“In preparation for landing please return your seat backs to the upright position and turn off all approved electronic devices”.  Oh my goodness, we are finally landing in Seattle for National Arc Convention after a VERY long travel day!  I wonder if I can see Mt Rainier from the plane.  Nope, it’s too cloudy.   Maybe tomorrow. 

No great stories ever started over a salad. This one is no different. For those of you who were able to attend The Arc 2013 National Convention in Seattle, congratulations on your successful navigation of O'Hare, SFO, Philly, SeaTac and in our case Milwaukee to arrive in Bellevue. To say that Mother Nature made arrival difficult this year is, in my mind, an understatement. Once we all arrived, it was as it always is, a wonderful family reunion. 

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