Oldroyd Family Life and Times of an Oldroyd

Kids went out trick or treating. It wasn’t too cold, but we got rained on pretty well. We didn’t get in as much trick or treating as we had intended but enough that they can much for a few days on all the candy they can stand. At that point Kris takes the rest and chucks it out anyway.
I’m glad that I don’t have to work Halloween night any more. I like being with the family and doing some of the traditional things with them.

Took Lexi, Kennedy, and Parker to the Kennecott Copper mine (part of the Rio Tinto family). I haven’t been out there in years. It is a pretty impressive place. The trucks are huge and the processes they go through are pretty amazing. I had a great time with the kids – they were a bit hyper but good. They are fun to hang out with.

Grandpa, we love you. Today was the funeral service. It was a wonderful service with humor, love, and tears. All of my uncles spoke and shared wonderful memories and doctrine with us. We used technology to skype Holly in from Switzerland. I was happy to help facilitate Holly being virtually present. I think a few people thought it was weird but it was nice being able to share the day with Holly. I hope that the audio / video quality was worth it for her. I know she wanted to be there and to participate, but it just wasn’t going to be possible. I hope that she felt involved enough. Holly is a wonderful sister and I feel sorry that she had to be so far away.
I want to replay the audio from the service. There was some great doctrine taught and I want to research it and understand it a bit better. I loved the story of Ezekiel and the dry bones. I had a double meaning to me because we used to always play that silly song at his house and then to hear it told as a story of the resurrection at his funeral was wonderful.
Anyway – enough rambling. My head hurts and I’m really tired. It has been a stressful and tiring day. I hope that Grandma is at peace and is comforted.