Rest in Peace, Gina

Gina was my college roommate, who I met when we both worked at Asel Art in Arlington, while attending UTA. Sadly, she and I lost touch after we were both married and starting having children. Every so often I would think "I need to try to find Gina and catch up with her." Two days ago, I searched for Gina on Facebook, only to find an engagement announcement for her son, Steven, which described him as the son of Richard Levy and the late Gina Rosenfield Levy. I was so shocked and saddened. I searched Facebook for an old mutual friend, Carla, and she told me tonight that Gina had passed away 10 years ago! She had been having horrible headaches and died of a massive seizure. I feel like I've been kicked in the stomach, and am so sad to hear of Gina's passing. Carla and I plan to visit her grave in a few weeks, and reminisce about our good memories. Gina's sons are Steven, 26, and Daniel, who is about 22.

Happy Thanksgiving

Enjoyed spending Thanksgiving and the Saturday after with family! We love you all!

What a great guy!

Yes, I AM married to a wonderful guy. He decided to hang the Christmas lights this afternoon, before the cold front arrives next week. I remember going to get donuts for the boys when they were little, on a Saturday after Thanksgiving. I was the only female there, with a long line of Dads waiting to buy donuts (I think all the other females went Christmas shopping!) One guy near the front of the line made the comment, "Time to put up the Christmas lights," and that started a chain reaction of groaning all the way down the line. It's funny how little moments like that stick in your head for years!

Pop Pop's Day Surgery

Pop Pop had day surgery to remove pre-cancerous spots on his face, which he has had done before. Papa C has also had this done, so it runs in the family. Pop Pop is feeling fine, but will be sporting a big bandage at Thanksgiving.

Danny's Ensemble Guitar Concert Nov. 23rd & 30th

Danny's Ensemble Concerts
will be Tuesday Nov. 23rd
and Tuesday Nov. 30th
at Brookhaven College
at 7:30pm!

Apple Tart

"The Dans" made an apple tart to take to a friend's "early Thanksgiving dinner". They vetoed my posting the photo I took of the two of them goofing off in the kitchen, but okayed this pic of their finished product!

Goodbye Jasper

The day has arrived that we will be saying goodbye to our Jasper. When we "adopted" Jasper as a stray, he had been running loose at Murr C and Papa C's lakehouse. That was so many years ago, and of course he became part of our family. Jasper was a sweet and docile dog, although he looked like a guard dog - part Chow (black tongue and curled up tail) and part German Shepherd. He has been blind now for several years, and takes the same exact path to get to his dog dish - right along the fence. He somehow got out of the back yard about a year ago, and we spent hours looking for him. When we called Animal Services, they had received a call from a family on the other side of Sandy Lake Road who had found him and had him in their back yard. Sandy Lake Road is a 4 lane, divided road. How on earth he managed to get across that street, blind,without getting hit is beyond me. I imagine Jasper and Lightening and Sarge and Joy and Prissy all playing together in one big wonderful dog park... without fences...