- Our sister in law Josephine lost her valiant battle with cancer on February 8, 2013.
- Three weeks after Josie's passing, we had to say good-bye to our beloved companion Chief after 11 years.
- They say that when one door closes, another opens. On March 29, 2013 we were blessed with our 5th grandchild, Nora Josephine, third child of Aaron and Tara. Nora arrived a month early and shortly after their move from Germany to Scotland where Aaron accepted a teaching position at Aberdeen University.
- We said good riddance to our trailer, the trailer park and all the troubles that came with it. I don't miss it.
- In keeping with Tara's due date with Nora, I booked a flight to Scotland for mid April to be there and help with the new baby. As mentioned above, Nora had other plans so instead I went to Scotland to visit the three week old and her sisters. Five weeks after I got back home, Jay and I went out for another two weeks. Both visits were incredible and as a bonus, Jay managed to golf the Old Course at St. Andrews - something he still talks about to this day.
- Two months after we got back home, Tara and the girls came to visit us for the majority of the summer. 2013 was definitely the year of travel for our family.
- My Pontiac finally moved on to the great junk yard in the sky and I got myself a Mazda 3. Zoom zoom.
- We moved my mom into a nursing home. She still complains about everything on a daily basis. I remind my kids about the "pillow over my head" promise continually.
- A year after the death of Chief, Jay and I felt ready to welcome a new dog into our family. He's an 8 month old Collie/Australian Shepherd mix and about the size of a small horse. We named him Cooper and we're adjusting to a life of chewed slippers again.
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| Josie |
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| Chief |
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| Nora this month |
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| Papa and his girls at St. Andrews |
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| Cooper |
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