Home Again Home Again

Wonderful Guy and I spent our anniversary on the road. We traveled to my hometown of Greensburg, Kansas for a bit of a family reunion. The Greensburg High School holds their class reunions, all of them, on Memorial Day weekend. That was what brought the big brother to town. Wisest Sister had planned on being there, too, but her plans changed. (We missed you!)

I had a great time. I saw Dear Aunt, my mother's only surviving sister. We surprised her (as everyone does...her short-term memory being nigh on nil), and she was grieved that we caught her with the bed unmade. Well...look what we found. My grandmother's friendship quilt, gifted to her recently by another cousin.

I saw my BFF, Tish. We had a photo opportunity at the parade (it lasted 15 minutes!), and yes, once again, Dearest Sister and I are all matchey matchey...and totally unplanned, believe it or not...

at the Big Well Park, on the merry go round, otherwise known as the 'wheel of death',

and on the steps of the church where we all were baptized and where we terrorized Sunday school teachers, one and all (steps are all that remain of the old church. The new church was built, and now rebuilt, elsewhere).

Lest one might think it was only photo taking for the men folk, not so! They had many chances to meet a wide variety of local color.

It feels good to see so much of the residential part of the town rebuilding. There are good starts to the business sector, including the hospital and the schools. I left feeling like there will be a town there for a good while longer. Won't be the same, but it won't be completely different, either.

Some things just don't change. I met a couple of my old school chums, but ran mostly into those who knew my older siblings, and once again, spent most of my time being recognized as one of
their little sisters...as one of 'the little girls'...