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103. She is doing better, thanks!

Thu Apr 13, 2017, 09:38 AM

Apr 2017

The 3 week stay at the cancer rehab spa did her a lot of good. This weekend, while I am in Langley and Washington, she is driving the 2 hours up to her mom's place to be with her for Easter (her mom is a practicing Catholic). Her mom will be 90 this September, but is fairly fit except for difficulty with her eyesight. She is mentally all there, and, as my wife is a social worker by profession, it is not in her nature to leave her mom alone on major holidays. She lost her brother to brain cancer almost ten years ago, so she is the last surviving child her mom has.

We'll be back together next Monday, and all the craziness (and the wonderfulness) starts where we left it ten days ago at the Düsseldorf airport. Here in the DC area, I am staying with my brother and his wife, the other half of the double wedding.

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35 years ago today: THE best before and after (and WAY after) pics [View all] DFW Apr 2017 OP

MANY Congrats, from ALL of us! elleng Apr 2017 #1

Thanks, Ellen! n/t DFW Apr 2017 #15

Thank you DFW saidsimplesimon Apr 2017 #2

I don't know how many more we'll get DFW Apr 2017 #16

Beautiful Shrike47 Apr 2017 #3

Looks like you hit the jackpot. progressoid Apr 2017 #4

I did indeed DFW Apr 2017 #6

and may there be many, many more. thank you so much for sharing your lives with us, DFW. niyad Apr 2017 #5

There is much to be cynical about DFW Apr 2017 #7

What a great story in pictures... hwmnbn Apr 2017 #8

My dear DFW! CaliforniaPeggy Apr 2017 #9

Peggy, you know more of the story than most DFW Apr 2017 #11

Wonderful and touching-I wish you the best! N/t bronxiteforever Apr 2017 #10

Thanks Bronxite! DFW Apr 2017 #14

I am so happy for you both, DFW. Thanks for sharing. Hekate Apr 2017 #12

Thanks, Hekate! DFW Apr 2017 #13

So nice to put a face to a name Mr. Ected Apr 2017 #17

Time slips through your fingers like water in the ocean DFW Apr 2017 #20

Looks like it has been a great ride! brer cat Apr 2017 #18

We only have a one way ticket DFW Apr 2017 #21

Girl! gay texan Apr 2017 #19

She took my breath away when I first saw her DFW Apr 2017 #22

Mazel tov shenmue Apr 2017 #23

Toda raba! DFW Apr 2017 #33

Beautiful, just beautiful. democrank Apr 2017 #24

Thanks! It's an effort. DFW Apr 2017 #34

Congratulations! Your one photo looks like you live in 7th Heaven---and I think you do! (But the WinkyDink Apr 2017 #25

Well, now that you mention it........ DFW Apr 2017 #35

This is a beautiful story. What an amazing OP. Thank you for sharing. nt LaydeeBug Apr 2017 #26

We are probably more than halfway through DFW Apr 2017 #36

Have a very happy anniversary! greatauntoftriplets Apr 2017 #27

Thanks! This one we have to celebrate apart. DFW Apr 2017 #37

This brought tears to me. yankeepants Apr 2017 #28

Just one story out of many. DFW Apr 2017 #38

:) Solly Mack Apr 2017 #29

Yes, amazingly so DFW Apr 2017 #41

Me, too! I am so happy for you both. Solly Mack Apr 2017 #43

Congratulations! Beautiful pictures! 50 Shades Of Blue Apr 2017 #30

They didn't seem like anything special at the time DFW Apr 2017 #42

Happy Anniversary! Phentex Apr 2017 #31

Thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #39

Thanks for letting me know you went through with it gratuitous Apr 2017 #32

Rats. DFW Apr 2017 #40

Great pictures! Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #44

A little to the northeast DFW Apr 2017 #45

Ah, my mistake ... Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #48

No problem. My head office is in Dallas (downtown). Oak Lawn/Maple area. DFW Apr 2017 #49

That's an awesome life you live, sir. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #50

Do you have an EU work permit and speak German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian and Dutch? DFW Apr 2017 #55

You know, most of my family are from France, Switzerland, and Italy. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #67

I can't help you there DFW Apr 2017 #74

Now, you're just making me jealous. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #83

You were invited to Switzerland, expenses paid, and you PASSED? DFW Apr 2017 #84

I never said I was very smart. Fantastic Anarchist Apr 2017 #87

celebs? enid602 Apr 2017 #46

Your eyes are not as tired as you think they are DFW Apr 2017 #47

Congratulations on your 35th anniversary. n/t PoliticAverse Apr 2017 #51

Thanks for that DFW Apr 2017 #62

Great pics kimbutgar Apr 2017 #52

I am most definitely NOT a very rich woman DFW Apr 2017 #57

I meant "rich" in the way that your life together looks wonderful kimbutgar Apr 2017 #65

No, you missed my point. I'm not offended in the slightest! DFW Apr 2017 #72

A story from The Cellar of Time. panader0 Apr 2017 #53

A curious choice of words, there DFW Apr 2017 #56

always love your threads, my friend :) nt steve2470 Apr 2017 #54

Ah, it's that time of year again DFW Apr 2017 #58

K&R! Congratulations!!! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #59

Thanks, Rhiannon! DFW Apr 2017 #61

Congratulations, the pictures you share are so lovely. irisblue Apr 2017 #60

I had the good fortune to meet someone that graces any picture in which she appears DFW Apr 2017 #63

Wonderful chronicle of a life well lived. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #64

That's putting it mildly, and yes, she is doing better, thanks DFW Apr 2017 #75

So glad for her and your family she is doing so well. May your good fortune continue. Fla Dem Apr 2017 #86

I really enjoyed reading this thread and looking at the photos luvMIdog Apr 2017 #66

what a beautiful album of love and happiness! you are blessed secondwind Apr 2017 #68

We just call it a lucky right-place-right-time meeting. DFW Apr 2017 #77

Wow, you and wifey aged beautifully lillypaddle Apr 2017 #69

She has aged very gracefully indeed, especially considering all she has been through DFW Apr 2017 #80

Congrats!! Moostache Apr 2017 #70

Thanks! Our girls were nowhere near ready to settle down with one partner at age 22 DFW Apr 2017 #82

Nice family, but I have one question. rickford66 Apr 2017 #71

Ha Ha! I don't either, but a fair enough question. DFW Apr 2017 #73

I recognized the Clintons et al. rickford66 Apr 2017 #89

Not that I know of DFW Apr 2017 #90

Nice to meet you. rickford66 Apr 2017 #99

Congrats!!!! gopiscrap Apr 2017 #76

Thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #78

You're welcome that's an amazingly long time to be married gopiscrap Apr 2017 #79

She is incredibly easy to commit to DFW Apr 2017 #81

What a lovely sojourn down memory lane! Thanks for sharing such a personal glimpse. nt procon Apr 2017 #85

Thanks! No one event really made time stop DFW Apr 2017 #91

A full, loving, wonderful life! Very awesome! Congratulations! nt Ilsa Apr 2017 #88

Thanks! We're hoping it's not quite done yet DFW Apr 2017 #92

Thank you for this !! davekriss Apr 2017 #93

It's mostly all her DFW Apr 2017 #94

what a lovely story... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #95

If I could only get lucky at one thing DFW Apr 2017 #96

I have been married for years to the most wonderful man ever created... Demsrule86 Apr 2017 #97

Good to hear it! DFW Apr 2017 #98

Like seeing an exhibit of rare and beautiful gemstones... VOX Apr 2017 #100

Thanks for that. Notice how upcoming milestones used to seem SO far off? DFW Apr 2017 #102

I hope your wife's recovery is going well. spooky3 Apr 2017 #101

She is doing better, thanks! DFW Apr 2017 #103