Photos from Lois

Lois sent me these photos that she took at the anniversary dinner. Thank you Lois!

Debby and Murray at the House

Mom's niece Debby and her husband Murray were not able to attend the anniversary dinner, but they did get a chance to visit Mom and Dad yesterday. Debby was Mom's flower bearer in their wedding!

 They visited the place up in Hopefield. Above is Mom with Christopher's tulips.  

Mom and her tree.

Thanks Debby for the pictures.

The Trip Home and First Day

We flew out of Omaha, an hours drive from Lincoln, into Chicago, early morning on Wednesday May 20th. There are always hiccups when flying today it seems. When we arrived in Chicago we learned that our next flight to Montreal was delayed at least an hour, then 2. The ticket agent tried to talk us into staying in Montreal overnight and book to Charlottetown the next day as they didn't expect us to make our connection, but we went for it anyway. We arrived in Montreal with 40 minutes to get through customs, which typically takes an hour, get through security, and get on our next flight. Thankfully customs was empty, must have been the first time ever, and we ran from one end of that airport to the other with 10 minutes to spare! We were on the ground in Charlottetown at 6pm. We made it!!

 

The next day I did what I always do when I get to the house; get outside early in the morning, walk around and take lots of pictures. looks like early spring in these shots but by the time we left a week later, spring had sprung.

 

First thing I noticed is that the shingles on the house have greyed out a lot since last year. Eventually the house will be a rich and fairly even pewter color.

 

Below is a "photo study" of the poor neglected outhouse. I have got to get it fixed up.

The old foundation of the garage

The deck that James and I built last year held up well. Dad said it didn't move all winter and made getting in and out of the house much safer.