Mom- Ruth Douglas

May 7, 1918 – February 26, 2011

Mom holding me, with my brothers Kenneth and Richard and Grandpa, 1956.

Mom and I at a function, 2002

Mom and I sitting on the swing at Lake Cora, 2003

My Long-Hair phase, 2006

Mom was more than happy to cut my hair! April 25, 2006.

Mom, playing at 'The Bean' in Chicago, May, 2009, just days after her 91st birthday.

Thank you Mom. I Love You.

We took a drive up to Lake Cora, Michigan to visit Robert’s Aunt and Uncle and reminisce about the great times Robert spent there in his youth. He had never seen Lake Cora in the winter and they have a fairly fresh coat of snow. The lake is frozen over and we were able to walk out and look back at ‘the homestead’ as well as Oak Cove Resort, closed for the season.

Aunt Tootie's Cottage

Looking back at the cottage from out on the frozen lake.

Robert & Mavrik out on the lake.

The Adirondack chairs at Oak Cove Resort waiting for the summer season.

Mavrik is so good when he’s asleep.He fits perfectly in his little doughnut bed.

Is he handsome? In natural light.

Or is he cute? With flash.

It has rained almost all day today. Thank goodness for my new rubber boots, the envy of 6 year old girls everywhere!

They are so 'camo' you almost don't see them!

We headed back to the Chicagoland area today. Our route took us through St. Louis. I’ve never been there and had to be content with a view of the Gateway Arch through the car windows. It was a beautiful day for travel though.