Friends, Family and a Funeral

We have been keeping busy this week with friends, family and a funeral. On Tuesday, we went out to dinner with Michael and Betchie Robotham and their kids. Michael was one of Tim's groomsmen at our wedding. They now live in Hawaii, but are back in the Midwest this summer visiting family and looking at colleges for their oldest son. We went out for some Chicago style stuffed pizza, which you apparently can't get in Honolulu. I forgot to bring my camera, but Betchie had hers. Send me a copy of your pictures, please, Betchie.

On Wednesday, we went to my cousin Kim's house. She has two boys the same age as Theo and Brendan. They also have a trampoline and BB guns and really cool pedal go-carts, which we lack at our house. My boys consider themselves deprived. I consider myself lucky. Once again, I was without my camera. But Kim took some pictures, which I hope she'll send me. (Hint, hint.)

As for the funeral, one of our two gerbils passed away this week. As the average lifespan of a gerbil is three years and Butter was at least three and a half, he lived a good life. Funeral arrangements for Butter are still pending. The boys are already lobbying for new pets. Current requests include a turtle and a dog. Mom is taking all such requests under advisement.