Beginning's

It has been almost a year since our first arrival here in Tlajomulco de Zuniga.  We thought that once here, it would be a long time before heading north again.  We thought wrong, so this year is our first in a what we hope will be a long life led as expats.  Just to quickly run down the last year...My mother and Lee's good friend and her childrens' adopted grandmother were both diagnosed with an very aggressive form of lung cancer.  They both died in early March.  Lee and I spent time taking care of my mother in Utah for 3 months (unfortunately we were not told of Kay's health until it was too late to make a visit)  We returned to Mexico in April.  In May it was back to the US to take care of business associated with mom and to re-up our visa's.  On this trip we headed to northern California to visit family and friends.  We had a blast driving the coast road south to San Fransisco and playing tourist.  We then headed to Utah for a wood turning conference.  Uncle Jack and Aunt Marilyn opened their home to us and their hearts.  I for one needed the TLC they provided.  With their urging, as we drove south stops were made at Bryce Canyon and the North Rim of the Grand Canyon.  We took a ton of pictures and played tourist through most of southern Utah and then Sedona Arizona.  When we made it back home, we were thinking it would be for an extended time.