Katie came home this weekend for Morgan's wedding.

We all went out to her reception at this fancy country club in American Fork.  Morgan's dad is the golf pro there.  Come to find out the guy Morgan married is the son of one of the guys that own the mortuary that took care of mum in Logan.  Really nice people.

 Candice and Kate busting a move with MJ

 Candice Kate and I went out to the nail shop and got pedicures.   Very nice and relaxing!

 Sunday after church, we went over to visit grampa.  He said if we wanted to, we could go through the rest of Maxine's clothes and take what ever we wanted.

I can't really believe how many clothes she had.   That was like her job...shop shop shop!  She would have people from the stores call her and tell her when a blouse or some pants she had been looking at had gone on sale.  She was on first name basis with all the ladies at Nordstom and the Pendelton store.  She was a smart shopper, and would wait it out and keep going back till she got the best deal.  She had very expensive taste and only bought the best.

Grampa would follow her around and carry her bags.  The bazaars at the malls were the best!  She would have loads of neat hand made goods for him to carry...quilts, booties, aprons, slippers.  He would end up just finding a good bench and making himself comfortable, then she would come and drop off her finds on his bench, then go back for more. 

She would shop all day...usually changing into her slippers about 1:00.  I don't know how she did it.  I went with her several times, but gave out after a few hours.  Kate inherited the shopping gene from grandma.  They spent many happy hours together at the mall when she was growing up.  Maxine had a special place in her heart for Kate...they are so much alike.

A trip to the mall would include a little bag of toffee or those little chocolate stars, and usually something cute to wear.  She always kept the girls in pretty black patent leather shoes too...something we could have never afforded.

 Trying on some fun things they found. 

That fur coat holds a whole lot of happy dress up memories for all the kids.

 We made some fabulous raspberry ice cream Sunday afternoon....probably the best ever.

 So good to have Kate here for a few days. It still wrenches my heart every time we have to drop her off at the airport.  This hasn't been an easy time for her...this was the friend she has been living with for the past 3 years.  I'd give about anything if she could find someone to share her life with.   It's a righteous desire...I can't keep from asking...why?