Our little Suki has grown from under a pound when Nikki found her to over 5 lbs now. It's so good to have another pet around. Especially to watch her learn about things like the printer and seltzer water. She tends to sleep wherever she falls and still wants to 'pet' Cooper, but all of that goes with the fun of having a kitten. Coop seems to enjoy the company, unless she is having a fit too late at night. The only downside is that she is impossible to photograph. Oh well, we still love her.

Leslie "Pa-paw" French

April 30th, 1926 - Sept 28th, 2011

After having a stroke a couple weeks before, my granddad passed away last Wednesday. I have several images of him in my head over the years, but the blurry one below is one of the most enduring. I started thinking about him about what he meant to everyone on the flight home. He was most likely responsible for a bunch of Cardinal fans and several people catfishing on the banks of Kentucky Lake. He never met a stranger and there were probably very few moments where he had little to say. But through it all he never forced his opinion on anyone, it was more of talking to an old friend. He probably never knew it or thought about it much , but he left a great blueprint on how to be person in this tough world. He will be sorely missed and even after all his talks and tales, I still feel like there were more to hear.