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<\/a>Remaining Sisters (aka Queen’s Court)<\/p><\/div>\n
You raised a great group of kids, and your grandkids are amazingly talented people in all facets of life \u2013 hard workers and excellent parents.\u00a0 (Of course, I am pretty partial to one of your grandsons.) Your sons married wonderful wives, and your daughters are the thread that holds this family together.\u00a0\u00a0 Like the reunion t-shirts proclaimed, family is cherished here.\u00a0 Based on my personal observations as granddaughter-in-law, you raised people to love God, love each other, have fun, be lighthearted, eat and cook well, laugh heartily, enjoy life\u2019s little moments, and make music with your voice and your heart.<\/p>\n
I would have to write a book on the beauty of it all, but in a nutshell this is what I experienced over the weekend.<\/p>\n
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- Piles and piles of rich foods (lovingly prepared, savored, and devoured) \u2013 including recipes passed down directly from you.<\/li>\n
- More hugs than I think have ever been recorded.\u00a0 Some in greetings, some in farewells, but most, just because we were so glad to be together.<\/li>\n
- Tears of joy and tears of sadness for all of life\u2019s miracles and heartaches.<\/li>\n
- Laughter that had to bring joy to the heavens.<\/li>\n
- Prairie winds, sun, and storms \u2013 which brought us together in more ways than one.<\/li>\n
- Swapping of old stories and family lines (who is related to whom and how)<\/li>\n
- Teenagers coming out their shells and emerging as beautiful people \u2013 ready to carry the torch of family for future generations<\/li>\n
- Godchildren and godparents<\/li>\n
- Healthy competitions and gentle ribbing<\/li>\n
- Quality time spent fishing, visiting, eating, playing cards, or gathering around the campfire<\/li>\n
- Babies and septuagenarians<\/li>\n
- Relationships strengthened and built<\/li>\n
- Handmade love lavished on the little ones.<\/li>\n
- Gifts that made thousand mile journeys.<\/li>\n
- Superheroes \u2013 those who made cabbage rolls, Ironman protecting us at supper, and who could ever forget Spiderma\u2019am<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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- Legends – best cinnamon rolls in the world, first fish caught, and jokes that never get old<\/li>\n
- Singing around a campfire (or in a makeshift group out of the storm), but singing just to be together.<\/li>\n
- Songs in memory, in tradition, and in tribute.<\/li>\n
- So many pictures that we should all have eye troubles for a while<\/li>\n
- Reunion traditions \u2013 old and new \u2013 fashion shows that rival Paris runways<\/li>\n
- Sadness for those unable to travel and for those who have gone to join you, followed by happiness because we are cloaked in so many happy memories.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n