Family

The past week has been highlighted by mucho family activity. I am one of those who while on one hand, feels that I have great family relationships; yet on the other hand, I totally take all of those family relationships for granted. Not something I'm proud of though!.... Anyway, this past Sunday, my step-niece, Pam, was in town for the weekend with her friend Kelly. I met up with them for lunch in Old Town and had a blast. It was very surprising when we both realized that I hadn't seen Pam in about 10 years. It definitely didn't seem that long.

Next, my parents just arrived in town from Connecticut for a visit. I've been really looking forward to their visit for about a month now. Of course, living on the west coast means that you just don't see your east-coast family all that often and it's tough at times. Anyway... I'm very glad they're here and look forward to having a great 10 days with them. We're all not getting any younger.....

Lastly, my beloved Aunt Edna developed serious medical problems in the past week and was rushed into emergency brain surgery on Wed. She has a long road ahead of her but right out of the gate, she is kicking ass. Following her brain surgery (removing a plum sized tumor) on Wednesday, she was was doing so well that she was able to eat a Thanksgiving dinner on Thursday and be discharged on friday (48 hours later). Now she has other tumors to tackle, but given her fantastic attitude (and her infamous sense of humor and laugh), she will give it a serious fight, no doubt. Her daughter Beth, my cousin, has been providing all of us with updates over the past week for which we all are very grateful. On a side note, it makes me realize that I haven't talked to any of my cousins in many, many years....