Wow! Have I left you hanging!
What did Tuesday bring? Well it was almost three weeks ago now but our family packed up the car and headed to Tennessee! We had a surprise 85th birthday for my Grandmother. What a beautiful woman!
We all met in Pigeon Forge and spent a wonderful 3 days together. I was thrilled this time to finally see a bear! Karen was not as thrilled about that as I was. In fact, the second bear that she saw was only about five feet behind her as she walked along a hiking trail. There was no one else around at the time except for our Nephew who had whispered to Karen "Aunt Karen, there's a bear".
It was such a joy to see my cousin Mark after having not seen each other for 14 years. I was able to meet his wife and his three children. I also received a special hug from my cousin Jenny. I hadn't seen her family for around 7 years. In case you are wondering, she was more beautiful than ever! I wish I could explain the way it made me feel to see her wonderful smile on the face of her daughter. It was like going back in time and seeing her as I did when we were children.
Okay, enough of the sappy stuff. I had promised an account on an antelope hunt. Unfortunately that is old news. I mean, it was great to take a trip to Wyoming and shoot two antelope, but what was even better was my deer hunting attempt this past Saturday night! I probably should have been working on my Sunday morning sermon, but the weather was beautiful and the deer were calling my name.
Ha, I'm going to leave you hanging again. I wish I had time to write but Julianna is here for two days. We haven't seen her since she lived with us during the 2004/2005 school year (she was our foreign exchange student). The girls are having a blast catching up with her and reliving old stories. I (dad) want to be a part of it as well.
In the meantime, enjoy the pictures of my beautiful Grandma...
