Thank
you to the friends and family who sent messages of support about the loss of
the Cousin with the Legendary Laugh. I passed them on to my Favorite Panamanian
and she in turn informed her cousins’ family in Panama of the messages. Life
has a funny way of turning itself around. I was still thinking about yesterday’s
loss this morning when my daughter sent these pictures of the FBR heading out
for her first day of First Grade this morning. Life does go on in all its small
glories. There is nothing small about the effect of the FBR (as well as the BRS
& BR3) in our lives. I’m so proud of her and her parents for the path they
have trod together. These pictures were just what I needed (but does she have
to look so old!?).
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| Daughter and FBR This Morning |
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| An Official First Grader |
I
asked them last night if the FBR was nervous about her first day back in school
and the FBR looked at me like I was ready for commitment to a mental institution.
She loves school and was avidly looking forward to meeting her new teacher and reuniting
with school friends she hadn’t seen over the summer. This is not how I remember
going back to school which involved a serious amount of lamenting about the end
of summer. I’m starting to see hints of the seasonal turn toward autumn, my favorite
time of year. The NFL starts back up tonight and we have trees easing towards their
annual color show. As I stated above, when you’re down, life has a way of
throwing you the proverbial bone, you just have to be ready to recognize it.
Thanks again for all the messages.
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| On Their Way to the Bus Stop |
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| So Proud of this Gal |
Two
movies fell in my A-Z effort, both keepers, Bad Moms (Kathryn Hahn is a
national treasure) and Bad Santa (so weird to see Lorelai Gilmore acting
raunchy).
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RECURRING CHARACTERS:
ABFA – Amazing Best Family
Athlete - my daughter
in law; BR3 – Blog Reader #3 – granddaughter
#3; BRS - Blog Reader the Sequel -
second granddaughter; Cantankerous Friend – friend since grade school who likes to argue
about everything, poses as radical leftist to attract women; Curbside Girls – close friends of my
daughter acquired during her single days in Brooklyn; Deckzilla – our backyard deck which grew to monstrous dimensions
once my wife got involved in planning; Favorite
Panamanian - the wife (of course); FBR
- First Blog Reader - first granddaughter; First Friday – celebrations to mark the First Friday of the Week; Great Aunt - my elder sister; Keene Friends 1 & 2 – friends since
high school from my home town of Keene, NH; Kindergarten Friend – friend since kindergarten whom I reunited
with after many years; Maine and
Virginia Musqueteras – two close friends of my wife – her US sisters, my
wife is the 3rd Musquetera (musketeer); Namesake Nephew – son of Great Aunt and
Soxfather named after me; Neighborhood
Mafioso - wife's close friend and Panamanian mafia member; PanaGals – female relatives /friends of
my wife from Panama; Panamanian/Latin
Mafia – inevitable group of Latino friends my wife accumulates wherever we
have lived & their spouses; Pittsburgh
College Roommate– high school friend, also a “Minor Celebrity” in
Pittsburgh; Riggins - also known as
the Grandpuppy, son's dog; Soxfather
- my brother in law; Tia Loca – wife’s younger sister; Wingman – my
son in law; Wingmom – Wingman’s
mom, of course
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