Happy 15th Birthday Greg

Hard to believe he is already 15 and we will be going through the driving issue again in one year. It seems like just yesterday Casey got her license. Where has the time gone? I say this all the time - but it's true. It seems a lifetime ago that these young adults were attached to my side all day long. I miss those days sometimes, but when I look at the wonderful young adults they have become, I am so proud of them and love this age as well. By the way, in the picture, Greg is showing how happy he is to get the 1975 Reds vs. Red Sox World Series on DVD (all 6 games).

In other news, Casey is home from college and look how she spends some of her waking time - helping Larry to paint the house. She has been a big help in painting those hard to reach places.

Here's hoping that I will be a better blogger in July. Hopefully I will be able to blog about my new job!

My Ohio Trip

It has been almost 2 years since I was in Columbus, yet it felt as if I had just been there the month before. It is amazing to me how quickly I slipped back into the role of Aunt Joan and sister. I guess that is what family is all about. You can go to far away places and be away for quite some time, but family always welcomes you back and makes everything seem so familiar again.

Loved spending time with Danielle and meeting Andrew. How blessed Jim and Michelle are. I forgot how tiring small children can be. The kids were great, but I realize how hard it must be to have children when you are older. We got to see the Grove City Memorial Day parade. I took 3 pictures and that pretty much covered the entire parade. It was so small that the entire parade fit on 1 1/2 city blocks (small city blocks). However it was stirring when they played God Bless America and the Star Spangled Banner and the requisite candy came flying from a tank (like my Dad's).