A Family 4th and Toasting Matthew

It was a summer to remember, from Matthew’s packing up for his return to North Carolina and celebrating summer birthdays, to trips to Santa Fe and Quebec City and New Orleans, and the grande finale of Disneyworld. When it all swirled down to an end, Mark and I were happy to be back in Houston with our grandsons for the last slow days before school. First, our sister time in Santa Fe ended with a big party in Austin to honor Matthew’s attainment of his PhD. Then followed our 4th of July,, with Elizabeth and fam driving over to be with Matthew and Sharon. I knew once Matthew returned to Durham, I would be back to writing those weekly postcards again. (I’ve been waiting for an excuse to use this early Beatles cover.)