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.)
Woo hoo! Yay! Yippee!
I am looking forward to this. 😀
Comment by Don — September 8, 2009 @ 10:48 am
Brian, Robin and I have met Karen and Jennifer. We three made a trip back to NY with Mom and Dad not too long before Grandma L. died. They were about 7 & 9. Dave wasn’t born yet. We went by Dale’s A-frame house and spent the evening with them. I even have a couple of pictures, but I’m not sure where they are. I’ll have to dig them up.
Oh, and when Brian was a baby, Roland and I stopped by the farm, but it wasn’t a good time to visit. But Dale saw him for a couple of minutes in the milk house and met Roland, too.
It looks like Brian and Carrie may not take their vacation after all. They are concerned about the H1N1 flu, with Lauren and a 3 month old baby. They think they will postpone until next spring. We’ll have to have a birthday party for Nathan since he won’t be going to Disneyland for his birthday now.
Comment by Donna — September 9, 2009 @ 5:50 pm
I am just breathing a contented sigh. What I have hoped and longed and prayed for, for 40 years will be seen when I have all five of my children in one room together. I’m only sorry that their dad missed it.
Comment by Mom — September 10, 2009 @ 11:31 am