morning so we just chilled for a while. 

Squirrel on a telephone pole

After breakfast we sat at the table watching a squirrel climb to the top of an unused telephone pole.  It sat there for about 30 minutes.  It would turn around some and Bill thought it couldn’t get down.  We took some photos and Bill went out to watch him as he thought he was sitting up there and not able to get down!  What was he thinking?  By the time Bill circled around to the other side of the pole the squirrel came down and went up a huge oak tree!

Funny start to our day!  We showered and dressed and headed to Lima, where I lived in high school and the first year I was married.  The first person I met there was my neighbor across the street, Pam.  She and her 2 brothers were a year here and there apart from my older brother and I.  We all became friends, but Pam and I spent an endless number of hours in my room sitting on the floor talking and working Quija.  We could ask a question and then just talk like crazy while it spelled out the answers.  We both babysat, normally at the end of the street on Saturday nights across from each other.  We’d bring the kids outside and let them play while we chatted.  Our parents became good friends and our moms took golfing lessons together (because the Pro was “hot”), and they played cards together.  Those were some of the best memories of growing up.  Pam and I have kept in touch but not in person so today was very special to both of us.  Our husbands met and they seemed to enjoy talking about sports mostly and we enjoyed a 2 ½ hour lunch!  I think we will work on staying more in touch and visiting in Ohio, Florida and maybe somewhere in between!  Love you Pam!!

From Lima we headed to Whitehouse, OH where we set up camp for 3 nights so Bill can reunion with his high school buddies and a couple he taught with here and in Florida.  There are some places we love to visit as well and I know our 2 days will fly by.