Elizabeth's Party

Cassie & Jack officially adopted Lexa last May and had a small party for her at that time, but a number of relatives could not make that party.  Getting all the family together at one time in Maryland has been difficult and finally they decided that August 19 was the best time for the party.

Cassie made arrangements to have the party at her church in Waynesboro, PA and the planning commenced.  All the food and drinks were carefully planned out and everything came together today.  The first order of the day was to find out where the party was since the church has a number of buildings.  Thank God they parked their cars near the entrance and we managed to track them down.

We got there early enough to help setup the hall, but they had finished 90% of the work, so it was good timing on our part.   There were a number of friends there that we hadn't seen for a while and we caught up on what has been going on in their lives.  Then we all went through the buffet line and managed to get more than our fill of great food.  

I managed to get a picture of our three children in one spot.  Barbara is seated, Cassie is standing behind her, Larry Jr. is sitting next to Jane and Jack is behind Jr, with Jack's father across from him.  My FSILINC had to leave early and drive back to North Carolina and wasn't at the party.  He had early morning meetings and couldn't miss them. 

Gerry and Lexa were chatting and I tried to get a candid photo of them and almost succeeded, but they saw me approaching them.  The photo turned out very nice and they both looked very pretty.  Lexa received some nice jewelry pieces and seemed very happy to have everyone there to help celebrate her big event.  No, those aren't tatoos on Gerry's arm, it is a jewelry tree.

Then it was time to pack up all the leftover food and drinks and clean up the hall.  The party went by very quickly to say the least.

Larry Jr., Jane & Grant left from the party for the long drive back to North Carolina.  They were all tired out from the weekend and the weather was looking bad, so we were concerned about them being on the road.  He promised to make a couple "anti blood clot" stops along the way and texted us when he did so.  I had been told by my doctor to get out and walk around every couple hours when driving long distances to get the blood circulating in my legs, so I told him about it.  I think this may be a family joke for a long time.  My FSILINC also made a couple "anti blood clot" stops.  Good boy! 

Barbara is staying with us at the cabin this week and she, Gerry and Cassie are planning on getting together for card crafting and things that women like to do.  I may actually have some peace and quiet if they do get together.  It's time for a break.

Earlier in the day Grant went on a tree cutting spree.  He had a small bow saw and wanted something to do so I set him free to cut a number of saplings around the cabin.  He spent a lot of time in one area and did a great job clearing the saplings and even made a path through the area.  I contracted with him for next summer to come back and remove the rest of the trees and bushes that need to be removed.  He was a great worker on this project and I am looking forward to him coming back up here on the mountain.