This summer, we had the pleasure of spending some quality time with Chris' Uncle Terry and his son, Chris' cousin, Turlough. The perfect house guests, Terry and Turlough fit right into the buzz of our lives and spoiled us with their music, stories and love. If Turlough lived on the east coast, he'd be making a boat-load of money as our number 1 babysitter because he is an absolute natural with children. He spoke to each little one he encountered during his visit, not as if they were kids, but as if they were one of his peers and made each one of them feel like the most important person in the room. It actually taught me a thing or two about how I sometimes deal with my own kids...or don't. Terry, seemed to carve out quality time with each of us that week on numerous occasions and as he always does, made sure that nothing was more important to him than what we were sharing with him at that very moment. Before they departed for home (Corvalis, OR) we vowed that we'd see them again, sooner rather than later, and God-Willing, on their turf instead of ours. Saying good-bye to them, without a doubt, was one of the worst parts of our summer.
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