OK, it is time to fire up the BLOG again......we are heading to Europe again this week.  Since we last posted, we have been enjoying our children, grand-children and life in general.  We have made some short trips, including a family trip with all kids and grandkids to the Wisconsin Dells this past June.  But for the most part, stayed close to home...and endured record setting heat & drought this Summer.

With the encouragement of our world traveling friends, and brash confidence from last year's tour, we are again departing for a European vacation.  Our friend Brenda (United Airline flight attendant) has once again generously offered her companion passes to us....and our friend David (retired European travel junky) has shared with us his personal Paris experiences and friendship to provide a wonderful itinerary and will join us for the week in Paris. So stay tuned and share our experience.....we are leaving Thursday (we think) and heading first to London, we'll let you know as the plan develops.