Family Passages

Friday we received the sad news that one of Norb's uncles had passed away. We always enjoyed the few times we were able to be in his company during our marriage. Regrettably, the times were much too infrequent. Apparently, although he was ill, he wasn't in pain or needing pain meds, and he was talking with his wife of over 50 years as he passed away. We don't often hear of such a gentle way of taking leave of this world.
Uncle Ron, you will be missed.

This past week we sent our oldest son and his bride off to Europe for the next year or so. It will be exciting for them to spend their first year of marriage so far from home and we hope that it will be possible to visit them at some point. So we will be back to listing, listing and more listing, and maybe tossing spare change into a cracked cup for our "Visit Andy and Sara Fund." I have always wanted travel to be a part of my life, and would love to do more than I have so far. Now we have a good reason to make some extraordinary travel plans transition from 'unlikely' to 'worth putting on the agenda.'

Here's to bringing back the dreams of youth!