Jon, Mary and Anna flew in to Omaha last Sunday evening, drove out to Seward and have spent a lot of time with us all week. They are staying down at the Cobblestone and will fly home to Virginia tomorrow. They ate a French Toast supper with us here at Brookdale this evening. We have utilized Jon's technical knowledge and Mary's medical know-how throughout the week. Jon continued to stay in touch with USDA back in D.C with messages. One of his final jobs here this evening was removing the hard drive from the old PC that "went dark" a couple weeks ago.
Jon brought a new Computer and Printer-Scanner home early in the week and has them set up and operational. He is familiar with Windows 10 but I find it most difficult. I spent as much time as possible working my way through programs that I will use most frequently, making notes and asking questions. I even dictated the scanning, processing, mailing steps to Elaine. After we finished eating tonight, Jon sat down at the nearby piano and played Scott Joplin's "Entertainer". It went over big with the few remaining diner's and the staff. When he finished, one lady asked him if he knew any others. That gave him the lead to tell the story of how he plunked away on the piano when he was about 10 years old. I suggested to him at that time, to pick out one song and learn to play it correctly. He did just that but went on to be an accomplished musician on a variety of instruments. But he never misses the opportunity to tell the story. We really enjoyed their visit.
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