MORE FAMILY STORIES

On November 28th and 29th I posted a Blog that told the story of how our son had come within seconds of drowning during the years we lived in Hawaii. It didn’t take long for my Grandson to phone me, “Why haven’t I heard about that close call my Dad experienced during that hike he had with a friend when you lived in Hawaii. I want to know all about my Dad’s early experiences.”

I tried to explain that after being transferred from his work with a Calgary firm to Louisiana and then to Texas we didn’t get much time together with you except during Christmas celebrations. Your Dad accepted the transfer when you were about two years old. Your Mom found out at the age of 37 that she was an adopted child and later you three did get to meet her biological Mom. Your Mom always felt it was important to have family near for Christmas and wrote great letters telling us all about the exciting places they would take us to. The first year we drove our van - it was over a thousand miles just to cross the state of Texas. Once there, your family took us to places like the Johnson Space Center - I believe the name of the space center has since been changed. We were given the opportunity with other visitors to a meeting room to hear about the wonders they were working with. After the lecture we were all invited to ask any questions we might have. Guess whose hand shot up within seconds. Your Dad tried to nudge you, hinting that you should let an adult speak first. The speaker pointed at your raised hand. It must have been a fairly intelligent question because you were given an answer. You will have to ask your Dad what your question was as well as the speaker’s answer since he is the one with the degree in Science and Math. You were in about the third grade. The next time we came for Christmas we bought plane tickets and had more time to visit with you. Another time I’ll tell about your Dad in kindergarten. We were living in San Clemente, California at that time.