Preparing….
Yesterday, after dropping Efrain at his first day of Pre-K at Ss. Simon and Jude, I made a trek to north Phoenix, an area I have barely even touched in…
Weekend with the Winklers
Over the Memorial Day weekend, we took the family (minus Laurent, who had singing obligations, and Geneva, who wasn't yet back from Texas) up to the ranch for some family…
Road Trip!
With a growing family including 10 kids plus miscellaneous other persons, it became incredibly unwieldy to travel anywhere with 3 vehicles. We decided in March to pare down the vehicular…
A picnic, and a wake-up call
Despite the fact that both Efrain and I were feeling somewhat punky on Saturday with coughing and such, we had a plan, and when you have a plan, you stick…
On the Eve of New Year’s Eve
... we had a little walk. The temperatures were crisp, for AZ, and the sky was as blue as blue can be. T'was a perfect day for walking in Old Town…
Of Ponds, Paths and Parks – 3/8
An afternoon in Sun Lakes running around on the greenway by the water, with Auntie Kika and Lakota, and another walk with the littles along a pathway by a park…
Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden – 1/8
The Elsie McCarthy Sensory Garden - a little walk in a tiny little park in Glendale that Paul and I took on 11/15 with the three littles.
The New Normal
It's a common phrase these days, but so apropos. We've all been adjusting to our "new normal" over the last two weeks, as we settle in to Jacob's schedule. It means…