Little Lois

As a little update, the Sephton family is doing well. Lois is having no problems gaining weight, Hilary is recovering well, and Mark is showing off his daughter with great pride.

As you can only imagine, having only one niece means that she will be getting a lot of attention. I am afraid that much of that attention will be reflected here at the Westbrook Times. You can’t really blame me though. If you received a picture of a baby as cute as Lois you would want to show others too. There will be more to come. I can guarantee it. Especially since I will be meeting Lois in person the first week of July. I can't wait!

The Laura Shank Tribute

June 10, 2007
Having a roommate like Laura Shank can only keep life interesting. Sometimes it is hard to know why a person comes into your life for such a short period of time. But, I am happy to say that I have enjoyed the past year living with Laura. I honestly didn’t know how it was going to be when we made our living arrangement. I had only been in contact with Laura a few times. But it seemed back then that circumstances were in our favor.

Now Laura is entering another stage of life. She has moved on to San Francisco to be married late this summer. This was a surprise in some ways, but expected in other ways. All in all I am very happy for her and I am excited to see what else the future holds for her.

The Laura Shank I will always remember:

• Hearing whole musicals being sung while she was in the shower
• The hours I would distract her from doing her homework
• Hearing the fake cry
• Hearing the laugh immediately following the fake cry
• The Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Comparison Project
• Sonic runs
• The Charlotte Church impression
• The Easter egg hunt
• Fresh baked cookies
• Noticing how opposite we are and yet seeing the value in that
• Walking through the cemetery at night to go to the Gathering
• The Dog Episodes
• The Bird Episode
• The Spider Episode
• The spontaneous “study” parties
• The diet that will start on Monday
• The late night talks about our emotional adventures
• The fashion dilemmas
• Helping her with her lines for the play "I'm cold"
• Fun times with Jordan and Sandi and Twila
• The Office and Arrested Development

A Watson Wedding

June 9, 2007
Three families: The Watsons, The Adams, and the Westbrooks. All my life the Watsons and the Adams have been an extension of my family; two more moms, two more dads, 5 more sisters and a brother. Over the years I have been highly involved in the wedding productions for almost all of them. I couldn’t let the youngest of the three Watson girls get married and not be involved at some level. So on a very last minute decision, I decided to fly home and surprise the bride to be with my two hands ready to work. Being that her wedding was to be in her backyard there was plenty to do and I think I can confidently say that my help was gladly received.

For those of you readers that have been to a Watson wedding, you know the bar that has been set. Makenzy’s wedding was no different. All throughout the ceremony, the reception, right down to the cake and the decorations you could see the Makenzy flare that we all know and love. With much hard work put in by many, everything fell into place beautifully. Congratulations Jason and Makenzy!