We made two speed runs on the open prairie stopping at Sioux Falls, SD and Peculiar, MO for one night each. That brought us here to Viola, Arkansas and the home of my Aunt and Uncle, Judy and Tom Frank. It also brought us to the hot humid weather of the southern states. We have had a great visit in Viola with my cousins, their children and of course catching up with my Uncle Tom. I was 15 when Tom Frank came into our family, marrying my father's sister Bonnie. When we lost Bonnie 14 years ago Tom found Judy and that was perfect fit for him here in Arkansas. Tom and I were very close as I trudged through high school spending summers working on cars and winters hunting together in the Sierra Nevada's. It
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