What's a Bookend Week?

Part of my absence from blogging last week was because we had visitors!  

Carter got a much needed break

 from the sweltering temperatures of Little Rock 

and made his first visit to our new hometown!!  

It was a rare opportunity to spend time with him 

when we weren't celebrating a holiday or family wedding 

and thus could quietly relax and visit one on one.  

We showed him a lot of the sights of the county, 

including of course the new house but we kept a few in reserve for future visits!

We ate out a time or two, introduced him to some of our new friends 

and of course since he's a fisherman, he tried out several of the local rivers.

He'd given Joe a fly rod several Christmases ago, 

but with no nearby fly-fishing in LA, 

it had never been used.  

Before hitting the river, 

they spent an hour or so out to the front yard 

for Fly Casting 101.  

Joe was a quick learner 

and Carter's experiences guiding in Alaska 

helped him be a patient teacher.  

The day after he flew back to Arkansas, 

we barely had time to wash the guest room sheets 

and we were back at the airport again!

Clark flew in for a long weekend  in order to sing at a friend's wedding! 

So it was my "bookend" week..... 

getting to see my oldest and youngest sons.

Special times!