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Family
Reunions.
Reuniting. Being there. For each other. With each other.
That was the tagline for my three sons this past week. A roller coaster of a week that started with their Grandpa Russ Lane being put into hospice care and then ending with them flying back for his Omaha funeral. In the days in between, the Lane brothers (Zach, Ben, Grant) took planes, trains, and automobiles cross country to attend my family reunion in Arizona.
Who Has a Kegger on Christmas Eve?
Garrett and I spent this last Christmas in Kingman, Arizona with my parents and brother. With our own adult-age children scattered across the country, our empty-nesting Christmases come in all varieties these days. This year brought us to my parents’ home with me being back to being the kid in the family equation.
Peace Out
So Baby has graduated. Yes, it is true. The last Lane boy birdie to leave the nest. And the weekend has been nothing short of a whirlwind of events, from baccalaureate to party to commencement. All in about a 24-hour span.
A Girl and Her Brothers
I am a sister. I wear that like a badge. My brothers have been a part of me and a part of my identity. People would know us collectively by our names; Matt, Mark, and Sandy. There wasn't one without the other. Each born a year apart, we were a troupe of three.
Mary L. Wagner
Mary L. Wagner...Mary L. Wagner...Mary L. Wagner...
I have written (and practiced) that signature many times as a teenager.
Coming of Age
This is a coming-of-age story. That time in your life when you are transitioning from the cute kid to the young adult. But you really miss being the cute kid. My coming of age was when I was around twelve. This story took place in the middle of the summer at my grandparent’s farm in Iowa. My mom is the oldest of nine Pick children. As the oldest grandchildren, my brothers and I were doted on by our many aunts and uncles.
