And then, eighteen years later...

Eighteen years ago last Sunday, Dolores and I went to the hospital and within a few hours Dolores had squeezed out one of the cutest baby girls to ever grace the planet.  Now Kathleen Carmelita Lane is old enough to vote in the presidential election.  

These last few years, we've seen our share of grey hairs being parents to a beautiful young woman, but it's been well worth the stress and aggravation.  In a few weeks, though, we'll see how much we love each other; she'll be in my senior English class.  If we don't end up killing each other by October, I'll know we're over the hump.

Pictured here is Kathleen the last time she smiled in front of us voluntarily.