These four people went to Las Vegas this past weekend and had to share a two bedroom/two bath condo:(Actually, Amy Kikita was also with us, but I don't know where she was when we were taking this photo and she kept her stuff in her suitcase so she doesn't factor into the following game, but that's not important right now...) So, ...
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Not enough superlatives
My nephew, John-Paul was married last Friday to the lovely Jennifer Jo. There are not enough superlatives to describe how perfectly beautiful the entire affair was. (Except for the part where my sisters and mom showed up at a different wedding claiming to be the groom, John-Paul's aunts and grandmother. "That's great, but this is ...
Season’s greetings
Meet Michelle. She's my fabulous sister-in-law. Today is her birthday and it's also the first day of Spring. Isn't it clever of her to arrange it that way? A new season. A new year. That's exactly how she is. Clever. Capable. Funny. Smart. Beautiful. This page is from the family quiz book I made everyone for ...
Party animal
In 2001, when my nephew George got married in Hawaii, we (the Darbys) took my mom along. It was quite a big deal. After all, she was already 87 years old! Today, we are on our way to Las Vegas. My nephew, John-Paul is getting married this weekend. Guess who insists on going along?Yep. That's my mom. She just recently went ...
It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s…the Astonishing Kind Philanthropist?
I had a lovely exchange with my 15 year old, Lucy (Blog Hijacker in Training) in which she told me that I was her hero. (I know. Shut up.) "You can do so much, Mom. You are fun to be with. You are so generous with your time...." She might have said more. I don't know because I was focusing so hard on keeping the tears from ...
My Brain is Dead Today
This is Lucy. And this is Official Blog-Hijacking Attempt #2. The following is a post I did on my own super-secret-double-probation blog. I haven't posted enough articles to share with you yet, but when I do, you'll be the first to hear about it. In the meantime, here ya go... - - - I have been doing Geometry for the past ...
Sharing life.
Twenty-five. That's how many steps it takes us to walk from our front door to our next-door neighbor's door. Twenty-five steps. And we walk those twenty-five steps dozens of times during the week (sometimes during one day, but that's not important right now). Debbie ( the mom): "We made homemade enchiladas. Come for ...
Fantasy Island
If you were thinking this was going to be a post about a tv show from the 70's, ("de plane! de plane!") I'm sorry to disappoint. What happened was that Eric went to see our accountant yesterday and got the really, really bad news that we owe the IRS....well...a lot. (Our accountant just so happens to have his office in Newport ...
I’m not superstitious, but…
Isn't it bad enough that I have to tip-toe my way through yet another Friday the 13th in a span of 28 days?? I also have to deal with this creature crossing my path, back and forth, back and forth, a dozen times a day:Meet The Cat Bastet. Not just Bastet. Her full name is: The Cat Bastet. (I highly recommend that you read ...
Learning to do advanced geometry
One of the beautiful things about home education is that I get to learn stuff alongside my kids. Seriously, I think back to when I was in high school and learning Algebra and Geometry. Well, "learning" might be a bit of an exaggeration. I showed up. I kind of did what I was told to do. I parroted answers that I had ...
