Sunday, May 10, 2009

Mama






I know everyone thinks their mother is the best (except for those who don't), but my mother is really hard to beat.
For Mother's Day, my kinders wrote things they like about their moms. Here are mine:
1. Absolutely no one con make me laugh as hard as Mama. Tears run down my face and I loose the power of speech. Now Molly has joined the joke fest & we ALL roll around gasping for air.
2. She really does make the best fried chicken. Also cornbread. I've been following her recipe for years and hers is still way better than mine.
3. In my mamas eyes, I do nothing wrong. If I became an axe murderer, she would say, "Those people must have needed to be axe-murdered." This made my teen years a hoot.
4. She would give me (and has) the shirt off her back. I have to be careful when I complement her on something she is wearing, or she will give it to me. I say, "I like that ON YOU."
5. She is a fabulous Grama, possibly Molly's best friend. I do appreciate this, though it is hard sometimes - they have a tendency to gang up on me.
There are so many more. Most of the good qualities I have, the appreciations for the good things in life, were taught to me by my Mama. She's still teaching me to enjoy life. I hope she never stops.

Friday, April 10, 2009

Two hours east

The desert sure is pretty right now. Some friends and I went to Domelands, on the eastern edge of Anzo Borrego, on BLM land. We went there so we could take the dogs. We had a great hike up to some wind caves (I'm partial to caves). Molly took most of the photos. Unsurprisingly, she has a great eye for composition.
It was so peaceful & relaxing & fun to be with friends I don't see often enough. Can't wait till next time.




Monday, June 30, 2008

Memories











Yesterday Bill and I went to lunch and to the Georgia O'Keefe & others exhibit at the museum of art. We had such a good time just being grown ups together. It reminds me that I want to share photos from our winter visit to the Dryers' magic cottage. Just looking at them makes my shoulders relax.

Sunday, June 29, 2008


This short film says everything I believe about children and nature. Anyone up for a trip to Torrey Pines?







Saturday, June 21, 2008

Welcome to the cat I said we'd never get







We have a new family member: Emma Alice Pen Kitty. She was adopted "temporarily" to intimidate the rodentia in our walls and attic (known as the 'bad rats' to differentiate from the 'good rats' - Molly's pets Antithesis and Antonymus), but she walked in and made herself so at home that she won my heart. She understands that Riley is no threat (to cat or rat), we keep our rats locked up and Patricia and Hoenheim on a high shelf, and everyone seems as happy as can be. I guess we have a cat.



Friday, June 20, 2008

Molly in College


My baby girl is enrolled in her first college class: Japanese 101 at Mesa this summer. She loves Japanes, loves learning languages, and loves not being at high school. I love her growing sense of competence in the world. It's a good thing I have my kinder friends to help me stave off pangs of empty nest syndrome.