I have not been around much since early October. While we were in Pennsylvania the second week of October for my nephew's wedding my mother-in-law had another set back in her health. (We were not sure if we would return to Michigan while she was still alive.)

A few of you may remember that her decline in health began way back in May of 2005 when Bill and I were trying to decide if we could continue on with our planned second trip on the PG. At my doctor's advise we did go on our trip and we're so glad that we did.

Last Monday, after spending 39 months in skilled nursing, Mom died at the age of 92. Although we were as prepared as we could be and her death was not unexpected, it is, nevertheless, a difficult time for us. Due to the Thanksgiving holiday we postponed the funeral to December 2nd. Please keep our family in your thoughts and prayers.