A Week With Family in Hillsboro

Gloria Enjoying Her New Tub

Our major purchase in early May was a new walk-in bathtub with jets and all the bells and whistles a handicapped person could ask for in a safe-t-tub. These tubs cost a small fortune, but this investment will decrease Gloria’s chances of a fall. The hydro­­­­­therapy seems to help her legs when they are painful. 

Central Baptist Church Picnic 

Our church celebrated the first Sunday of the month with an afternoon picnic at a ranch near Hillsboro. It was a great time of fun, fellowship, games, and food. You will find a photo of our church building at the end of this post. The group photo above taken by Jerry made the Hillsboro weekly newspaper.

Dallas Museum of Art

Gloria and Courtney at the Arboretum

Gloria returned to Parkinson's Voice Project in Richardson for an evaluation. Then we spent a free night at a Hanpton Inn motel in Dallas, compliments of our Hilton Honors points. The next day we visited the Dallas Museum of Art prior to going to DFW Airport to pick up our daughter, Courtney, from San Marcos on the Lake, Guatemala. This was a wonderful week-long treat. She and husband, Josh, own an elementary school and kindergarten in that quaint, lovely town of 3500 people. Their students are a mixture of indigenous children and those belonging to the many Internationals who are temporary and permanent residents. We had not seen Courtney since November; we regret that she could not bring young daughters, Althea and Mirabai. Josh took good care of them along with performing his school administrator duties. This visit gave us the incentive to again tour the Dallas Arboretum. Courtney always enjoys a visit to our Hillsboro Antique Mall, and we accomplished that. She and Gloria also did their thing at the local outlet mall.

L to R: Jerry, Gloria, Lucie, Steve, Lincoln, Stephanie, Courtney, Jack

During Courtney’s visit, Stephanie's family from Wimberley, TX also came to see us for a few days. That meant lots of bocce ball (see below) and joker with teenagers, Jack, Lucie, and Lincoln. We were delighted to have the entire family together in church on Sunday. Gloria is no longer able to handle heavy-duty kitchen duties. The children and grand children worked together as a team to create great meals and snacks. Stephanie, our family artist, also helped Jerry frame many photos in preparation for his first attempt to sell his work at a local festival.

Lucie, Jack, Courtney with the ball, Lincoln

It was sad when we had to take Courtney back to DFW Airport. We don’t know when we will get to see her again, but hopefully we can work out something this winter. Fortunately Stephanie’s family lives only a few hours away. We are glad everyone got to visit when the sunflowers in the fields of Hillsboro were at their peak.  ­­­