Hi Marni,
If I was more technologically competent, I would scan and post the picture I have of DS #2 building a huge snowman in the April Fools's storm. He was about 13, right before he started cycling . I was lucky then, too. We lived in Boxborough, which also has a small local utility (Littleton Electric). We never lost power.
BTW, Phillips has yet again been sold. But, I got the scoop when I was getting my hair done at Moodz. It was bought at the height of the recession by a young couple, but I guess they got divorced and although they tried running it together after the divorce, it didn't work out, although they were successful, business wise. An older (i.e. our age) man owns it now. Plan to stop by next week, as I have a client in Littleton, and it's on the way.
And also BTW, my son, Josh, does remember working with you, although he told me he was always coming in when you were going home. That job taught him a lot. He makes a mean espresso. Oy, he's a "big macher" (Yiddish) now; he just got a new job where he'll be opening the Boston office of a language translation company based out of SF. I am pretty sure he learned a lot of those people skills at the coffee shop.