Sunday, June 21, 2009 was Father's Day and on the following Friday, June 26 it will be Hadley's birthday.
Josh, Annie, Morgan, Wyatt, Sage, Jacob, Doug and I went to Oldenburg and met Jim Lakewind there at Wagner's Village Inn for their famous chicken dinner served family style. Jacob saw all of the food coming and said, "It's a feast!" We had fun visiting and catching up with Jim. Afterwards, we went over to Michaela Farm to walk around the farm. Hadley lived here for a summer and early fall when he was 20 years old. It was the happiest period of his short adult life. Doug visited with Jim and some other residents of the farm while the rest of us walked the long lane back to the memorial gardens where we had spread Hadley's ashes. The whole place is very peaceful and brings my own childhood to mind when I used to visit my cousins who lived on farms. Then we escaped the heat and drove to Metamora and found an ice cream store and indulged. It was a very satisfying day and I am grateful to all who set aside the time to spend it with us.
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