Lyla had her ballet recital today. Liz, Ethan, Ray and I joined the Pacheco-Beaty family along with their babysitter, Melissa for the festivities. Lyla was adorable in her dance costume. She also was head and showers taller than her other five-year-old dancer partners. The most entertained person in our group was Lyla’s baby cousin Ethan, who stared wide-eyes at all the performers and clapped with great enthusiasm while his Uncle Gregorio held him.
I am a native Texan who has lived for the past 30 years in Southern California. I am a published author of both short memoir and fiction, a two-time Pushcart nominee, a nationally award-winning writing coach, an editor, as well as a Licensed Professional Counselor in the state of Texas. In addition, I am the mother of three grown daughters of whom I am extremely proud, a grandmother of four darling children and the wife of a man I still love after 44 years.
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