Yep, know the feeling-my oldest is going to be 46 at Christmas, my youngest just turned 44 last summer. Have to slap my own hands to keep from typing too much like a mom in my emails to adult males I gave birth to all those years ago. On the other hand, they now give me plenty of advice, and I welcome it. Susan We have staked the whole future of American civilization, not upon the power of government, far from it. We've staked the future of all our political institutions upon our capacity... to sustain ourselves according to the Ten Commandments of God. (James Madison, 1778 to the General Assembly of the State of Virginia) From: oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net [mailto:oe-bounces@lists.wedgeblade.net] On Behalf Of Doris Hahn Sent: Thursday, November 08, 2012 9:21 PM To: Order Ecumenical Community Subject: Re: [Oe List ...] No one is going to believe this . . . I was not nearby when they were born or growing up, but I do remember watching them crawl down the hall at full speed and in a dead heat once--cute and amazing. As for the other part of your question--interesting you should ask. I was sitting across the table from Shelley at a Habitat breakfast this morning. I don't know why, but I suddenly looked at her as objectively as it's possible for me to see her; and thought, "Well, maybe she does look 52." So, take a good look at your two men. Doris Hahn On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:25 AM, James Wiegel <jfwiegel@yahoo.com <mailto:jfwiegel@yahoocom> > wrote: Our sons, the Wiegel twins, Dhondiram and Shanker, turn 35 today . . . I will pass on any wishes, stories, wisdom on life phases, etc. Also any wisdom on how to stop imagining my kids as kids, since they aren't kids any longer . . . Jim Wiegel Jfwiegel@yahoo.com Come quickly. You mustn't miss the dawn. It will never be just like this again. -- Georgia O'Keefe Partners in Participation Upcoming public course opportunities: ToP Facilitation Methods: Feb 12-13, 2013, May 21-22, 2013, Sep 17-18, 2013 ToP Strategic Planning, Oct 9-10, 2012 The AZ Community of Practice meets the 1st Friday (1-4 pm) of the month Facilitation Mastery : Our Mastering the Technology of Participation program is available in Phoenix in 2012-3. Program begins on Nov 14-16, 2012 See short video http://partnersinparticipation.com/?page_id=55 and website for further details. _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net