Blood brother finally found after long search

People might have noticed in the last week or so a decrease in the number of posts to this site.

Cindy and Mark Hill accepting their winnings. Web photo by Dave Kaup.

Sorry about that, but there’s a good reason: I’ve been researching my ancestry and have come up with some disturbing results.

Growing up in Olathe, I’ve long had the feeling that there was something lacking in my life, something that I did not know about my lineage and this family void was creating a deep, dark hole within my soul. There were times when I tried talking to my parents about this emptiness I felt; I tried asking them questions but never were there any answers.

A good start, but what does the future hold?

One baby is granddaughter Rylin on the day of her birth 2-1/2 years ago. The other is granddaughter Ashlyn on the day of her birth this past Monday, May 20. They almost could be twins! Photos by Grandpa Chuck

Whew!

It has been a whirlwind of a week since the arrival of little Ashlyn Marie last Sunday, May 20, to the Kurtz and Krejci families. Ashlyn, who came into the world at 7:47 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 14 ounces and measuring 19 inches, is the spitting image of her 2-1/2-year-old big sister Rylin. It’s almost as if Rylin has been cloned with one exception.

Rylin was anything but a quiet baby. She enjoyed exercising her lungs…and she was good at it, too.