The last weekend of Summer

Memorial Day to Labor Day. Isn't that what we Midwesterners always thought of as summer? Although the weather hasn't indicated the end of summer, with schools starting and football on TV the transition is apparent in many ways. I will hate to see this summer end. The days of sunshine have been good for us. Being outside, combined with all of the summer activities has kept our bodies and minds busy. The goal now is to find something that works as well during the cooler, wetter days of Fall and especially Winter. I have been collecting my stories of Mike and with the naming of Sarah Palin as VP for McCain I am sure there will be a new awareness of Down Syndrome in the press and hence interest in the public. For those of you that didn't know yet Palin's son born in April 2008 has Down Syndrome. The timing is great to get some of the wonderful, funny, goofy stories Mike has provided into print.

And as a wrap up to the week I need to say that Steve and I celebrated our 31st wedding anniversary on Wednesday. And so in my continuing effort to digitalize all of our photos here are two from August 27, 1977. It has been a wild ride with many ups and downs, but every good time was better because Steve was by my side and every bad time was bearable because he was there too. I love you Steve!

"It's a wonderful thing, as time goes by, to be with someone who looks into your face, when you've gotten old, and still sees what you think you look like."

from the movie "The Bachelor"