Cousins

[days_unfolding]

My dad's cousin Ed told me another of my dad's cousins (Izolda) died five years ago. I had no idea. She wasn't someone that I was particularly close to (in fact, I barely knew her), but still shocking. I'm going to have a Skype call with Ed and catch up. He so totally sounds like himself in messages and e-mail.

My dad's cousin Zane is out of the hospital, but not up to talking to anyone. I'm going to send him a card and letter this weekend.

(My great-grandmother had a large family, most of whom--but not all--moved to the US. My dad's generation was smaller. My generation is smaller still. That's why I don't have any direct cousins.)

It's cold today--23 F when I went into work. If I knew that, I wouldn't have left with wet hair, but it was okay. Work was quiet, except when someone called me, my pet sitter came by to drop off my key, and I stepped outside for a moment all at the same time.

I found a company that will handle the paperwork for getting a Lithuanian passport for a fee. I might use them sometime. It beats trying to dig through records in a foreign language in a foreign country.