Today I woke up early and took my sweet niece, Leslie, and her girlfriend, Haley, to the airport to head back to Austin. Then I edited a chapter in a very fine novel of a writing student of mine. After that, I spent time on Facebook catching up with everyone’s news, and then looked over…

We are back in CA. I have had about 4 1/2 hours sleep since we went to bed around 4 and I got up for some unknown reason around 8:30. I had visitors this morning and lots of talk, then students all afternoon. At this point, I am so tired that this is about the…

We are in the middle of West Texas on Highway 289, our goal being Amarillo by midnight.  The roads are ice-free, the outside temperature cold, and the night sky filled with stars and a half moon. Ray is currently driving (obviously since I am writing), and we are entering the town of Childress.  I see…

I am sitting in the kitchen and noting the silence. The only sound is the warm air coming up through the heating vents. It is almost midnight. We have been out on the icy roads tonight visiting our friends and now we’re home again with Ray asleep on the couch in the green room. We…

Finally in Sherman, Texas after leaving LA at 7 am yesterday morning. Flew to Dallas and crept over icy roads to daughter Rachael’s house in McKinney. Stayed there overnight and had lots of fun (slumber party!), then headed out at noon for the 30 mile drive to Sherman. Arrived here 4 ½ hours later after…

Southwest Airlines has decided that they are confident about flying a plane into Dallas Love Field tomorrow afternoon so I am scrambling around getting ready for the trek. I have long johns packed and warm socks and I’m going to ask Liz if I can borrow her ski jacket early in the morning when she…

No trip to Texas for me tomorrow. My flight was cancelled to Love Field in Dallas. I am rescheduled for Saturday, but so far, it seems unlikely that flight will make it either. I can’t say now that I mind at least one day’s respite. I am dog-tired after all the events of the past…

Tonight I am lying here in bed, snuggled up in the covers, wondering if that winter storm headed to Texas is going to put the kibosh on my planned trip to the Lone Star State on Friday. So far, I am hearing of temperatures that make me shiver even under these covers: 11 degrees being…

All company has either driven or flown away as of 12:30 this afternoon. All students have been seen as of 10:30 tonight. The cat was fed as of 15 minutes ago. The dishes were washed as of 5 minutes ago. All doors were locked as of 1 minute ago. I am going to bed as…

Today we went to Southwestern Law School to witness our daughter, Liz, and her boyfriend, Ron, being sworn into the California and Federal bar. This was the culmination of two intensive years of law school for Liz and Ron, plus 2 ½ months of in-depth study for the bar exam, plus 3 solid days of…