Closing the circle

Celebrating little Hannah Grace's arrival was the order of the weekend.   Ms. Rock made her first appearance for many family members who made the trek to the NCR from L.I. and central NY.   Much as we did when our own children were born, celebration of  continuity is important in the lives of families and by extension of our own.   The increasingly hectic pace of modern life makes such celebrations more meaningful, since we increasingly have little time to spend with family.  As each member made the appropriate noises while holding this new person I could feel the torch passing to a new generation.  The Divine Mrs. M and yours truly, while not irrelevant, are now the grandparents.  That is reason for celebration.   The new generation has closed the circle of life once again.