

My step-brother Russ, my step-sister Hope and her daughter (my niece) Mirabai came up to Bend for Christmas. I hadn't seen them for a very long time, and it was great to get to spend some time with them. The last time I saw my niece, Mira, was before Robert and I got married! And in the past few years she has turned into a very lovely young lady. I remember holding her as a baby, driving her to ballet lessons when she was a toddler, and this year she's going to be a teenager - she's the same age I was when she was born!