Goodbye and Hello

We have made the move. Last Saturday, October 30th, all of the kids and grandkids came to the house for a Halloween and Farewell Party. Caleb and Camberly were to come in on Friday evening but due to flight delays, they couldn't arrive until Saturday morning. Dad picked them up at the airport at about 10:15am. Rachel and Dean had come in on Thursday evening and spent the night with the Mayne's. Late on Saturday morning the party began with Caleb, Camberly, Rachel, Dean, Nellie and Mom and Dad. Becky, Joe, Hannah, Connor, Zayne, Aaron and Alyssa came later in the afternoon and Gabe, Taylor and Brody came a little bit later. Jerren and Haydn coudn't make it.

Mom and Dad met with everyone and shared some thoughts and had a nice reflection on memories. We ate and then had activities for all of the little kids. Around the campfire Dad told a story about building a monster. He was Dr. I. B. Wicked. He was helped by his assistants, I. P. Freely (Caleb), Frank N. Stein (Dean) and Lilly F. Fields (Nellie). The kids were sufficiently scared and then broke a ghost pinanta and collected candy. Almost everyone (Dean was the exception) danced and danced and danced to Just Dance on the Wii. I don't think Camberly really wanted to but she eventually succombed and danced as well!

On Sunday, we had a birthday party for the new 23 year old, Miss Nellie Marcell. We had a scary meal and then it was time for Caleb and Camberly to head home. Rachel and Dean were next for their long drive back to Oklahome. Becky's was the next to leave and then Gabe's and finally Nellie. The house went from very noisy, with 17 people to very quiet with just two.

We are so greatful that everyone made it. We love you all so much and will miss you.

On Monday, we went to Topeka to see Grandma Marcell. Loretta, Jerry & Cindy, and Linda and Ron came over and we grilled hamburgers. We had a great time and were able to say goodbye to everyone on Dad's side.

On Wednesday, we headed to Portland. Becky, Hannah and Zayne took us to the airport in Lisa Walkers Cadillac Escalade. Becky didn't have enough room in her car for our eight bags and all we have left is the pickup since the car is being shipped to Portland. We had to stay in a hotel for a couple of days but finally moved into the apartment on Friday afternoon. It is call Altamont Summit and has a great view of downtown Portland from the windows. The apartment looks very new. It is completely furnished. We really like it.

 

On Saturday, we headed towards Mt. Hood. We only got up to 4000ft elevation and there was snow on the ground. We drove for a while but it started to mist and we were afraid that we would get into some snow so we turned back. We drove back towards Portland and then went off in some different directions. Finally, we headed back home (that is still hard to say). We watched TV and went to bed. On Sunday we got up and headed to Church. We didn't know it but it was Stake Conference so there was no one at the Church building. Another lady showed up just as we did. She was visiting as well. We drove to drove to another building but it was also empty. We came back to the apartment and got on the internet and found the right building. We made it for part of the meetings. We then drove around the neighborhoods some more and finally back home.