Drew's Great Great Uncle Rollo (Derek's Great Uncle) turns 100 this January only a few days after Drew will turn 1. It was fun to see them together over Thanksgiving and how much people change after 99 years. Although Drew is a non-stop mover these days, Rollo is in amazing shape for someone who is just shy of their 100th birthday. He uses no cane or walker, doesn't have any hearing aids and he still gets out and about in his hometown. I hope I can do those things when I'm 99.
When you think about much Rollo has seen change since his birth in 1912, I can't imagine what Drew will experience. He was alive for several major wars, and has probably never surfed the net, yet he knows what the depression was like. When Rollo was born, there were only 46 states and a stamp only cost $0.02. Will stamps be $3 when Drew is 99? I can't imagine what Derek and I will see in the next 70 years, let alone what our little munchkin will see in his lifetime!
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