trip home

whoa! muggy here today!

our trip to lincoln was so wonderful. except for the flying, of course. i thought united was supposed to be reliable, but they were very late on both flights connecting with seattle. as it turned out, we arrived back on our doorstep at 1 am monday morning which gave me about 4 1/2 hours to sleep before i headed back to work. mgrruphh.

despite the sad reason for our trip, it was mega-wonderful to have all the family together again. everyone was there -- sons/daughter, grandsons/granddaughter, great granddaughter, and attendant spouses and significant others. it was just like the family reunions i remember with the aunt/uncles/cousins in oklahoma. those traditions really are neat. and important.

i was trying to remember the last time everyone had been together like that and i was wondering if it had been 1988. almost twenty years ago.

but many thanks go out to my brothers/spouses for opening their homes and giving time to all of us. missing everyone and feeling all that love makes me think about moving back to nebraska ... but not for very long. the weather is too punishing. and we're having a taste of it here today. the temp may only be 74* or so, but the humidity in the house is 75+. i wonder what it's like in alaska?

we opened the little memorial crypt at the cemetery and placed dad's ashes alongside mom's. it's hard to think about the fact that she died almost twenty years ago. we listened to part of the tape of the funeral service and watched the video they showed of pictures of him. a video really is a nice addition to a funeral.

it's all just memories now.