Coming Home Again

We are on the way back home to Singapore. One hour down. Twenty three left to go. I'm enjoying the view of Idaho now and love the farm fields that dot the countryside and make such fun circle designs.

We weighed in at 20, 50 and 51 pounds for checked baggage. Then 40 and 45 pounds for our carry on bags. We had to leave plenty of our shopping treasures behind but we will pick them up when we return for summer vacation in July.

Brian has made traveling easy with his ingenious luggage train. With our super easy to maneuver Costco luggage driving this train is a snap!

A Party for Grandma

As I mentioned before, we're grateful for the passing of Brian's grandma. It doesn't really feel like a sad occasion. In that light, we've been working on how to explain the upcoming events to Ben and Maddie like the funeral and the viewing. I was genuinely unsure how Ben would react to seeing her in the casket. I didn't want him to be scared or worried. When we stopped for a rest on our drive from Vegas to Cedar, he mentioned to someone we were from Virginia. The asked what he was doing in Utah. He told them that Grandma died, so we're going to go have a party and celebrate. That response drew a quiet chuckle from Brian and I as we explained we were going to a funeral, then I think the woman understood. I do hope she doesn't think we're terrible. I'm not sure a funeral is usually called a party, but it is certainly a celebration of Grandma BerDella's life. I'm glad Ben can view it in such a happy light.