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| Evie with Her Sister, Jean, Daughter in Law, Mary, and Niece, Jennifer |
It's after 8:00 and it's just me and Bella, the family dog, enjoying the quiet of morning, as everyone, even Evie sleeps in, the good life on a Sunday morning. We don't have snow in the forecast like Chautauqua, just cold, clear days through to Thanksgiving. As I finish this, it's now 9:00, and only Marlena is up with me to enjoy the morning. Everyone else is all tuckered out, no doubt.
We arrived in Lee's Summit early afternoon, a suburb twenty miles south and east of Kansas City, on what was once farm lands twenty five years ago. Now it's a booming community for young families. Bella ran out to give us a bark and greetings, and the entire family was home, a rare occurrence for a family on a Saturday, no games, no practices, no parties. Everyone looks great, the kids taller always, Tom and Mary the same. Our day was planned, so we unpacked and lingered for an hour before driving over to Evie's sister Jean's house, to see her and her daughter Jennifer and family before leaving for the Rainbow Center Charity Event. Jennifer lives a few miles west of Fort Worth, on a newly acquired four acre ranch. We have not seen her family since last November in Scottsdale, at my father in law's funeral. She and her husband have two adorable kids, Henry, the delight of their life, and James, the two year old, curious and in to everything, a great family. As usual, Jean was a great host, and we got caught up on events, played with the kids, drank some wine and ate some appetizers until it was time to go the the auction and dinner event at the nearby Holiday Inn conference center.
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| Granny, with Marlena and Nick |
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| Mary and Tom |
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| Nick and Mom |
It benefits a great cause, the Rainbow Center, which serves the needs of both adults and children with communicative disorders. Jean in particular has supported this event over the years with both time and donations. Over 400 people ate, drank, bid on various items, donated money, and played games of Trivia Pursuit during the evening, hosted by the local TV news weatherman. Various businesses donated food for the buffets, as well as gifts to bid on, supporting the charity. The event was well organized and run though a bit long most would agree, but we all had a fun time and the cause was worth the time, effort and money. Thousands of special needs people will have richer lives because of it.
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| Jean, With Her Good Friend, Gail |
We got home around 10:00, both Evie and I really tired from the drive and the dinner, but we stayed up till 11:00 before going to bed. A good day, the first of many as we celebrate another Thanksgiving Holiday in Kansas City with Tom and family.
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