Eleanor meet Eleanor

We got to town in great time on Tuesday and had enough time to make a very special visit. Eleanor Beacom lived next door to Tom's parents his whole childhood. She was a great friend and mentor in motherhood to his mom and a special person to all the Mahaney kids. As a nurse and mother of 7 boys, she stitched wounds, tended to illnesses and provided a loving, compassionate outlet for them all. She is also who we named our little Eleanor after. At 95 she is bright, extraordinarily active, and still a sweet, gentle woman. We had a lovely visit.

Because we went to see Mrs. Beacom we also got to see Tom's childhood home (although it looks different than it did when he was there...)

When we got back to Tom and Judy's house we were lucky to have a steady train of siblings and neices/nephews visit. It was a really nice first night. We ate some dinner and the kids played cards for a long time.

Tom Sr. and the boys even managed to get a little project done!