Great Pa, Taylor Sims

Claire's Great-Pa, Taylor Sims, passed away on November 6. We were planning a trip to Gatlingburg, so we were already packed to go. We left Franklin in the afternoon, but the City was experiencing a City-wide power outage, so it took forever to get through town. Once we got to Cookeville I started to feel ill. I was sick (throwing up) every 30 minutes from there to Johnson City. It took 7.5 hours to get to Johnson City. Claire had been sick Wednesday and we kept her out of school Thursday. I am sure I got it from her! Sam never threw up but he did not feel well Saturday. My mom got sick during the visitation and my dad got sick the morning of the burial (Monday). Taylor, Tara and Tiff also got sick. The visitation was great. My Pa had a great turnout and the burial service was nice. He had a military burial and I got to keep a few bullets from the salute. We will miss Pa, he was a great man!