Day Twelve...Goodbye to Cape Cod and Hello LA !

Hello everyone - Is it really possible I will be heading home today??

I woke up early and had breakfast while reading the always informative Cape Cod Newspaper. The obits noted that Gertrude Baines, the world's oldest person at age 115, died in Los Angeles. She had remarked that she enjoyed life so much she wouldn't mind living another 100 years, saying "I enjoy eating and sleeping!" Gertrude attributed her longevity to a steady diet of bacon, fried chicken, and ice cream. Upon reading that I made a second trip to the breakfast buffet.

It was cloudy and gloomy as we made our way from the Marriott to downtown Hyannis to buy Willie a second pair of shoes. The JFK Museum was open and people were lined up outside. I suppose with Ted's recent passing, that Kennedy curiousity was at a peak. The flags all over Boston were flying half mast the entire time I was back east. Then we headed over to Riverview School, and after a few final room decorating touch-ups, Willie was practically pushing me out the door. He was very busy working with "the guys" on setting up the internet and didn't really need Mom around any more. So after a lot of ---

Mom to Willie: "Don't forget to brush your teeth every day...by the way when was the last time you shaved???"
Willie to Mom: "When I saw Katherine"
Mom to Willie: "That was over a week ago!"
Willie to Mom: "Unfortunately"

As I walked out the front door, the sun had broken through and the puffy bright white cloud formations were spectacular, I suppose as a result of last night's rain. I drove over to the Sandwich Boardwalk
and took some photos of the steam coming off the marsh, then headed down the wooden plank walkway to the beach. It had really turned out to be a beautiful day, but I was ready to be heading home.

As hoped, Bill met me at LAX happy as a clam! I hope you enjoyed my travel blog... and I can't wait to write the next one. Thanks for reading, and for responding - I am certainly blessed with great friends and family.