Bliss

We are all home! I flew in last Wednesday, spent the night in Phoenix and had lunch with my old friend Emma Jo. I haven't seen her in some time, so that was really great. I stopped by St. Francis cemetery and had them help me find my great-grandfather William Pike's grave. We finally found it, but there is no headstone. That makes me sad, but now that I know where he is, I plan to ask my sibs and cousins to help change that, and put a headstone there. He's been invisible for 80 years, it's time to honor his memory a little.

David and Jared drove cross country with a U-haul trailer and a puppy, but they had a really good trip. They were dodging tornadoes throughout the midwest, but the Lord was with them and they had no problems... Until they hit the Arizona border on Sunday, and nearly got blown off the road by the wind. The freeway was shut down between Winslow and Flagstaff, but they were able to take highway 87 south and come in from Camp Verde, so at least they didn't get stuck. Good thing, because I-40 was closed down from 10:30 am to 7 pm~

Right now we are watching the Suns play LA, hopefully they'll win. Nic, Gina and Jared are all hanging out watching the game with us, sheer bliss for a mom. The only one missing is Heather. She's lonesome out in NH all by herself, but she loves her job and it's just not time for her to leave there yet.