Jon and Midori fooling around with effects in PhotoBooth

Midori returned to Vancouver this afternoon. What can we say about a young woman who would voluntarily give up the second last week of summer vacation and her birthday celebrations with friends and close family, and instead dub herself “Play Therapist” and fly across the continent to stimulate a fairly-immobile recovering cousin?

Midori gave Jon what he desperately needed: a peer to play with, a cousin to look up to, and a non-parent to interact with. Given the summer proximity, we were all getting a little crispy when she arrived, so her presence alone made a big difference. And she was a great guest to boot. We felt kind of bad that we were such boring hosts and couldn’t offer her more entertainment. She even was a good running buddy too, for at least one run. Sorry about the Ontario humidity, Meech.

And a huge thank you!

Saying goodbye at YYZ