Hot Lips has arrived in Oceanside, CA

I only know of a few who have been following my blog but to them I want to apologize for the giant pause in between blogs! Marion & I left Feb. 12th, 2010, flying Southwest AL to San Diego to visit daughter Chris and Jeff J., plus pets Wanda, Sammy, Kitty, Tiger and Trouble; and to visit oldest daughter Joanne, John and Charlie G. Then on to Catalina Spa at DHS; Las Vegas, then back to the desert and then on to San Diego. Everything was fun and we had the greatest visit and then Max, returning from L.V. got ill, in fact very ill, with what was later described as "a very very nasty cold virus" by his Dr., who also warned it was long lasting, maybe 6 weeks before recovering. I missed two return flights before I was able to return to the Seattle area, still feeling very weak. Two and one half months after first contracting the "virus" I still don't have full strength. About 75% pre-vacation. It is now June 15, 2010.
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Marion arrived in Oceanside via train to L.A. and Greyhound bus from there. It was exciting knowing we would have a little longer honeymoon. Marion found a place to stay where other wives of servicemen were, in a place called The Beach Hotel. The banquet room had been converted into a dormitory. To remind the reader; I had every other day off and the brass at Oceanside allowed us off on the other every day. We just had to make sure we didn't do something wrong to embarrass the military, because then we were on our own and the military command would act accordingly. The first day she got there was a day with unofficial leave so I prepared to leave camp through the wired apart fence. (Continued)