Last month Gisele had a reunion of all her surviving siblings. Next month is my turn.
In October all of the Lafferty brothers and sister will be together for the first time in 40 years. Dale is coming to Arizona from New York, Richard and Don from California, and Donna and I are already here. Dale’s three children are coming with him, and several of the other cousins will be here too. As far as I know, none of the New York cousins have met any of the western cousins. And of course Grandma Lafferty will be right in the middle of it all.
Everyone is very excited, There is disappointment that some of the cousins will have to leave early to fill unchangeable reservations, and not all the cousins will be able to make it, but it’s a wonderful first step in rejoining a divided family. We are counting the days! (31 as I post this.)