4 Kims

Many of you know that we have a daughter Kim, who is married to a fine man, and they have two boys, making their home in Michigan. Kim is a clarinet professor and her husband is an engineer with General Motors. Their oldest boy is in kindergarten and the other in pre-school. Their lives are very busy, but we enjoy talking to them weekly on the phone and keeping current that way.

We also have a good friend Kim V. She has a family of five ranging in ages from junior high school to college age. She has home-schooled her children and certainly produced some fine musicians as well. Her husband is a professor in the medical school and does wonderful research work on malaria and Alzheimer's. Both parents are workaholics but find time for their church and are very involved. They serve as a fine example to the rest of the congregation.

Kim, the bartender at Bass Pro Shop, tends her bar in such a friendly way. She has recently twice served us lunch and been so very friendly. What a wonderful ambassador for her store and for Iowa, too. We are thinking about adding her to the Christmas list.

On the way out of The Mall of the Bluffs, we ran into Kim S., who runs an excellent show for antique dealers. She has shows here in Council Bluffs at the Mid-America Convention Center and several other shows throughout Iowa. We exhibited with Kim for several years and so appreciated her professionalism and well-run shows. There were always many customers who came to her shows and for many, they became repeat customers of ours, as well. We miss working with Kim and wish her show much success in the coming years. How neat to run into her today! Now about that pesky list.......