Family

Dason & Rheagn

Laura Jo and I and magic wands. A sister tradition!

Kay & Mark Bradshaw, Scott, Tim, Me, Jeni and 3 of the cutest grand children you will ever see!

I was blessed to go and visit family again this last weekend. My nephew Dason Phelps married my new niece Rheagn. She's from North Dakota and seems like a perfect match for Dason. I didn't get to visit much but she's beautiful, a 6th grade teacher, polevaulter and Dason had a great deal of love in his eyes for her throughout the evening so as far as I'm concerned she's perfect! My favorite quote of the evening however was from my brother Russell. He has two beautiful grandchildren that we kid back and forth about which ones are cuter, his or mine. This night Sunni was dressed in a absolutely gorgeous ivory dress with her hair done in ringlets and about as darling as a child can get. He quietly leaned over and said, "want to have a contest tonight?" I gave in very gracefully. He definitely won that night, but only by a smidgeon! :)

While I was there I was able to attend the family graveside service for my Uncle John White. His wife Elizabeth, my fathers sister, died a month ago. I have two very favorite memories of the service. One was when Mark Bradshaw, Tim Johnson, Scott Gunnell and Freddy Ashby sang an absolutely beautiful accapella quartet. It was as magical musically as I expected and my heart filled with gratitude that Mark, Tim and Scott were part of my growing up years. I have been surrounded by good people all my life. Good friends are such a blessing.

The second memory I will treasure was the playing of taps. It was beautiful. Then when the guard presented the flag to John White, Uncle John's son, the man said, "on behalf of the President of the United States in gratitude for his valiant service...." I was again so grateful for all the good people that protect and bless our country. I have so many blessings.

I also got to visit with my sisters for a while and it was fun. Life is good.

These pictures are not doing what I want and I'm out of time so you get the semi-finished version. Oh well.