Home Again, Home Again, Jiggity Jig

Thursday morning my "Aunt" Betty Joe passed away. She was the dear friend & housemate of my Aunt Fran, who is the sister of my grandmother. My parents had a name picked out for me but couldn't make up their minds when I was born. Betty Joe suggested that since I was born 10 days before Christmas, they name me "Holly". She also suggested that my middle name be Joe, but my parents went with Diane, after my mom.

Every summer I would spend several days at Aunt Fran & Betty Joe's house, sleeping on their green "davenport" & listening to Betty Joe play her harmonica & tell me about when I was a baby & how I used to "hoot 'n holler anytime they tried to wash my hair". Sometimes I couldn't fall asleep & would be missing my mom, & Betty Joe would sit beside me & rub my back until I fell asleep. We would go shopping, out to eat, & I would ride in the golf cart while they played the course.

Betty Joe was a teacher & joined the Navy during World War II. She always had a funny story to tell & lived a good life.

I wasn't going to drive down for the funeral, but when Jeff came home for lunch on Friday afternoon he said he thought we should go, so we hurried & packed. The weekend went by SO quickly, & now I'm back on this mountain...but here are some of the things we did while in town:

I got to meet baby Vaughn!

He is Jeff's baby brother's baby.

And he is SO cute, I could've sat there & held him all day.

Brian, Sierra, & Mr.Vaughn went to lunch with us & then said our good-byes, which Vaughn was very upset over the fact that I was leaving, but I did my best to reassure him that I will be back in a few weeks.

I also got a picture of him in the hat I made for him during the drive from Orofino. I think I need to make him a bigger one...

Then we got a few groceries & found Halloween costumes for Ethan & Kamden...

Owen's should arrive in the next few days, I decided he's going to be Superman instead of the dinosaur costume we already have. A girl can never have too many super heros around.

We also watched the BSU game with my family, Jeff has really been missing football parties from the good ol' days & I've been missing having someone to visit with while he watches the game...(thanks Charly!)

Then all of a sudden it was time to pile back in the car & make the trip back up the mountain. We went through McCall this time & it was a beautiful drive, once the rain calmed down.

Orofino.