The Teeter Totter Caper

My resistance is low. So low, that we are now doing things that Mark wants. Last night, on his suggestion, we went to Ann Arbor to see a group called Pink Martini. They are sort of a world music/samba/swing/jazz ensemble that began after the bandleader was inspired by a viewing of the 1988 classic "PeeWee's Christmas Special" (I kid you not). Going to Ann Arbor and of course dropping by Dominick's for sangria, reminded me of how up and down I have felt lately, and I know I am not a lone. As we collectively struggle, and search for paths (some more conventional than others) through the grief, we will all be on this ride. A journey through joy and pain. The Aunt Jenny's soup and the Tattle Tale Tuna, if you will,  of life. Bittersweet moments, seesawing us back and forth between all of the good times that Denni brought into our lives and the sorrow for our loss. It was a lovely evening, but Ann Arbor was his town and it will never be the same.

Episode Note: "The Teeter Totter Caper" Cindy and Bobby, feeling left out when everyone else in the family is invited to a wedding, decide to make a name for themselves by setting a world record. Wanting to prove that little kids are important too, they decide to break the record for number of hours on a teeter totter. All goes well at first, even the L.A. paparazzi show up for photos and interviews with our intrepid seesawers, but ultimately, they grow weary and fall asleep, forcing Mike and Carol to carry them to bed and thus giving up on the record. All is not lost however, as they have a new found respect from their older siblings for giving it the old college try.