One year ago today...

Judy, Joe, Dad, Mom, John, me (Susie)

One year ago today, we began our family trip to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons. We had not taken a trip with all of us together since the 70's. This was something special. I have no doubt now that God was behind all of this. He let us have this beautiful trip together with Mom and Dad. Mom so enjoyed it. She had the binoculars out all the time looking at birds and wildlife. She just loved it all and was very enthusiastic--even though we almost didn't go because of her PMR. But she wasn't about to miss this trip. She told the doctor to give her whatever dose of prednisone she needed to make this trip. A week before she she could hardly walk in the morning and was using a walker...but she did fantastic the whole trip! Well, she did trip once and fall...and then Joe fell, too. Dad enjoyed it, too, in his own way. He never got too excited about stuff.

This picture was taken on the very last day at the very last minute standing outside the hotel in Bozeman, MT. All that beautiful scenery at Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons and we never took a picture of all of us together! I had the hotel clerk come out and take this so we'd have at least one family shot.

Susie