Chapter 34

HOME AGAIN

 

When we got home we discovered that John and Sandy and some of their friends had cleaned our house and had brought our refrigerator from the basement and had it running. We had instructed them not to move the furniture because I wanted to paint all the walls and refinish the floor. When we stored our furniture we had set up our bedroom furniture so that it could be used. For two weeks we slept in the recreation room and had full use of our kitchen.

 

Before starting to redecorate the house we went to look for a new car. We bought a new 1968 Ford four-door sedan.

 

I spent two weeks painting all the walls, the woodwork and refinishing the floor. Then we restored all our furniture and other things to their proper place. We were now at home and were glad for a comfortable NEST.

 

Next was a trip in the new car to see Arvilla's family in southern New York state and then on to Indiana to visit Donna's family. On the way home we stopped at Brook Lane Psychiatric Center where Betsy was working.

 

Early in June Ronald graduated from LMHS and some time later he elected to do V.S. work in British Honduras. He spent most of his twenty-six months of service in Orange Walk Town.

 

I took a job with Kenneth Buchen, a local builder, and worked for him until October, 1969.

 

Seven weeks after we came home, John Michael (John and Sandy's) was born on June 19th, 1968.

 

A tragedy propelled us into the next NEST.