Emily won’t admit it, but she really wants to be a star. The kids and I had decided to have some fun on the way to San Diego for the family reunion. I let each of the kids pick something that they really wanted to do. Woodrow picked Disneyland, and Emily picked Hollywood. She loves the idea of Hollywood! [Read more →]
It took many hours of driving, a change of plans and hotels, and a bit of luck, but the kids and I got together with Mona Thursday night, and we spent all day Friday at El Capitan state beach. It was great! The highlight of day was when we got together, period. But some other memories we’ll never forget include a flock of pelicans flying overhead and a school of dolphins playing close to the beach. They were magnificent! I’m sure all of us will remember seeing those dolphin in the wild. And then there’s the not so happy memories. Three giant oil platforms are visible a little offshore from El Capitan. And washing up on the shore were little specks of oil, too small to notice at first, but increasingly obnoxious as they clung to our bathing suits, legs, backs, arms, and hair. Yuck! It’s time to figure out how to drive on something other than oil!