Day Ninety Four

Easter Fun

Grand kids Shelby and Elijah all decked out in their new Easter outfits.

Shelby and Elijah and daughter Kelly and son in law Jerry shoot Nerf missiles at each other.

Elijah and niece Julia hunt for those elusive hidden eggs. Some were harder to find than others. Just ask Julia whose prize egg refused to be found until her mom dug it out from under some thick plants. Hubby Neil found a prize egg from last year. Still had the five dollar bill inside.

Daughter Holly, niece Julia, daughter Kelly, niece Sarah, granddaughter Shelby, sister Jane (and Buddy Cat) enjoyed eating Holly's decorated hard boiled Easter eggs and all sorts of Easter candy treats.

Grandpa and Elijah peel and eat yummy hard boiled eggs.

Later this afternoon, Shelby practiced her roller skating up and down the street with support from her mom. Elijah and Kelly cheered her on. It was a beautiful day and I'm thankful I got to spend it with my loved ones. Happy Easter!

Day Ninety Four

My great great grandfather, Robert James Campbell Gailbreath, a Confederate soldier from Gainesboro, Tennessee, was wounded in the Battle of Murfreesboro, December 31, 1862. His arm was amputated and he died January 12, 1863. He is buried in a mass grave along with 2000 other Confederate soldiers in Evergreen Cemetery in Murfreesboro, Tennessee. I've always wanted to visit his grave site and got the chance today. Our daughter, Kelly, lives in Murfreesboro not far from the battlefield where her great great great grandfather was wounded and later died. We spent this beautiful afternoon with the dead, walking around The Confederate Circle at Evergreen, then heading over to the battlefield at Stone's River where the thousands of Union soldiers are buried. We spent a lot of time in the cemetery. The next time we visit, we plan to walk the battlefield and maybe get a feel for some of the last moments of RJC Gailbreath's life. By the way, his name is misspelled on the headstone.