Sunday morning, April 14, 2013.

This is an aside, you might think, from the subject of the blog...
ALS/JournalLKC
BUT
au contraire!

My family and friends (the pets included) are, some of the most important things to me in life...always were, but that may not have been obvious over the years...as, I admit to taking them as well as so many other things in life too much for granted.
Like most people, I thought I had all the time in the world, to pay too much attention, to that....
that it was just another day in my life that I expected to be at least in-to until my  70's upwards into my 90's.  I would pay closer attention to those things when I was <older>. After-all, though my dad passed at age 62, his mother lived within two weeks of being 100 years old...and a LOT of my other family members have lived to be in their 80's and beyond.
AND  so, I include things like this as it is a part of me....a part of my life before ALS as well as with ALS.....
My, how being given a diagnoses of an incurable disease can change things!
So, I insert this here, today....

This is a photo portrait of my soon to be 18 year old son Andrew taken by his brother Ethan (28).
Andrew has been doing some senior photos for students in his graduating class this year...and, he is doing very well. Now, however, it is Andrew's turn to have the camera lens pointed in his direction....for his senior photos
My dad and uncle were photographers > both as career professionals and simply because they loved photography. I believe Andrew and his brother Ethan have the 'genes' from both their grandfather and uncle and can pursue photography either as a career link to other interests such as engineering, computer design OR, as a wonderful 'hobby' that will nicely accompany them both throughout life.
I am VERY proud of both my sons!
I believe they are finding a lot of common interests as they both grow older such as the photography and bike riding, hiking, art, techno/computer skills, gardening, local history, 'foodies', travel etc. that will continue to bring them closer together as brothers over the ensuing years...
I love you guys ♥