THE MITCHELL CLAN

We spent a good part of the morning visiting with Art & Linda, then drove over to John & Mary's house, where we saw their new baby girl Morgan, for the first time. What a cutie! John & Mary live on the southwest side of Modesto, and have a great older home, on acreage that is in the transition from old walnut trees to new ones. When we left, it was just about time for dinner, so we stopped at the grocery store, picked up a few things, and headed back to Art & Linda's, where we have the motor home parked. We had a nice dinner, visited some more, and enjoyed a campfire in their fire pit, in the back yard. Patty's son David called as he was driving to work at Doctors Hospital in Modesto, and we arranged to meet him at work, so we could at least say hi. When we got to the emergency room where Dave works, Patty told me not to breathe until we left. There were lots of sick people in the waiting room, and I was glad I wasn't one of them. We got the quick tour of the 43 bed ER, of which Dave was the night shift RN supervisor. We are both so proud of Dave, and where he has taken his career. His job is not only recession proof, but also very portable, not to mention the fact that the pay for skilled medical professionals is not too bad! We couldn't visit very long, as most of those 43 beds were filled, and Dave was quite busy with his responsibilities. When we got back to the motor home, it was time for bed, and a busy day looming on the horizon.