Becca's House

It was so sweet and special to get to visit with my College roommate, Becca Ippel.  6 kids later, and many life experiences down the road, and we could still sit and enjoy each other's company.  She moved around the same time we did to a very specious house with 20 acres.  The kids couldn't wait to get there and run free (even though it was snowing much of the time).

Our first morning there we drove Hubry to Notre Dame, then decided to take all the children on a tour of a local chocolate factory.  It was fun and educational for all, and we got to sample some chocolate at the end of the tour.  We also bought some to take home with us.  Becca and I had remembered Krue Brock collecting Cocoa and trying to make his own cocoa powder for us to taste the semester we lived in Honduras together.

Back home the kids played and were able to talk with another college friend, Annaliese, on the phone.  Later we were able to talk to Becca number 2 on the phone, and by then I was feeling so full of rich memories of beautiful friendships.

What a joy to share life over such a long period of time together, and then to watch our children and husbands join us in sharing life.  Surely the boundary lines have fallen for us in pleasant places, as she used to say so many years ago...

The fort they made in the "Shaker style" out of bricks from the pile.