All is quiet on the baby front. Sarah reported that last night she ate a “Pregnancy Salad” from a LA restaurant that has herbs and greens that supposedly help induce labor, but no go. Today, she drank castor oil and did a few other natural labor-inducing remedies, but nothing so far. This evening she wrote,…
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Letter to My Grandson Who Is Lingering in the Womb
Dear Nico, Grandma has had her hair cut today and her roots touched up in special preparation for your arrival. It is okay, you can come on now. Your mom and dad have gotten everything ready for you. The crib is put together, your drawers are filled with new clothes and you even have a…
Why I Didn’t Post Last Night…
I worked 9 1/2 hours yesterday with one student on her college essays, which are due on 1/1. That is why I didn’t post last night. Today she will return at noon for what we hope is the wrap-up. I sincerely hope not to be working on New Year’s Day; however, I will if we…
The 21 Best Things I Did in 2015
Upon reflection, here are twenty-one of the best things I did in 2015. These are in no particular order. I just want to remember what I did that brought me happiness this year. 1) Spent a day a week with my granddaughter. This might top the list as “best” since this lovely child has been…
5-Star Recipe: Curried Red Lentil Salad
I know that many of my friends in west, north central and eastern Texas are holed up at home with all the rain and bad weather that is besieging those parts of the state. Stay warm, dry and safe, my friends. Here’s a recipe to try if you want some good protein coupled with interesting…
Christmas Eve: Church and A Few Thoughts
I am writing early today because we are leaving in a few minutes to drop a friend at the airport, then go to Sarah’s to spend a bit of time before I leave to serve as the thurifer at the Family Christmas mass at St. Thomas the Apostle, Hollywood, which starts at 5 pm. (I…
Revisited: 5-Star Gingersnap Recipe
Today I modified America’s Test Kitchen’s recipe for gingersnap cookies to fit into my non-refined sugar criteria. That mean basically just substituting white sugar with maple sugar. The results were excellent. The cookies have a real snap and they are filled with freshly ground ginger for a nice little kick. I’m going out on a…
Burning the Midnight Oil
I have had a student here since 4 pm – she just left at 9. We are working through all the supplements that go with colleges she is applying to that have a January 1 deadline. Ouch. There are nine schools and they each have one to three supplements. That means many extra short essays…
Home Alone Reflections
I am sitting in a very quiet house with my two dogs nearby, Cordie on the floor beside me and Frankie on the stool four feet away. Ray will return home tomorrow from a work trip to Texas; he is getting the condo in Fort Worth ready to sell. It is a week before Christmas….
Rachael is Back!
Congratulations to daughter Rachael who just completed her first semester at Fowler School of Law at Chapman University. Her last exam was yesterday and today she gets to feel relief from all that academic pressure. Hooray! I was searching for pictures of Rachael to add to this post and realized that there are very few…
20 Minutes a Day 