Congratulations to Dano (and her significant other). She gave birth to a healthy baby boy yesterday, 2/21/11. His first name is Aayon. I think the pronunciation is different than you’d think. That makes Debs a grandma and your Mom and I great-grandparents. Could that be? Dano will remember the birth because of all the pain and discomfort. It also be remembered for happening during one of the largest snow storms of the year.
I don’t know how many inches of snow Sheboygan got but Appleton received about 11. Just about the time we thought the snow storm was over, it just kept dribbling more snow. I had snow drifts on the front sidewalk over the top of my snowblower. I’m getting too old for this sh–. Thank you to my special “snow angel”.
My Dad grew up with one younger brother Bob. Bob lives in Florida after retiring from flying commercial 747 airplanes for TWA. Bob (Robert Jack) turned 87 in January. He is in a facility that helps him manage (he will be there forever). I don’t know if it is “assisted care” or a “nursing home” but he will never return home. He has dementia. His wife Helene visits daily. Some days Bob’s memory is pretty good and they laugh and share stories. Some days he has trouble recognizing his own wife. I would have trouble handling that. She cries. He cries. They both cry. Bob’s mannerisms sometimes remind me of my Dad. The family “chuckle” has endured.
I have finished our income taxes. We get a tiny refund. Enough for lunch at McDonalds.
Today your Mom and I have an appointment with a photographer to get our 50th wedding anniversary picture taken. We needed to do it before we reached our 51st. I can’t believe the amount of planning it takes for a photo shoot. Do I need to shave?
March is fast approaching. We can endure this lousy weather. Yes we can. I know we can. We can do it.
Stay warm.
Love,
Dad