Hello on Thursday

Dear Friends,



Our day on Wednesday went exactly as planned.



For our son and his family in East Boston, the day took a turn for the worse. Everyone is healthy, and their marriage is still picture perfect, but the closing of their house, which is supposed to take place on Friday, might not happen. A piece of paper, which must be signed off by the EPA because there are wetlands in their back yard, wasn’t there (I blame their lawyer). Kyla, being the organized person who she is, took care of all the details, change of address, the movers coming on Saturday, day care for Max in North Tewksbury on Monday, etc. The signing has been postponed until they get this document signed. The people who live in the house can’t move out until they get the money from Kevin and Kyla. The matter is even more complicated because they found a nice couple who are moving in Kevin and Kyla’s apartment in East Boston on Monday. Essentially, Kevin, Kyla, and Max will be homeless on Monday morning. The contents of there apartment have to be put in storage until the EPA signs off on the particular paper.

When she put her plight on Facebook, many friends have offered to house them until the deal can be made. Her college friend from Saratoga, New York even volunteered to house them which would take Kevin and Kyla too far from the restaurant, and where Kyla works in downtown Boston.

They will survive the major bump in the road, and they will go back to their story book life hopefully pretty soon.



Linda and I are still on schedule to head off to East Boston on Friday morning. We will take Max to our friends the Brodeur’s, who live in North Tewksbury, while Kevin and Kyla finish packing for the movers who will be there on Saturday morning.



We first have to make it through a busy Thursday. Linda has two body maintenance appointments. I have two wakes to attend. One is in Lee for the 87 year old father of a high school friend and neighbor of mine and the other is for a baby boomer UNICO brother, who is my age (63) who lost a battle fighting cancer.

This evening we have the UNICO Celebrity bartending contest in Lenox at the Heritage House. I have a table full of people ready to meet a 6 PM for some food, fun, and merriment before my 7:30 PM, 45 minute shift as a bartender.



Politics – When the Republicans stop beating up the Democrats, they will find the positives of Universal Health Care will outweigh the negatives.



Sports – I did get to watch the Celtics win their game in my man cave while Linda was teaching a couple of friends how to knit a particular item.



One her friends seems to be a bit like me. I can’t see her sitting down for hours at a time watching television and knitting. Maybe when she does retire, and when her two girls get married and start a family, then she can relax and become a knitting machine like Linda. Right now, I don’t see it happening.



Have to go off to Retro Fitness!

Talk to you soon. The Curley Lad