This Reminds Me

We moved to San Antonio from Houston on January 2, 2000 and closed on our house January 12 – an anniversary dear to Keith as he quickly tired of sharing a small motel room with me and daughters ages 8, 6 and 4.    The girls still delight in reminding me the motel had no kids’ [...]

What else is there to say?  Or sing?

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That’s alto Rachel on the far left, harmonizing in the gray jacket – joining as an alumni, since she was graduated last year.
Merry Christmas!

Just a little musical interlude for you today – “I Saw Three Ships,” performed by the Reagan High School choir, including Lois.
I love Christmas music.  In fact – In 1994, Keith convinced me to abandon over-the-air TV for DISH because of its holiday music channel.  Pretty funny, since we both work on U-verse now.

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Grandparents Day is tomorrow (Sunday), 9/12 – a holiday  popularized in recent years.  Our elementary school celebrates the Friday before.  Until this year, Keith’s parents have always been on vacation in September.  So – much to Julia’s delight – they drove in from Houston to be honored at the school with orange juice, mini-muffins and [...]

I notice big differences in the perceptions and actions of people that have  adopted children.
If the child was adopted domestically and looks like the parents, “passing” seems to be most common.  Adoption seldom enters the conversation.   It’s seldom a “secret.”  But it’s not advertised.
If the child was adopted internationally, or if the child doesn’t look [...]

First day of school here in San Antonio.  Where did their summer vacation go with those crazy, lazy days of my sleeping until 6 a.m. and eating sandwiches at the pool for dinner?  (sigh)
This year – four kids in four schools.

Hannah – 8th grade, her last in Middle School.  Julia – 3rd grade, she has [...]

Rachel graduated tonight.  One down, three to go!

Special and eternal thanks to my brilliant niece, Sarah, who knows how to throw a party – unlike her hopeless, clueless aunt (that would be me.)   She’s even willing to drive for 3.5 hours with two small children to do so.  Sarah was 19 when Rachel was born, [...]

I hate to cry.  Always have.  But this time next year, I’m planning a nose-blowing, eye-wiping blubber fest when Hannah last performs with the Bush Middle School choir.  For the final song of the school year – “The Lord Bless You and Keep You” – alumni join the graded choirs on stage.  Like Rachel and [...]

The Easter Bunny brought Julia a butterfly kit – the kind where you provide food and a shelter, and send off for the caterpillars.   Julia’s spent part of every evening worrying over those fuzzy little bugs – feeding them sugar water, making sure they were not too hot or too cold – putting them near [...]

Hannah was inducted into the National Junior Honor Society tonight, as were 170 other 7th and 8th graders at Bush Middle School.   To my amazement (and gratitude), they finished in an hour.  I’m considering this a dry run for Rachel’s high school graduation in June, when I’ll make sure every family member has at least [...]