Everett

While obviously Everett's family and extended family of aunts and cousins saw Everett on a daily basis, or if not daily, almost daily, I was only blessed with his presence for his usual trip to Minnesota in the summer, and my couple visits to Arizona each year. But over those ten years of his life, it seemed that he was a strong and important presence in my life.In addition to the in person time, there were video calls, and following him on social media. As always, I can look back and wish I spent more time with Everett.  But also as usual we take for granted that we have all the time in the world, and especially would one assume that my grandkid would be around through my entire life.  So now I'm left with a lot of memories, some of which I will share here, if only to keep them alive for me.  We knew very early that something was not right with Everett.  He seemed like a normal happy baby. As he got to a point of being able to move around, it became obvious that he ...