good California visit

I'm in California with Scott and Joyce Bellamy. His mother's memorial service was here today. It was very good. Scott had Kip make a CD of accapella music for the service and though there was a hitch or two in getting the right songs played, everything else went off fine. It was very uplifting and we all had fun laughing and crying and remembering Marion's life. I could just see her as her children and grandchildren described her and told what she meant to them and what they meant to her...how she was always laughing and rolling her eyes...I could just see her! Every time she came to my house, she would sit around and decide how much she could sell it for if it were in California. In fact, several others talked about having that same experience. It was funny and we all laughted togther. It was also very nice that several from the church that Scott attends when he visits his mother came to the service to support Scott. That was really nice. Makes it great to have Christian friends to support you every where you go!

Marion's house is a tresure trove of collectiables. I found one book a while ago published in 1849 called, " A Young Woman's Guide." It was given to her by her great grand mother to whom it was given by her great uncle. Needless to say, the feminist of today would be up in arms about most of what that book has to say! There's sets upon sets of china and silver and first editions books and silver and more silver and newspsper clippings and old letters that are so fascinating and lots of photos...many that none of the family know who they are. It makes me all the more determined to go home and write names on the backs of my pictures (like I'll ever have time to do that if it's not already done!)
Hope the rest of you are haivng a good weekend and I hope I feel like making it to home group when I get back. My plane is suppose to land at 5:15 tomorrow night.