Safe and sound in Albuquerque for the night after driving since 4:30 am from CA. Ray followed 2 hours behind us and then met up with us this evening. Luna was a trooper all day. She slept much of the time, then would wake periodically so we could all stop and cuddle with her. Here…
Month: June 2013
Texas-Bound
Tomorrow at 4 am, we are off to Texas. We are taking Rachael with her belongings to resettle in North Texas and we also will have her friend, Keara, with us, along with Sarah and Luna. We are traveling in our big van, plus Rachael’s car. Keara is coming just to spend a little extra…
Can You Say Zombies?
This is the land of the living dead over here. Ray and I are walking around as if we have had the blood sucked right out of us. Ray said this afternoon, “I don’t know why I’m so tired.” That’s when I reminded him that we just had the busiest three months of our lives…
“Just Get Me to the Courthouse on Time”
Sarah and Gregorio told us several weeks ago that they were going to get married “at some point this summer.” To which they quickly added, “But this isn’t the “real” wedding. We’re just going down to the courthouse and sign the papers alone. We’ll have a big wedding and party in November.” Now, as the…
Just a Quick Note
On Friday, Sarah and Gregorio had a small wedding. Tomorrow, Rachael graduates from UCLA. Today, I have been cooking in preparation for our celebration of these happy events tomorrow. I will write much more about all of this when I am not quite so busy. Until then, rest assured, I am happy.
Preparation Fatigue
I am sitting here dead-dog tired. Preparation for graduation weekend is the culprit. We have family who arrived today from Utah and I don’t know why there is so much to do to get ready for people visiting, but there just is. Today’s list included: cleaning out the fridge, chopping up peaches from our peach…
Mother Mary, Religion and Me
I have two icons of St. Mary holding baby Jesus that are in the cabinet next to where I am sitting here in the living room. The icons are both gifts from our priest, Father Ian Elliott Davies at St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood. In both, Mary is looking right at me, as if she…
A 5-Star Snickerdoodle Cookie Recipe
I realized today that I bake when I’m feeling a little droopy. Yes, I am a simple creature. Comfort food does indeed bring me comfort. So, today, I made for the very first time a cookie that many refined sugar eaters take for granted – the snickerdoodle. I didn’t know that this cookie had cinnamon…
Rachael: Texas Bound
We have a big transition coming up soon. Rachael Marie Beaty will graduate from UCLA on Sunday with a Bachelor of Arts in American Literature and Culture, then move to Texas on the following Thursday. We will be driving with her for that move so it’s not as if she will disappear four days after…
Our Baby Luna
Here is our beloved granddaughter, Luna Isabella, who is now 9 1/2 weeks old. For our wedding anniversary, Ray and I gave each other the gift of going out to visit Luna and her mama, Sarah, for several hours Friday morning. Rachael joined us, and then we all met Gregorio for lunch. That was a…
20 Minutes a Day 