In the beginning...

Oh, one more thing...

I'm jumping in.

At the suggestion of my more-mature-but-not-older sister and a friend named Jo, I have decided to start publishing various 'musings and meanderings'. (Jo's phrase not mine.  She's smart like that!)
I hope to keep track of events, tell lies, share funny stories and disappointments - especially the funny disappointments - and post a few pictures to back up the tales.  I tend to be mildly sarcastic and sometimes even funny - but not in a crowd, I've been told.  I am not usually overly sympathetic and sensitive... but I can change.  Hopefully all of that comes across in words.



I might talk about Jeeps and off-roading, music, family, sports, hunting and fishing & the outdoors and other stuff.  I might.  Or I might not.

 Togo, Africa 

I'm also going to share some of the preparations I'm making to go over to visit my youngest sister.  She's spending a couple of years in Togo, Africa with her husband and five kids.  They (read: He) are building a hospital in Mango, a town up in the north of the country.  Anyhow, I'm planning on visiting them all in mid-January.  Here is a link to her blog -->  Please God, Not Africa    (Forgive her writing and sense of humour, she was dropped as a child.)

I have taken pills, got shots, filled out visa applications as well as paperwork for the mission agency they are working with.  All of this is to go visit, help with the work and take supplies to them.  Should be interesting.



I look forward to comments and feedback.  



Derek


 


Oh, one more thing -

My wife is awesome for letting me go to Togo!