Yeah, so we're on this bandwagon too.
Actually, we do have a purpose for this: Clare's got her own webpage http://claredueweke.aboutmybaby.com, and we don't want this one to specifically be about Clare. One of the things Jen and I are always talking about is keeping a running commentary, history, whatever, for us and for Clare. Inspired by Amanda--who is not shy about asking questions of Jen/Brian's family history--we want to throw stuff out there. There's SO much that we don't know about our families, what things were like, how you remember certain events, etc. And we want ourselves, and Clare, and anyone else who's interested to be able to have a forum for this. So that's what we're doing. I know that for my family, there's such an age difference/life experience difference that I'm going through all this stuff that my brothers did 10-20 years ago!! But even for the short visit that Dave's family made in June, it was still pretty enriching to share stuff back and forth.
We're the ones who moved away from Michigan, and it's doesn't look like we'll move back there anytime soon, if at all. So, the responsibility is on us to make sure Clare knows her family and friends. We hope people take this somewhat seriously and check, post, respond, comment etc. routinely.
Oh, and the title. It might change, but Jen liked this one a lot. Reference to Tom Hanks in League of Their Own, but sort of translates to: we're sort of here for now, and reasonably ok with it.
6 comments:
Yay for you! The milestones come fast and furious, whether in Clare's new life, or your continuing one, so it's wonderful you have a place to preserve them.
-Charity
Great idea. Always good to stay up on things in the family as Bob is going thru this now--just found out he has a half brother in TN (after 67 yrs)
I good idea. Ask away, anything you want to know. Grandma D.
We're back after a weekend of commuting to Battle Creek for Kiwanis Convention. It was good to see many old friends.
Phoned Patrick on Saturday evening to wish him Happy Birthday. It's hard to believe that I had him 40 years ago. He was such a sweet little boy and grown into a very nice man. No wonder I'm getting stiff and achy.
Enjoy these years with Clare, they fly by much too fast.
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