We're back...

Well, we made it back safe and sound. Here's what has happened the last few, very busy, days...

Most of the family gathered at the Cedarwood Inn on Friday and Saturday. We had a huge breakfast party as Smitty's with some friends of Granny's and the family (at least 30 people, maybe more). We skipped lunch and planned an early supper. We had salmon and bbq chicken. It was yummy. And for dessert we had a birthday cake for Jesse. It was fun to watch his face when we sang "happy birthday dear Jesse..." He ate the icing off his piece of cake and that was about it. Later that evening, the grandkids and great-grandkids went over to Granny's apartment and picked out things of hers that we wanted to remember her by. It was pretty neat. I enjoyed hearing the history behind some of the objects.

The memorial service was very nice. There was a slide show of photos - it was hard for me to picture Granny as a young woman, but really neat to see. My favorite was the picture of her shooting a shotgun in her swimsuit! Dan, Mike and I sang two songs. I felt pretty honored to be able to participate in such a manner. After the service, we enjoyed a delicious luncheon (well done ladies!!) and then we had to rush out to catch our ferry. From the ferry, we drove to the airport, checked into our hotel and went to bed at 11. We were up and out by 7:30ish the next morning. It's too bad we didn't have more time to spend there, because it was a very nice hotel...the nicest I have ever stayed at! After finally getting checked in (it seems it always takes so much longer with the kids), we got to our flight. Jesse slept most of the trip, and Rebecca slept for a good chunk of it as well. The last bit into Dallas was a bit bumpy. I enjoyed it...something a little different, kind of like a roller coaster ride. Our flight from Dallas to Abilene was late, and packed, but we made it home and are glad to be done traveling. I have a couple of Tim Horton's donuts left (my favorite donuts in the whole world are Tim Horton's chocolate glaze...) And so, I shall end my post, eat my donuts and put more pictures on the dropshots website.