Joanna and I flew from Nashville to Phoenix to attend Preston and Andrea's sealing. Joanna bought Brooke's and Lacie's dresses and accessories for going to the temple and the sealing ceremony. Joanna got to dress them and tend them before the ceremony. I got to be a witness. It was very special. Preston's parents were there and their Bishop and Stake President and about 40 of their friends from their ward.
We drove to Thatcher for a day to see our Mothers.
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They are both 94 years-old now. My mom is in a nursing home. She says she is happy. The broken hip and stroke have taken a toll on her health and mental state. Joanna's mom is still living behind her son Charles but is nearly blind and deaf.
We stayed a night with Joanna's Aunt Stella who
is 91 years-old and as spry and sharp as ever. She just got a new iMac and I fixed it so she could get her gmail with one click and go to the LDS indexing site with one click. I also arranged for Brian and Cindy Mattice, our tenants, to remodel the bathrooms in the big house. Brian and his father-in-law will do the labor and when finished, I will buy Cindy a new dishwasher. The place at the end of Mullins Lane really looks nice and clean.
The travel and connections were smooth and uneventful. When we got home, Joanna had a cough and sore throat. Playing with Lacie was fun but came at a cost. She gave Grandma her cold. Joanna has been miserable for a week. The weather was great. We managed to stay ahead of high winds in north-central Arizona. The only rain was when we got back to Tennessee. Maggie was glad to see us. She stayed at Crossroads Kennel while we were gone.
