In mid June we drove back to see Mom and family. We've driven this road many a time in the past 28 years. It was fun to see the changes along the way. And, of course, the amusing antics of people in general. For instance, this is Omaha's solution to end filling the land fill with grass clippings. Just load it on your flat bed trailer and take a drive down the freeway until it all blows away. We thought it was funny how the kid in the back seat kept looking back at it, like he was telling his dad when it was empty.
I managed to have us stray off the path a bit in Omaha but we finally got to Winters Quarters. Jordan hadn't seen it since he was just a little shaver.
Jord and Mark near the Winters Quarters temple.
I'm not sure what this is but I think it is Omaha's tribute to Edward Scissorshand.
This drive was so different from the ones we made with all the kids. It was pretty quiet and peaceful. Jord didn't have anyone to argue with so it was very nice. This is how Jordan spent a lot of the trip.
Grandma had a list of things she wanted done. The rest of my army flew out. We attacked the list with a vengeance and got everything done we wanted to. One of the big jobs was washing the windows outside and cleaning the siding.
Repairing a hole in the wall.
Repainting the kitchen.
We came out for 2 things specifically--to get the buffet and to see lightning bugs. We found a trunk in her basement filled with a treasure trove of family history--old photographs and hundreds of old postcards. It was quite interesting to look at them.
Before we knew it, the time had come to take our farewell picture.
We rented a U-haul to bring back all of our treasures from Grandmas. The buffet, the old trunk, old guns, cookies, cookies and more cookies, 3M stuff and of course, cheese.
Both going out and coming back home we met up with Jim, Mark's cousin in Cheyenne. It was so wonderful to see him.
Here was our welcoming home committee. Very excited to see us all and have things back to normal.
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