Day 424

Another great lunch at Sushi Ato! Spring is trying to spring. And trains are still a huge hit with the twins.

Fina's prom decorations surround Matteo's Lego Piano.

Day 423

Happy Mothers' Day! It was a bit weird. Matt was out of town, so Jamie stayed home with the five Regusci "littles" while Tracy, Nana, and Fina (and the foster twins) worked Sunday School all morning. About noon, Jamie took Lexi over to the church and grabbed Fina to hit Carls Jr. on the way to her Sound of Music rehearsal. The quiche lorraine we picked up at Marigold yesterday turned out to be wonderful. We got Matt home from the airport later in the afternoon and voila, we were back to full strength. Nana's been doing some online car shopping...

Tulips at home

Rose bundles at church for the Moms and Grandmoms.

Day 422

Jamie did a Parlor Car Chat this morning while the rest of the gang went to AJ's baseball game. He got to play catcher! And hit a double! First thing in the morning, before they ran out of flowers, Nana and Papa ran to Sprouts to get a few Mothers' Day flowers. The roses are for the Sunday School preschoolers to give to moms and grandmoms, and the tulips are for our house. Fina had a Sound of Music rehearsal out in Falcon. A new toy arrived today - the Aarke water sparkler. Jamie ran to Ace to get a CO2 canister, and voila, sparkling water! Nana and Papa had a nice relaxing early dinner at the Club and brought back medallions for Tracy. And as soon as the sun disappeared (concluding Shabbat), Jamie enjoyed a little Torah Time at the firepit. Of course, you can study Torah during Shabbat, but you can't light a fire including smoking a cigar. It turns out that It’s a Wonderful Life: A Radio Play won Bronze in the Best Play category. Jamie played Mr. Potter and Uncle Billy.

Day 421

Lynn and Jamie went to the lot where their car is stored (pending an estimate for repairs) to retrieve personal items. To deaden the pain, they stopped at a favorite place, La Baguette French Bistro, on the way home. As good as ever! Matt is in Dallas visiting Sam where Sam is doling out vaccines. Too bad it's not really Central Perk, right?! With the shortage of adult power and shortage of cars, we did cancel a couple things today (like Jamie's horses), but we did manage to get some stuff in like AJ's baseball practice (which involved a little rain).

Day 420

A day that will live on in infamy. Our little GLA250 is on life support; may not make it. Papa and Matteo were on their way home from Matteo's van stop when a car turned left in front of them at Interquest (83) and Powers (21). Not much in the way of injuries, some soreness and nose raspberries from the airbag, but the car is probably dead. I'm about halfway through the book which reminds me of another significant book, Ecological Sanity (sadly out of print). That one was trying to get sanity back in the environmental discussion. This one, Return of the God Hypothesis, shows that three key scientific understandings point to God: 1. the universe did have a beginning, including time, 2. the fine-tuning of the physics of the universe, and 3. the coding in DNA. Both books are well-argued and incredibly well documented (footnoted). No school today for the DCC kids. Their time for testing is tomorrow.

Day 419

Lexi and AJ walked with Papa to school this morning. Found a couple of new flowers along the way (had been only dandelions till today). Also came upon a crew trimming trees. After school, Matteo and AJ went fishing at Monument Lake. Decent temps, but quite windy. No luck, but they did meet someone who had caught a couple trout so they're really motivated now. The water level was as high as I have ever seen it. In fact, it was going over the spillway, so I guess that's max.

Day 418

Sorry, only one pic today, thanks to Lynn. Lots of medical and therapist appointments. Horse PT for David (last session for the time being). Lexi tennis. AJ baseball. Torah Time at the firepit. Fina went to a DCC concert this evening. Really good salad at lunch with leftover steak, greens (including arugula), cherry tomatoes, and avocado. And breakfast for dinner (eggs and sausage) is always a hit with everyone.

Freshly groomed dogs...