Bittersweet Departure

Esmé, Grace, and Colin at our home in Sun Valley on New Year's Eve 2005

The thought of not seeing these grandchildren and their parents for 6 months is what makes it difficult to say farewell today. However, we will see our eldest grandchild, Claire, in Nantes, FRANCE, where she has spent this academic year living with French families and attending school. After our visit at the end of May, Claire will return home to Anacortes, WA, and move on to her senior year of high school in the fall.