Today is Hilary's birthday. It is hard to believe for any parent when their kids are in their thirties. It seems that they always stay your "little ones". But Hilary turns 34 and will be a parent herself in a couple of weeks. This is a photo of her after a few months in 1992....
And Hilary at 2 when we lived in Haarlem (The Netherlands) just after Mark was born in 1994. Also a photo with her grandparents Nolle during that period.
And with Oma Vandenboom just before her teens. She was a delightful child to raise, had her moods as a teenager (who does not?) and developed into a pretty well balanced adult and professional. Fingers crossed for her time as parent, but all indications look good in that respect. So far Shayd and Hilary have poured a lot of love in their dog Poncho, who will have to learn to share that love with the baby boy. Below is a funny photo of Poncho because he fits into the side basket of a bike and seems perfectly happy in that position...
Earlier this week I attended a seminar on tennis court maintenance, my new volunteer hobby at the Welland Tennis Club. On the way back it took me over three hours to get home. Crazy traffic around the Greater Toronto Area, even at 3:00 PM. At one moment the traffic was steered off the highway, probably because of a big accident. Glad that I don't have to do that drive regularly anymore, as I did during my five years working at Seneca. I feel for the folks who still have to do this every day. During the past few weeks Ralph has been chopping away at the fallen tree of our neighbor. Impressed about his stamina and skills with a chainsaw. A man who grew up on a fruit farm...
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