Sayonara Windy City!

After 4 1/2 years, Shane and I are saying goodbye to Chicago! We have certainly enjoyed Chicago and are so glad we moved here, but we've definitely had our challenges. We are moving this weekend back to MONTANA and we are so excited to be back home and closer to family. We aren't 100% sure where we will end up yet (either Bozeman or Helena), but we are just glad to be around family and friends again.

We hope you all have a blessed Christmas and a wonderful New Year. We hope to see you soon!!

Love,
Molly (& Shane)

The Cemetery Gang

Mary's post was great.  I'll add a few photos. Here's the gang at the graves – except for Ann (someone had to take the photo).  Below that, you'll see the memorial markers in place.  It was a touching event with great stories and memories.  Thanks to Jan and Marc for bring the Bailey's, the Jameson's, and the little red Solo cups.  Nice touch.

Wonderful weekend~

The senior Moores all gathered this past weekend to commemorate Dad's birthday and the anniversary of Mom's funeral.  We had a great lunch, wrote our checks to Tom's charity (the backpack program for Billings schools), visited the cemetery and saw the headstones, and shared a terrific dinner prepared by Jim W.  Sunday Mass was for Dad so some of us made it to church as well.
This is such an amazing family and I thank God for all of you.  I hear so many times, especially since I work at the church, these families that come in for funeral planning and they can't even be civil to each other.  We are very lucky to have been raised by these amazing people who instilled in us the joy of family.
It has been a tough few weeks for me.  I miss Mom every day.  This gathering came at a wonderful time for me.  I love you all!
And Connie, this is the photo I posted on facebook.  Mom was truly a beautiful person~