Hi Ned

Ned is with me this morning, just as clear as he was in my dreams. I'm playing "In Between Dreams" by Jack Johnson. I used to think Jack Johnson was just o.k., but now he has Ned written all over him. Every word is a word that Ned listened to and I know loved. In my dreams we were having a party at my parents' place and there were people everywhere drinking, eating and laughing. He was there but then he wasn't. I turned to my mom and asked her, "Where's Ned?" And she laughed and reminded me, but she wasn't upset because all the people were around somehow making him present. I think this image of my mom surrounded and comforted by love for Ned was prompted by a picture that Dan Rau sent of my parents having dinner with Dan, Logan and Vince. I know it gives them a lot of comfort to be around Ned's friends. I wish they could be around more often. 

It's coming up on the four month anniversary which is beyond belief. Dan Rau sent me pictures of the crash site (without the plane). Cherry Lake is breathtakingly beautiful. I really appreciate that Dan Rau, Dan Han, Logan and Vince went up there to leave the headstone for Ned and Dave Cunningham. Even though Ned's ashes were spread in another river, his presence is up there too. Sometime soon I want to go up there, with my parents and Vicki, and see what Ned saw.