Well, we are finally back from Colorado. It was long and emotional, but well worth it. All the girls drove out with Mother in Kathy’s mini-van. We had a great time together and visited a lot. We got to Grandpa’s house at about 5:30 pm. Grandpa is doing OK and it was great to be able to spend time with him. Aunt Elaine is completely worn out and needs a break. The next day we dragged Grandpa all around getting things done for the funeral. He was not too thrilled with planning the funeral OR being dragged around everywhere, but we buttered him up with a Snickers. The funeral was on Saturday and it was really nice. ALL the Grandkids sang “I Am a Child of God” for the opening song. Grandpa said we looked like a bunch of old people up there….thanks a lot Grandpa!!!! It was neat to have all the Grandkids up there singing together. Aunt Susan, Mother, Aunt Elaine, Uncle Larry, and Barry Schideler all spoke and Uncle Sam sang 3 songs that were beautiful. The casket was a plain and wooden….it reminded me a lot of Aunt Jeannie’s. Then after the family luncheon, the girls all drove home with JJ in tow. Check out the photo’s on Flickr.
Barry Schideler gave 2 wonderful poems….I will try to track them down and email them to you, Father.
Thank you so much for those photos. It was so fun to see all. It looked like it was a beautiful June day - grandma would have liked that.
It was a beautiful day. There were even butterflies around the cemetery. Thanks Sandy and Boyd for the photos. They were great. If I ever figure out flickr, I’ll post mine. We do have a great family.
Thanks for capturing our goodbye to Grandma. I love you all so much and she did too. She was so proud of all of you and grandpa is too. Thanks so much for being there. It means the world to me.
I forgot to thank all the inlaws for taking care of the grandkids that couldn’t come. You are great spouses and you are my sons too. I love you all.