I know I'll be seeing most of you tomorrow night but I wanted to say "thank you" to everybody for their notes, cards, kind thoughts, and support when we lost Dad a couple of weeks ago. Even though we  had known it was coming it was still a very difficult time, and knowing we had the support of so many around us was a comfort to us all. Special thanks to Carole and Elisa. Mum, my aunts and uncles and cousins were blown away by you making the 3 hour treck north, then standing in line for an hour to be at calling hours. That was a special gesture( as were the doughnuts and bread ).  If I'd have known you were coming I could have given you better directions than your GPS, though, and you wouldn't have gotten lost in Newport, VT!!!  :-)  
Thanks again, everybody. 
Sharon 
PS:  Percussion, first chance you get at a parade next year, play an extra stinger for Dad!