Wednesday, July 14, 1982
Finished packing & left for airport about 10 – Dave’s plane (Frontier) left at 11:30 & we had a bad time at check in. When he saw his bags were checked to Cincinnati but his ticket said he was going to Joplin. I quickly said his uncle was picking up the bags in Cincinnati.
Kris, Kathi & I had lunch at airport cafeteria & I won $3 on a nickel slot machine. My plane was 30 min. Late flying out of Reno – Beautiful flight over Sierra – flat valley & Santa Barbara – over ocean & then into Orange County Airport. Allen & Ruth with Helen to meet me. The airport is mostly outdoors & only about 6 miles from Allen’s. Helen stayed for supper & I spilled all our troubles & then found that Mary Jane – Don Roesner’s wife has moved to an apt – leaving Don with Liz 18 & Chris 16. Also Donna’s sister-law’s brother was killed in auto accident yesterday so we all have troubles. But then I enjoyed telling Allen of my visit with the Maddox’s at the Stokely homestead.