When I first spoke to my mother after learning of my brother’s heart attack, I assured her he would be back in his kitchen cooking pasta by the end of the week.  I was wrong.  He chose to make popcorn.  He arrived home late this evening after making the seven-hour drive from Marquette with his wife Marie and cousin Heather.  He is still quite sore from a cracked sternum and ribs sustained during his 19 minutes of CPR. He has also been fitted with an implanted defibrillator which will shock him back to life should his heart decide to take another siesta.  Mark really dodged a bullet and we are all very thankful this story has a happy ending.

While my nieces were in school today I visited the Minnesota Zoo which resulted in a huge collection of photographs, some of my favorites are included below.