Happy Summer

Just a sampling of our enjoyment of the season.  We're hiking, biking (you should see Jeremy balancing on his 2-wheeled Scuut!), swimming, playing ball... it's getting more difficult to go to school in the mornings!  Fran is super busy with work (a good thing, but, well...) and I am in the final phases of writing a grant to the NRCS.  We leave for Cincinnati in a week for a friend's wedding and an early birthday celebration for Bubbe (70th). 

A quick note about LGBT family visibility: I was at a memorial the other day when one of the bereaved (whom I've only met a couple times) said how much our family meant to her: "your having a baby... it means so much for all of us... ".  I can't say for sure, but I have a general idea what she meant, and it encourages me to keep writing these blogs. 

Final note:  Jeremy is in the middle of potty-training, on the schedule of his own choosing.  When his teacher asked him if he'd like to use the potty (at school), he replied, "No thank you.  That's not my favorite.  I do the potty at home".  Slowly but surely...