Just a day in my Life......

A morning and early afternoon for celebrating the life of the father of one of our best friends. The visitation was held at the Christian Church with the services 2 hours later at the church. Audra Hanner, who was 89 years old, was an avid sportsman: fishing, turkey and deer hunting, and any other type of hunting were the things he loved to do. Soooo, included in his coffin were his fishing pole, his turkey calling box, and a box of Ding Dongs....his favorite snack. This was something I had never seen before.....however, it shouldn't be so unusual as the ancient Egyptians included all types of things in their tombs. Even the casket flower arrangement was a wreath of grape vines and intertwined were some deer antlers and his fishing reel.......another little touch of the things he loved during his life.

After the services, a luncheon was held at the Hanner home for many, many family members and close friends. It was great to visit with Danielle and Ozzie.....the couple whose wedding I wrote about and posted a few pics of back in October.......the mixed cultural wedding. Danielle is a former student of mine and after having graduated from Univ. of Missouri-Kansas City Conservatory of Music in Opera Performance, she and Ozzie now reside in Chicago where she teaches voice and piano. They have not yet been able to set a date for their Turkish wedding outside of Istanbul. His documentation and papers between Turkey and the US may take longer than they thought, so the wedding might not be until September. THAT is a better time for us to be available to make the trip to Istanbul, Turkey!

By the middle of the afternoon, I was back at the stick and brick. Did some reading, a bit of tellie watching, and just relaxing in the quiet of the house. The 1st Lady went to St. Louis after the visitation this morning.....she had a few more things to get for Christmas gifts. And.....she didn't get back until about 7:30 this evening..........laden down with "last minute items" and rather exhausted from the shopping experience two weeks before the big day.

Well.....my creative juices are no flowing tooooo abundantly this evening, so I think I will put away my memory passport and Thai visa and bring this little discussion to a close for tonight. As always, though....

Life is Good......and for all of you, I hope it is the same!!!