Bye Shirlie...

Steve's dearest grandmother Shirlie passed away at the end of February. Her health had deteriorated at a steady rate, but we had hoped she would be around for a few more months so we could visit and she could meet Freya for the first time. But that was not meant to happen (we have tickets to California in April).

Steven was in Geneva when Shirlie died, so 2 days after he returned home he was on a plane to San Francisco to help out Kathleen with all the practical things and with grandpa Jim. There were a lot of things to pack in the house... and a lot of dust!! Next Saturday Kathleen and Jim are flying to Washington D.C., and Jim will stay with us for a few days until he is cleared to move into an Elk Lodge care facility 3-4 hrs away in Roanoke, Virginia.