Re: My Return

[Guest guest]

Hi everyone! I'm back from my month's vacation. I drove 250 mi. to LA,

then flew out to Las Vegas and spent the night in the airport trying to

hang on to luggage while I caught 40 winks. Flew out in the morning for

Hartford. Two days later was the 1st of my granddaughter's 2 wedding

receptions.

My daughter did a fantastic job. There were no flowers, no laces... and

no chicken dances - per the bride's request. Joyce dreamed up a winter

wonderland theme and cut large branches from their birches, " planted "

them in cement, spray-painted them white, covered them with mini light

strings and snowflake ornaments, and used over a dozen " trees " to

decorate the serving table and corners of the church reception hall.

Centerpieces and favors were likewise original & lovely.

Friends insisted on fixing the food... and some of the compliments

claimed they'd never had better, nor seen more beautiful. A week later

we drove past Portland ME to his family's reception, where his dad did

most of the cooking... and it was great! People were most warm and

welcoming. Wish I could post pictures.

Enjoyed the remainder of my time with Joyce and the 2 remaining kids...

while my SIL spent a week in GA and one in the UK. (Think he was

avoiding me?)

Flew back (direct) to LA and spent several days there with family and

friends. Seems so few people I saw are enjoying good health, that it

makes me ever more grateful for my health status, thanks to the DS and

excellent health care. Praise the Lord!

I've spent the better part of the last 3 days digging out from under

email & snail mail. Due to the tragedy in Goleta (Santa Barbara), our

mail is stuck there until they can re-open the facility. Then they

expect the local PO to be bombarded with mail. Goleta is 2 hours away,

for those who do not know the local geography. Anyway, keep the

survivors & families in your prayers. We just never know, do we?

[Guest guest]

WELCOME HOME BOBBE!

The wedding sounded beautiful.

Big long hugs

Jo