I have not seen Trace in over thirty years and this afternoon as her and her husband passed through Oregon, we met up at a local diner. What a hoot to see her, I would know her anywhere and she said the same for me. We worked together for years at Donnelley Information Publishing- I was one of three chosen way back when to pioneer a new program called the Field Editors and Trace was the secretary at the time who followed us into the field offices all over Southern California.

It was so wonderful to see her, to get away from demanding bottle babies for a few hours and other concerns and just sit and play catch-up and reminesce about the crazy things we used to do together. Her husband Bob is delightful and we had a great time slurping ice tea and laughing.

She told her husband I had an interesting life and proceeded to explain about the cats which monopolize most of my time. It was amamzing listening to her because most people just think I am flat wierd for spending so much time and effort with these cats. It was nice to know she didn’t share that sentiment. She showed me photos of their house and I asked if she would adopt me! LOL They just finished installing on their own a beautiful pool/lagoon in their backyard complete with river boulders and waterfall. Their home in Vegas is beautiful!

We left with promises to meet up again next year and hopefully at this meet, Mike will be able to join us, but someone had to stay home and keep an eye on the new arrivals-