It was great fun

Spent time with family in Wisconsin.  I had so much fun.  Friday morning was sadly wonderful as we got flowers and went to the cemetery. Our brother is the first in line.  His plane went down during the Viet Nam era.  He was a Capt in the Air force.  He has been gone since 1968.  We still think we miss him, but I think it's been a habit for such a long time that there are many things we have forgotten about him.  I would love to see his face again. Then Daddy.  He suffered with cancer which moved to different places in his body, it pretty much wore him so far down there was no getting back up again.  I don't remember how many years he fought it, but he sure did his best.  Mother in the last days kept telling him it was all right to go, she understood.  He didn't want to leave her alone, but our youngest sister promised to take care of Mother So he let go and let God.  Now Mother was a different story.  She was in constant pain from arthritis and other things but she was like the energizer bunny she just kept going and going.  In fact she had driven to the doctors office for a checkup and was at the desk making an appointment when an aneurysm burst and even though she made it to the hospital they couldn't save her.. It was very quick. 
when we had finished putting flowers on their graves we went down a little further and found Grandpa and Grandma.  I don't know how the cemetery's are around you but up there the flower vase is connected to the grave marker, and I do mean marker you are not allowed to have a raised stone. It must be ground level.  Their vase hadn't been raised for so long we had to pry it open.  It was full of mud really yucky.  Tears fall of course but they were love tears.
Then on to visit the living family.  Our niece is so cool.  She has taken in cocaine babies straight from the hospital for years/.  She never knows what kind of shape they will be in.  I don't know how she does it.  She has recently retired from doing this and has taken a normal job, and can't believe how much free time she has.  We went out to eat and the conversation was great/  The Margaretta  was good too. Three of us shared one big drink.  Big drinkers huh?  Next day on to my sisters kids and their families.  Our nephew has the cutest little red headed 2 year old.  Curls all over. and the neatest thing is the space between her front teeth.  When she smiles she is a knockout.  As the great Uncle and Aunt we have this thing about giving nieces a tea set when they are very young.  She gave us the best tea party.  Pretend of course so we drank tea for over an hour.,  Then on to the daughter of my sister and her family.  She has two girls.  The oldest one got her tea set years ago but the 3 year old was due.  She put fruit gimmes out for us along with the tea. Both girls are extremely polite and cute as buttons with their pretty blond hair.   Then we went out to the restaurant for lunch.  back to the son and on to dinner that night.  We Ate TOO Much. 
It was just the right amount of time to visit. So here goes.  Thank you Mag and Dean for the place to stay, then good breakfasts, for using up all your gas taking us around, for going to the cemetery with us, for letting us enjoy your family too. for the good conversations , and letting each of us voice our opinion without taking exception. , and for letting me love you as only sisters can. It was a much needed time for me. and I just wish Joyce had been there too.  We must make a time for that.  By the way Mag is the sister on the right.  Luv ya Sass