Aunt Jean

Just filling those out of town on Aunt Jean's services.  We had the Vigil on Wednesday night.  Johnny, Annie, Connie, Mary, Jim, Marc and I represented the Moore gang.  It was a small vigil and I was disappointed that only two people spoke.  Tony (Aunt Jean's youngest) spoke and gave a very nice talk.  Connie and I waved Johnny up there because he always represents the family at these things and he gave a nice off the cuff talk.  We visited with the Poiriers for a bit and then went to the Brewhouse for dinner and to kind of celebrate Marc's birthday.  Annie came in and said the Poiriers were coming, too, so we moved downstairs and had two long tables for everyone.  It was a nice evening.  Thursday when I picked Connie up to go to the funeral it was 45 degrees.  We ran to Costco to get wine and cheese and then to Safeway for crackers and wine.  On the way to Costco one of my co-workers texted me to say they had canceled school for today.  I thought she was kidding since it was 45 degrees out!  But, when Connie and I walked out of Safeway it had already dropped at least 10 degrees.  We went to the funeral and luncheon and it was really nice.  I told the workers to expect about 75 and we thought we were being generous but in fact there were about 85.  They were worried they were going to run out of food but didn't!  From there family gathered at the cemetery (minus Ann, Johnny and Mary) for the burial.  It is the fastest we have heard our priest speak because it was so freaking cold!  Haven't felt like that since Shelby days!!  Marc, Connie and I went to Johnny and Annie's where they had prepared a snack spread for everyone.  They had generously offered their house for the "after" party for people to gather.  For a long time it was just us, then Jim Wingerter came and then Tony Poirier came.   About an hour later Jane and Ron, Robbie and Michelle and Denny Campbell and his wife came.   We had a great visit.  Dinger and Johnny even ran to the store (in Dinger's super warm truck since he left it running when he came in and it was a good hour later when they ran to the store) for more wine.  Wingerters and Connie caravanned back to Great Falls about 6:30 or so and we hung in there until about 8.  Everyone left but not before we seriously discussed a Poirier reunion in the fall.  Just wanted to let you know that Aunt Jean was sent off in real style!!