It's hard to believe

Beth and I were sad today as we visited our friend, Judy Lay, at Ingham Regional Medical Center. Judy went into the ER with chest pain and had a cardiac cath on Monday. Since then, she's had several bypass procedures, is on life support and dialysis. Judy was Beth's care-giver from age 1 through 6. In most recent years, she has been a support to Beth in questions about day care centers and child development. Judy and John's three daughters, Trina, Dawn and Vickie were there when we went to show support for John. They have grown into very beautiful. strong women with ten children among them!

The front yard smells deeply of lilacs as our bushes grown into full bloom. They are really much more "lilac" than white as in this picture. I remember when we moved into this house in 1976, there were 3 mammoth deep purple lilac bushes in the back yard that were a selling point to the house. We had to have them removed not long after we moved in because their dramatic root system interferred with the drainage system.