Grandpa Oswald passed away. He was an amazing man and a
great example of perserverance , dedication, love and compassion…and so much
more. We were truly blessed to know him and call him grandpa. We love you and
are so happy that you are no longer in pain. We will miss you terribly.
He passed away on a Wednesday, by Friday we were on the road
to Idaho. We stayed in Mt. Home with Alisha Marc and kids. The next day we were
all pack up and ready to go and the car wouldn’t start! Marc lacked the proper
socket extension so I couldn’t get the battery out, we were stuck without the
correct tools, on a military base. As a result of my sister & her husband
being anti-social they don’t attend church and their little branch is AMAZING!
They didn’t know who their bishop was or home teachers- or anyone who could
help us who would already be on base. Thanks to my mom, we soon had the phone
numbers of their entire bishopric and through them we got ahold of someone who
came right over and got everything working again. Simply cleaning, and
re-attaching the battery & terminals, then we were good to go. Driving
through many construction zones must have loosened them. Frustrating as it was, we are so thankful that our prayers were answered and that others were so
willing to come to our aid.
Rylee helping us pack
Rylee spent most of the trip sleeping in his kennel or riding in Joseph's lap/ arms.
He travelled so well, it sure was a long drive with lots of construction!
When we stopped for lunch he enjoyed the fresh air.
He learned how to drink out of the water bottle.
Sean & Joseph bonding, he really likes his uncle.
Sera also likes her uncle and disliked me pulling her away to take a picture of her... haha
See she's so happy snuggling with Joseph.
Tori was a willing model, we enjoyed spending time with them.
Singing with me....
Our view as we drove into Shelley Idaho.
So Saturday evening we finally made it to Shelley Idaho. Then we all went to see Grandma Oswald, we weren’t the only ones. There were so many aunt, uncles & cousins packed in the house, we watched the DVD that would be shown at Grandpa’s funeral. It was fun to have so many of us all together.
Sunday we went to church and then I sped off to Teton Idaho where I had booked a family photo session for my sister-in-laws family. It went well and then I headed right back to Shelley to change, eat & go to the grandkid musical number practice & Grandpa’s viewing.
Monday was the funeral & graveside service. It was a beautiful funeral, so many amazing musical numbers performed by family and each speaker was equally impressive. As they spoke we enjoyed re-living happy memories of grandpa and learning more about our family. Grandpa was a veteran so he was given a military graveside service complete with a 21 gun salute. It was hot so we headed back to the church a little early where we had a luncheon & enjoyed catching up with family. I got to meet some for the first time. We hung out at home (Shelley) then we had dinner in Rigby Idaho with Cyri and Mark, more family fun!
On Tuesday we traveled home, all the way home. All in one day, it was exhausting especially because there was so much construction! But it seemed to be a more pleasant choice than to spend 2 days driving.
Oswald Cousins
John, Mom Mecham & Joseph
Joseph & I with Great Grandma Loveland & Grandma Oswald.
Rylee took his turn driving, just kidding he did this when I made a potty stop... :)
After hearing a funny story about Grandpa sipping the foam off of root beer when he took the kids to A&W, we stopped and bought a mug and root beer while traveling home.
We were so happy that we could go, even though it was a whirlwind of a weekend. All the time we were able to spend with family, tons of family! It was so much fun and such a positive way to end our summer, even if it was a sad occasion that brought us all together.
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