Changes....

It's (almost) spring here in the Northland and

there are changes coming.  Life is all about

change.  My Grandma Mieska was born in 1900

and died in 1998 and I often think about all

the changes she saw in her lifetime....transporation,

science, communication, civil and women's rights...

Lots of changes.  She died just as the internet was

taking off and I think she would have embraced it.

She would have loved being able to communicate

via email, get a quick answer to a trivia question

and read an e-book.

But change continues.  For me the changes

come in waves.  A good friend is moving out

of the neighborhood to a house across town.

I won't be able to just walk over for a cup of coffee.

Another friend recently moved out of state.  We

can still communicate via email, but it's not

quite as spontaneous.  It takes a little longer

to get my body moving in the morning.

Some clothes don't fit quite the same as they

used to.  I'm now the grandmother of

two teenagers.   Two of the little ones

here in Minnesota are in pre-school.

But here's a change that we can all look forward to...

Baby Boy Ketcher...due in early August