We are just back from a fabulous four day weekend in Dallas, Texas with our friends, the Larson family.  We did a ton of good stuff, saw a lot of old friends and ate way too much food.  Just one of the highlights of the trip was our visit to the Sixth Floor Museum of the Texas School Book Depository.  Of course, I remember where I was when I heard about the Kennedy assassination (I was a third grader on the playground at Harrison Elementary School in Cottage Grove, Oregon).  It has always been a bigger than life event.  The visit to the museum and the walk on the grassy knoll brought all that back down to earth.  The gun, the descriptions of the people, the boxes of books–everything about the whole event seemed so ordinary when viewed in this new context.  I was not expecting such a deep emotional response to the whole, especially after having lived in South Florida amongst the Cuban community who have strong feelings about the people involved.  It was interesting.  I am very glad we went there.

We also went to the “hands” exhibit a the Baylor Medical Center.  I will let Kelly tell a little bit more about that and the other things we did during our visit.  We thank the Larson family and all our other friends in Dallas for their remarkable hospitality and a memorable visit.