Where is this birthday party? In Mexico, first in Oaxaca and then part 2 in Mexico City. Leonor went down for stage 1 and Andrew went down for the second leg. In other words, the first stage, for us, was at Joe's house, and then we headed across town to Margaret and Andrew's house to watch Simon, or maybe it's the other way around.
The photos back from Mexico have sent us into FOMO land, but we have enjoyed our time here as well. It has been the longest time we've spent in this area since we moved away in 2012. And we like it. We have gone swimming, of course, but also to our old church (Joe's new church), watched football games, visited friends, and play, play, played.
We came down here a few days after Bill and Jen headed back to Colorado after spending time in Illinois over the holidays. They opted for a return drive on the edge of a major snowstorm, but must have made it back in okay shape. Daniel and Claire had come home for Christmas as well. I should add that I got in trouble for the last letter when I mentioned Andrew and Lur had gone to some rock concert when they had also gone to see Claire conduct her school orchestra. I should add that Peter found online and shared a video of a Hope College concert featuring Claire in the front row. Beautiful Christmas music.
Speaking of sharing online, David is into unearthing auction items of sports memorabilia from a Cincinnati website. Very tempting, and it makes me wonder about the value of my few remaining Reds baseball cards.
Speaking of Cincinnati, I learned that Mrs. Bidwell passed away last month. She was a brave woman, rearing six children after divorcing her husband. She remarried and moved into the city, but also spent a lot of time at a home in Colorado the entire clan owned together.
Wonderful photos of a very proud Everett showing off the gaps in his front teeth. Other wonderful photos show a rapidly growing young Ronan. Sean, by the way, has started a new job. Get the details at the Poconos.
Speaking of the Poconos, the dates this year are July 17-20. Mark your calendars. We had seven cabins reserved, but I just added an eighth. So start planning now.
We talked to John and Marilyn who had spent Christmas up in Massachusetts with Kara. Johnny was recovering from gall bladder surgery, just in time to stand in as home care giver for Marilyn who will have knee surgery in the spring. When it rains it pours.
And, there were other birthdays. Jeffrey's for example. And we also remembered on their birthdays, Ann and Loretta.
This weekend is Annie's last in this hemisphere, for a while. Before heading to Mexico for the birthday, she spent a quiet week with us, mostly trying to get through and over a cold. Too bad, but at least she didn't have it over the holidays or for the birthday.
She'll miss the snow this weekend. We won't. Hunker down, and love from down here.
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