Reunited again

The morning of the planned graveside service for our Mom brought a deafening downpour of rain. Just a half hour before we had to leave for Fort Snelling National Cemetery there was no break in sight. I began putting the rain coats and umbrellas in the car, and mentally preparing for the worst.

But all of a sudden the sound on Colectiva’s roof subsided considerably. The rain had stopped enough so that we could water Niko before we had to head out – nice!

By the time we got to Fort Snelling National Cemetery, the clouds had broken up so much that the sun was actually showing through brightly from time to time. Unfortunately, this is a very popular place. John, our fantastic representative from the Veterans Administration, told us that on most days in the summer they had to fit in an average of 36 services, and today was not any different. I can do the math. If you have them back to back over a 9 hour day, which means each service can have all of 15 minutes.

So the sun shined brightly on our 15 minutes at the graveside chapel. And in that miraculously nice weather, our Mom, Phyllis Caroline Bougie was reunited with her loving husband, Marine Staff Sargent Leon George Bougie, after having been apart for well over 40 years. While we were all sad and weepy, it did bring some peace to have them back together again, as they should always have been.

Talk to you soon!