It's just that I didn't know much of him beyond that and I had no idea of his connection to Australia.

I thought the interviews she got were far more interesting than I would have got because they were talking to her about her dad.

If we are sharing challenges and concerns, laughter and life stories, dreams and dramas with someone other than our mate, we are making precious, intimate connections with someone other than our mate. We need to keep not only physical, but emotional and intellectual connections strong and active with our beloved.

I have a 5-year-old who keeps asking when he'll be home.

These guys keep me so busy I can't think half the time.

The firefighters are incredible. One mows my lawn once a week. A lot of firefighters are working on (remodeling) our upstairs bedroom. Just knowing they are there and are proud of Christopher helps a lot.