July August 2021 WEB

Your Mickle’s Worth
It’s goodbye... again. Our oldest is heading
to St. Louis. Kyle has definitely been the “traveler”
in the family. He spent time in Chicago on a brief
internship, in Goodyear, Arizona for a 3 month
internship and Tampa for what was “supposed” to
be a 10 month internship. Unfortunately, it ended
after only three months due to covid. Now, he’s
entering the working world in St. Louis. Karen and
I are glad that he will be within driving distance so
we can see him on a regular basis. However, I’m
not sure how a diehard Cubs fan will handle being
in Cardinal country!
Kate moves back to Monmouth in a little
over a month. She will begin her senior year in
college and begin the application process for grad
school.
Matt will be heading to Iowa City about the
same time Kate leaves. I’m still struggling with the
fact that our youngest is heading to college. When
we launched QC Family Focus they were all so
young. Matt wasn’t even one year old.
It’s been quite the journey. We’ve
accumulated hundreds of miles in travel to sporting
events. We watched soccer in the snow, baseball
in the 90 degree heat and spent our share of hours
in the PV pool area watching swim meets. I’ve
loved every minute of it.
In a few weeks, it will just be Karen and me
(along with the four legged member of the family,
Boomer). How will
we spend all this
extra time we’ll
have? If I know
us, a good chunk
of it will be spent
on traveling to St.
Louis, Monmouth
and Iowa City to
have dinner with our
kids and hopefully,
some of it can be
spent on travel to other places for a few getaways
during the winter months.
Believe me when I say, the journey begins
to accelerate a little more with each passing year.
For those of you still in the toddler stage, you’ll be
planning a graduation party before you know it.
Hug your kids often, never stop telling them how
much they are loved and embrace every moment.
Best regards,
Mike, Karen, Kyle, Kate and Matt
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