Ready for a lighter note?? We had a barbecue at the kids’ tonight. After dinner the guys were watching some baking competition show (don’t ask) and Kendra suddenly stood up!!! She wasn’t holding on to anything - she just stood up. She balanced there fully upright for a few seconds then dropped to the floor. Then she did it a second time! Jen put her shoes on her real quick - she hasn’t been wearing them because of her toes and we thought she might be able to stand longer if she wasn’t in slippery socks. I grabbed my phone and we tried to catch her doing it again. She tried, but didn’t go as high or for as long. But who cares?
. Anyway, just about a year before Ken was installed, Robert asked if I had a photo of Ken in his dress whites, and also asked for the photo we planned to use for Ken’s official portrait. While they were back in Scotland, he had this bottled for Ken and presented it to him as an installation as Grand Master gift. It even came in a special box. Neither of us drink it. Robert passed away this winter, so Ken’s thinking that he’ll take it with us to our Grand Lodge and break it open at the guys’ usual “Cordial night”, where spirits flow and spirits are high, and the guys will toast Robert with it. I like that idea.
