The finale

Pati here
Yes, our great week of celebration and family reunion is just about over.  We deliver Beth to the bus depot in a couple of hours. It has been one of the best weeks of our lives.  We celebrated Christmas with our children and grand children.  Then came the arrival of my sisters.  This is a wonderful event, as, at our age, we never know if or when it might happen again.  Then came Dave's and my 50th wedding anniversary.  Quite a milestone, and one we are proud of achieving.  But our children, sisters, and their children and grandchildren had a few surprises for us.  A truly wonderful evening.  Cathy left on Wednesday, (country people can only leave their animals for only so long, even with helpful neighbours).  Then New Year's Eve, and January 1st--David's birthday.  We had planned to make the whole week as minimally troublesome as possible.  A wee bit of laundry, and lots of take out food.  Thank Goodness for dishwashers.

David and I, personally, want to thank all of the relatives and friends who have helped out and been part of the whole thing.  There will probalby never be another week like it in our lives.