[Magdalen] The ancient of days?

[Lesley de Voil]

Roger,
 I think you can be proud that you have brought up a modern father who
keeps uptodate with the weather in all parts of the country, 24/7,
thanks to Twitter,  BBC, and other social media! even when he has  a
new  :>) addition to the family to take up his time!

Regards
Lesley de Voil
PS and congrats for the official addition of a new member of the
grandfatherly brood.

On 8/25/15, Roger Stokes <roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:
> What stage has someone reached when your child wants a reassuring call
> that you have arrived home safe and sound after a trip?  Does that
> constitute recognition as a vulnerable elder?
>
> My son wanted that reassurance after a 500 mile round trip yesterday and
> today for an important family gathering to mark the completion of his
> nuclear family.  It was a good day, until the journey home which was a
> pig not helped by the weather - heavy rain which may have contributed to
> an accident which delayed me a bit and certainly caused the flood we had
> to skirt round.  Both of these were after another delat caused by a
> broken-down bus.
>
> That aside I suspect the earlier and happier memories are what will
> abide with me, including a civilised talk with my ex in the sun before
> our son arrived with his wife, children and mother-in-law with her
> partner.  We were there for what was called a celebration hearing, which
> was not really a hearing as the judge had determined the case last week,
> as the certificate testifies.
>
> The only formal bit was handing over the certificate that Jon and Cath
> have officially adopted Erin, but that came after a lot of chat, talking
> to Erin and giving her a Congratulations card.  Jon and Cath's family is
> now complete having adopted Erin's full-blood brother Ollie last year.
> This was a rare occasion for all concerned as few babies without other
> issues are adopted now.
>
> If the natural parents can't cope for whatever reason most are placed
> with another member of the family but this was not an option for them.
> It was the first time that the children's social worker had placed
> children for adoption, and his last duty working for the local authority
> before he becomes a supply social worker.  It is also about the only
> occasion you can take a camera into court in this country so we could
> take pictures before returning to the house for refreshments and the
> arrival of other mums with their children.
>
> A happy day.
>
> Roger
>