Up in smoke

This is our son, Aaron, and our grandson, Levi.

We moved into our first Fresno home when Aaron was two weeks old. I painted his room sky blue, stencilled clouds on the walls, and made roman shades for the windows that had rainbows appliqued on them.

When he got older and wanted more say about his surroundings, we painted his room royal blue--pretty the much the color of the t-shirt he is wearing in the picture. White trim, red mini blinds. It was a great room.

Two weeks before he finished fifth grade we moved to a larger home. But the economy was in a slump, the house didn't sell, so we painted all the walls white and became landlords.

As of yesterday, this is what his old room looks like.

BUMMER: Electrical wiring from the 1940s.

BLESSING: No one injured and good insurance coverage.

BONUS:

'Nuf said.