Less than Two Days

That is all we had with him. Less than two days.

Our son.

Life is changing for him. He has made some changes. He has control of his life. We did raise a fearless son. He is not afraid of failing. So different from me. So like his father.

He began the trip from Seattle on Wednesday afternoon and spent the night in Redding. He and his girlfriend – whom we had not met – arrived on Thursday around 5:00.

What is it about the smell of your own child? I am sure it is the same with all mammals. Mother and child. From the beginning of time.

He looked good. He looked happy. He looked relaxed.

I instantly liked Kimberly. She was wonderful. Dark hair, blue eyes, skinny, black hair. But, her eyes were alive and she had great humor. She helped set the table without asking, she removed all the dishes and offered to put everything in the dishwasher. She seemed very low drama and easy going. So lovely to be around. She was a nanny and loves children. Thank you Lord above!

They were here for a concert in SF on Friday sponsored by Levi’s. Taking full advantage of a lovely hotel room, they arrive back to our house on Saturday afternoon. We grabbed a sandwich in town for lunch - on homemade delectable bread. Later, he brought dinner back from our favorite Mexican food joint for the best Mexican food this side of the city. He had tongue tacos!

Very early Sunday morning, Michael drove them to the airport where they will fly off for a much needed vacation to Hawaii for 17 days. Aloha!