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News from Lake Wobegon

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I have been missing the weekly Vinyl Cafe episodes though Stuart MacLean lives on in podcasts and a variety of books. He was such a great storyteller with the gift of making you laugh and cry in the same few minutes.

I’ve recently discovered Garisson Keiler and his storytelling.  Maybe you know him already and have enjoyed his tales.

Here’s a video of him doing his news from Lake Wobegon, where all the women are strong, all the men are handsome and all the children are above average.

 

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The Eagle has landed

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After 22, almost 23 years Mom decided it was time to leave the condo and head to a retirement residence nearer family.  The condo went on the market, the applications for the residence were accepted, the movers were booked, and in my Mom’s words “that all happened rather quickly!”  Yes, indeed it did. What a great job Mom did getting herself ready and getting to the day of the move.

I don’t often make a reference to a business or make a recommendation but in this case, I think it is fair to say that “Two Men and a Truck” were gracious, careful, kind, accommodating and reasonable in cost.  It turned out to be a tiresome but rewarding day.

By the time the move day was over, we had gone from the chasos of a condo being packed and moved to the residence with furniture set up, bedroom ready for the evening and probably 70% of things in their place.

It is great to have her closer and even last evening we were able to just “pop over”!  It was a treat. So now a new chapter begins.

As we were getting ready to leave the condo, we paused for prayer and I thanked God for the way He has blessed my Mom, and through her, us as a family.  I am constantly surprised by the way in which God provides despite our humanity, but then Jesus came in human flesh to demonstrate his great love. That love has accompanied my Mom all these years.

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Catching up with Jason

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img_20190422_115750Early Easter Sunday we arose, but not as Jesus did, from the grave, but to drive to Ottawa to be with Jason for a couple of days. It’s been a while, since January, that we had a chance to be with him.  He recently was offered a full-time position within the federal government as a result of good work and his very successful completion of his Masters of Political Science.

As it turned out Monday turned out to be a very warm and sunny day in Ottawa and we did a great deal of walking around the Byward Market and along Sparks Street.

Along Sparks Street, we came to Jason’s building so we could see where he will be working.  I took a picture of him, which I described as the obligatory photo, and to mark this rather significant moment in time!

img_20190422_143040If I can brag for a moment, I am very proud of how well Jason has done and over the past years, he has worked to keep his family going, pay the bills and all the while has had the academic success that has brought the attention of the university to his skills and maturity. So, well done Jason!

We also had a chance to connect with Marc and Adele at their place by the river….and the river was getting bigger by the day! It was a great meal and we all went home very full!

img_20190421_180050Finally, I might add, we had a chance to get away from very heavy schedules and do something that connected us to family and provided us with some personal space! That in itself is refreshing!

 

A few thoughts about us as a family and our interests.