1. Avery’s basketball game.
“Grandma, look at my new shoes!” Apparently the bottoms are the cool part.
A vocal and wiggly Carson loves to be snuggled.
And crawl away.
2. Sophia’s basketball game.
3. Sophia’s indoor soccer.
4. Sophia’s second basketball game. Lenin and Uncle Jeff are the coaches.
Cousin Lauren helped with Carson while Thais worked the snack bar.
Monthly Archives: January 2017
Searching for the cat
I took Sophia for her ukulele lesson this afternoon. We were early so she wanted to go look for the friendly cat who followed us one afternoon several months ago. I thought this was a long shot, we don’t even know which house the cat belongs to. Up one side of the street
and down the other. I told her any smart cat would be inside where it was warm.
And then …
Success!!
50 Bikes for 50 Kids
This year, I worked with Mary and Eric from Bike Hikers to build a bike with the student receiving it, Miguel Lopez. In the blue t-shirt was Miguel’s father, an invaluable member of our team since Miguel was a non-verbal special education student.
We were part of the morning group in the gym at Natomas Middle School where 25 students built bikes with their support teams.
My favorite bike mechanic, Bike Mike (yellow t-shirt) was also there to make sure we built the bike correctly.
Once built, Miguel was ready to move to the next room for phase 2:
Snacks, a helmet specifically fitted for him, a photo op,
a thank-you-card writing station, and a free U-lock and cable.
What a great program for North Natomas sponsored by North Natomas Transportation Management Association – the same organization that promotes Project Ride Smart! Students receiving bikes were nominated by their teachers for the content of their character in keeping with Martin Luther King Jr Day.
Ade: week 1
Friends came by to visit. Linda:
Some cooking projects took place like Focaccia:
Joan brought over delicious tomato basil soup:
Sandy came over with Chinese food one evening when I had to be somewhere else:
On Friday afternoon, the power went out for about 6 hours. We ordered pizza!
Helping a friend
Yesterday, Adrienne had her left hip replaced. She needs someone to be with her for the first two weeks. I volunteered – that’s what friends are for. Today was her first physical therapy session and it took place at home.
Ade is doing great by the way!
Thursday at Merrilyn’s
The second bloom of a Christmas cactus:
Always great food. Today, potstickers and veggie bars, margaritas (yum!) and wine.
For dessert a tropical bread with pineapple, coconut and macadamias.
Great friends and conversation – the perfect way to start the new year!
From the Sewing Cave
This is for a friend’s KitchenAid mixer. She wanted burlap, but with the open weave, I had to get creative. Also, none of the free patterns available online would have fit the mixer, so I measured and made my own. I “quilted” the burlap with layers of batting and muslin underneath.
Pie Making Day was the lining and I finished the bottom edge with a blanket stitch.
New Year’s Day
The Christmas lights came down this morning, the roses were pruned midday … time to mow under the walnut trees.
And if there were more daylight hours available, he would have found something else to do.
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