Post Party and House Cleaning

Grandma's house on Creek Dale Lane. This was a farewell shot, taken just before my parents and I departed on Sunday, January 20. My arrival was Thursday, January 17, returning early and directly from a business trip to Japan.

Uncle Mike hosted a meal at his house after the funeral. These pictures were taken from his living room.

I asked Heather to pose here so I could test the background and lighting for potential group shots.

The Clem siblings.

Getting the grandkids together for a photo took some work. This is setup shot #1.

Setup shot #2. Tyler and Walker are the only ones who knows that the camera is already firing.

Setup shot #3. Tyler and Walker are still ready to go. I'll bet you wish you heard what Duggin has just said to Erin.

Finally we're all assembled. Good looking group!

This wasn't a planned arrangement, but I like how it turned out.

Bookends: These are Grandma's first and last grandchildren. Jeremy is 39 and Walker is 7.

The Winnick siblings.

The Holz siblings.

Heather's boots were begging to be photographed but this was the best I could do without crawling on the floor.

Cleaning up Grandma's house was a day-long effort. Everyone pitched in to help.

Going through Grandma's extensive photo collections.

A history of Grandma and Opa's travels is captured in hotel matchbooks.

The women save the day from men who just can't get the hang of filling up a van.

That's rain and snow falling outside the van.

Another fantasy fulfilled.

Terri shows pictures of the house she will soon buy.

Thankfully, Spencer will not finish this.

The following day, Sunday January 20, I drove with my parents (and the moving van) to deliver items to the new house in Mansfield. The gallery of photos from that continues here.