where have you been?

Maybe life begins again on Groundhog Day. In February 2009 Lisa and I are settling into our new home in Holland, Michigan.

After 30 years in New Jersey, where we moved to be near many of the Reid family, we sold the house that we had reconstructed for an extended family so Mom Emily Reid could live with us. We found our new home overlooking a ravine at the eastern end of Holland's main street, about 5 miles from the city center and 8 miles from the Lake Michigan beach. The house is only 3 miles from the highway to Grand Rapids so we can visit many of the Cooke family, less than an hour away.

The Holland area has had more than 10 feet of snow so far this winter, but this week brought a thaw so most of the snow is gone. It feels like starting over and coming home at the same time.