MINNESOTA REUNION

In late October I met up with my younger brothers and my cousin Jackie to bury my mom's ashes in the Union cemetery in Mound, Minnesota, on the banks of Lake Minnetonka. My youngest brother Dean (with the beard) arranged the whole thing and I'm most thankful to him for doing it. And the unexpected plus was reuniting with my cousin after 60 years! And I managed to put my best foot forward and get along with my other brother Steve for two days. This was no simple task as he and his kids were able to live well on my mother's money for several years. At least now the "gravy train" for him is over and the remaining funds were split up evenly among the three of us (even though he got more than his share ahead of time!) Ain't families great!!! That's as nice as I can be about the situation.