Day 1798: First snow of the season

It was wild out there today!  The snow started around 6 am,  built all through the day till we accumulated eight or ten inches.   The roads were terrible throughout the area and we never did see a plow.  In Ohio on I 90, dozens of vehicles were involved in a terrible crash and fifteen people were injured.  Tomorrow, we have to drive through that exact spot on the way to Columbus.  I'm very worried about the trip.

Our youngest son, Colin, turns 33 tomorrow.  He was born on his due date after just nine hours of labor, but it was still really tough.  Every day of his life, he has given us great joy, except maybe for the day in October 2002 when he told us he had enlisted in the army.  He's always had a unique perspective on life and a great sense of humor which keeps us laughing.   He's sweet, kind, hardworking, highly principled and highly attuned to injustice.   He picked the perfect wife and we couldn't love her more.

April and Colin at home in LA in 2016

Visiting home for a wedding in 2013.