It will NEVER be the Same...

Dawn is gone. We knew it was coming, we said our goodbyes over several days. The moving Semi was in front of my house, I watched their stuff come out. But you know, it never felt real to me until I saw them loading up in their car after the moving van left. It was for real. There wasn't going to be another run across the street, another load of garbage, another box of fertilizer...they were really leaving. Now, I know that I will see them again soon, since they will be living only mere miles away from Jim & Patty (Kurt's brother). But still...not to see her on a daily basis will be hard. Not to see her light on at all hours of the night will make me lonely (we were the neighborhood watch after 11pm). I am not sure how much value people put on their neighbors these days. I know that our neighborhood is rare. We are all so close and really look out for each other. We see each other everyday. We raise our kids together and for each other. We are like family. I think the fact that we all stay home with our families makes it even more noticeable, since our world is our neighborhood. Now a link is missing. Ellen and I will just have to lean more on each other and continue to bring Debbie and Kim into our fray to take up the absence that will surely be felt over the months to come.

Just a few pictures of the kids from Tuesday when it was warm enough to play outside before the winds started to blow.