Hectic Weekend

Our weekend started out on a bad note. I received a phone call Thursday afternoon from my brother telling me my dad was on his way to the hospital because he was having chest pains. We drove down to Lake Charles to see about him. When we arrived they told us his blood sugar was really high and they were taking care of it. After a few hours we headed back home and my brother promised to keep me updated.
Friday morning we packed for our trip to the LPL convention in Monroe. My brother called me while we were on the road and said the doctor had performed a scope and found one of his arteries to be 95% blocked. They put a stint in and kept him for two days to make sure everything was alright.
We arrived in Monroe after lunch and started preparing the hotel meeting room for the Friday night social party. We were able to get everything set up early enough that Vinson and I got to go for a swim in the hotel pool. It's been a long time since I was able to swim without worrying about the kids.
The convention went very well. We had about 40 people in attendance. Greg Kahn gave a Strategic Planning session to help us define our goals as a party. It was very in depth and gave us an idea of what we need to do to make the party more successful. Our banquet was very nice. John Taylor Gatto gave a speech about Liberty. He is in the picture above with me. You can find more info on Gatto here: http://www.johntaylorgatto.com/index.htm It was nice to have someone validate much of what I am coming to realize in our education system and our government. After his speech T. Lee Horne, III gave a short speech and we were able to watch the commercial for his campaign. At the conclusion of the banquet Vinson handed out awards to people in the party that have worked hard these last two years. I was surprised when he awarded me with a Lights of Liberty award. It's nice to know someone recognizes the effort I've put into the party. The kids were very well behaved during the banquet. I was very proud of them.
Sunday we headed to Shreveport to see Vinson's family. We stayed overnight and went to the airport Monday to pick up his aunt who was arriving from California. We had a nice but short visit with aunt Sherry and Vinson's grandparents. Late in the evening we headed back home to thankfully sleep in our nice comfortable beds.