Gwen

Last weekend Grace, Gwen and I along with Gwen’s friend Alica took a whirlwind tour of my old stomping grounds in Chicago. We were only there for four days, so it was really a short time, but it was nice to see the place again and it was fun to act as a tour guide for Gwen and Alica on their first trip to the city of big shoulders. [Read More]

Today was Gwen’s official 16th birthday (we had a second party the next weekend for those who couldn’t make it).  It has been truly one of the best experiences of my life to get to know this remarkable young woman over the last couple of years.

There really is nothing like the joy of thoroughly and completely embarrassing a teenager. Tonight it was me taking inordinate numbers of pictures with my camera phone. I mean OMG, could I be any more wierd?

After a long day of vet visits and litter box installations, the only thing left to do is to party . . .