Family & Friends: A special l'dor v'dor edition of our family blog.

We named our family blog l'dor v'dor--from generation to generation--for good reason. Alice and I are excited to share with you that there will be a new arrival in November.

Jolie will be a big sister.

Left-click to find Jolie's Tickle Spot

Following a difficult fall/winter, spring has been a most welcome experience. We're finally enjoying the great outdoors again. Ethan will be moving up to fifth grade, Emmy to second. Jolie will be doing pre-school in the fall. And Alice and I are loving every moment with our grandkids.

Ethan's cast has been removed. He has returned to pitching for his Little League team (Dad is a coach) and is pumped for the start of sleep-away camp. Emmy will be at Camp Coleman again; Jolie at Twin Oaks.

Alice is in full mah-jongg mode and the Merrick Seagulls are off to a 12 win-4 loss start to the season, leading our division. A bunch of guys born in '53 (!) tried out during March; so far I am holding onto my first base position. Can't wait for the heat and humidity to arrive.

Conditions at many of the Island's softball fields are improving as town and county play catch-up using FEMA money for restoration. Our home field dugout wound up 300 feet into left field and is currently being rebuilt.

We are rebuilding our deck at the stream--Mother Nature tossed it around like a leaf. Installation of a whole-house generator is almost complete--one more Town inspection is required. The process has taken a few months and we are hoping that we will never have reason to test it out. We have a growing wait list of friends and neighbors who have volunteered to become boarders should another storm knock out utilities.

Other stuff going on:

Congrats to Eric who will be receiving an award at the Excellence in Teaching dinner June 19. The award is made by Weill Cornell Medical College.

Phyllis is back home from touring Israel with friends for a couple of weeks in May.