1980

When Joyce and I were married in 1979 we decided to have as many kids as we could as soon as we could.  Our plan was to have our children young so that we could enjoy our grand kids while we were still young.  Six grand kids by age 50 is a good deal.  The other benefit is that we are still very young when the nest empties out. 

December 31, 1980 was the last date that the Charles Shorter household was just two.  So when our son Eric and dear wife, Rachel, packed up their belongings last night and drove .6 miles down the road to their new home we were back down to two.  Wow, thirty years of fun and excitement, and now we're back to where we started!  This is going to be FUN!


Chuck