When I worked at the birth center, I was fortunate to meet Euming Suewing. He was the janitor and he and I would have nice conversations between my massages or at the end of my shift. Over time, we shared lots of laughs and good talks. Having heard me share my woes about being far from family, when I told him I was pregnant Euming simply said, "You mean I'm gonna be a grandparent again????"
The other day Isaac and I were walking to the post office, and Euming spotted us on one of his breaks while driving the city bus. He yelled out, "Anne, get that boy over here!" So we went over to say hi and snapped this photo.
He and his wife Kerrie are fantastic people, plain and simple. They moved up here from Washington to be closer to their grandchildren. There was a time before Isaac was born that I thought I might have to return to my state job for 30 days to avoid paying extra money for our insurance premiums. While we were figuring out logistics, Kerrie offered to be our childcare for Isaac during that temporary time. Thankfully, I didn't have to actually return to work for anything and it was moot, but it meant a lot to us to have Kerrie's offer in our back pocket if need be.
The other day we had Euming and Kerrie over for Sunday brunch. Isaac was smitten with Euming's facial hair, and was super giggly during his antics.
We remain thankful for the ways that this Juneau community loves on us as a new little family!
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