Yesterday we had a surprise visit from someone we really never thought we'd see again. Back when we lived on Orchard View in Royal Oak we took in a mother and son that had lost their home to a fire providing temporary housing. The mom was a friend of Carla's, my son's then wife. This kid was a special young man determined to make his way in the world. He elected to use the schools of choice system to attend Farmington Harrison High School taking multiple busses on a daily basis to make the journey. He was 16 years old at the time. He was wonderful and kind to our other kids and especially towards Shannon.
Life took an unexpected turn for him before his high school career had completed and he left to join his mom in North Carolina. It has been probably 14 years since we've seen each other. He is 30 now. His life has been a journey with plenty of ups and downs with a healthy dose of self discovery. He is as wonderful and loving as we remember and I still can't get over how he popped up.Sometimes you get gifts that are unexpected and maybe undeserved. This visit was one of those. Seeing someone you care about when you never thought you would see them again is quite remarkable. And me, I'm shorter than ever.
We are dealing with the unprecedented poor air quality from Canadian wild fires that seems to be unrelenting. They are telling us to keep the windows closed and only go outside when absolutely necessary. I checked northern Michigan cities like Traverse City and they are fine. The wind patterns are directing the smoke to the Detroit area and we are stuck.
Watched the miserable Tigers last night with a neighbor on TV. Their showing was not good and we departed after 5 innings.
thats it for today
stay safe
all for now
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