The Joy of Being There
One of the greatest benefits of the RV lifestyle is that you can be in place when significant events are occurring. Danny and Kim are expecting Brayden any time now (likely today) and we are here – not 1500 miles away. Kathy is aquiver with anticipation and it is fun to watch her as the event is unfolding. The video camera is ready!
If we are lucky Time Warner will arrive today and reestablish our tie with the world of entertainment and biased news reporting. We have been without television since our arrival at the house on Crossfield in Irondequoit. Kathy has kept the radio going and I have been reading my Kindle and surfing the Net. Yes, I know that Network Television is next to worthless but we miss it when it is unavailable. Even the twisted Evening News with Katie Couric is entertaining in its own peculiar way.
Kathy has been busy on the phone with family members working out the details of clearing out the contents of the house. It’s interesting to observe family dynamics in these situations. It brings home to me the fact that there is no “perfect family.” All families have issues, especially large ones with multitudes of opinion and diverse agendas. We all struggle through life’s difficulties as best we can and it, often, isn’t much fun to watch. Despite sensitivities, harmony can be preserved with a mutual commitment to civility and fairness (easier said than done). All-in-all, things are going pretty well on this front here in Rochester.
Hopefully, next post will bear tidings of Brayden’s arrival.
Boy, Hal, you sure do make reading interesting and fun!!! Sometimes I wish your blogs were longer. I am really enjoying them!!
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