Summertime fun with Jeanie and Trudy

I used to be so lucky that my mom and dad would let me go visit with my really fun cousins for 2 weeks in the summer. Jean and Trudy had the reign of the girls school in Staunton Virginia that their mom Frances(my mom's oldest sister ) worked as either the head mistress or as the head nurse(not sure which?)
Their dad Jack was the Episcopal priest at the church that was across the street from the school (At least that's how I remember it)
We played all day on the school grounds running through what seemed like mazes and laughing a lot. I had my first acquaintence with Episcopalians(later went on to marry an Episcopal preist's son and converted ). I was really taken by all the times you have to stand and kneel!
Trudy and Jean always called me Dee-Dee(Dee is my middle name) Noone else has ever called me that except them!
So when Frances died and I found out from Aunt Helen's daughter Debbie-I made contact with Trudy and Jean to express my sadness. From that point we were able to be part of Trudy's wedding to Drew with many other Arnold cousins who had all lost touch with each other-(We all used to play together at Grammy and Grampy's camp ,Dunwurken on Pushaw Lake in Bangor Maine when we were kids)It has added a whole new dimension to my life and most likely all our cousins who were able to reunite with their families at the wedding or at my house for Easter- Of course Jean and Trudy;Rodney and Vicky Fitzpatrick -Glenice's kids: Tommy Claybaugh-Millie's son; myself,Gary and Tina-all Joan's kids,Patti Arnold-Harold's daughter!
My life is so much richer for finding these wonderful cousins who carry on the legacy of the Arnold Clan and I cannot even express the joy in sharing our lives stories, together.
I may have lost them all physically for a long time ,but I never lost my love for them all.
Having the opportunity to spend precious time with Jean at Trudy's wedding and the visit when she and Liz were down for spring break are times I will treasure forever!
Please give her my deepest love !
Dee-Dee