Haley – TCHO Chocolate Factory Tour
Haley went with the Temple youth group on a tour of the TCHO Chocolate Factory in San Francisco on 4/7. Yum!
Jennifer & Selena Visit
Jennifer & Selena came to visit on 3/16. We had our usual fun time of visiting and game-playing. We played the new expansion to Stone Age, which my colleague Jason told me about.
Ruth & Tyler – games!
Val and I visited Ruth and Tyler on 3/2 for some adult game time. We just played dominoes, but it was fun having some kid-free time to connect with friends.
Kung Pao Kosher Comedy
As I’ve done in past years, I’d made plans to see Kung Pao Kosher Comedy: Jewish comedy on Christmas. I had cancelled everything else because of my neck but was determined to go. Michelle, Barry, and Stacy met me here, and Michelle drove my car. We met Rio there. Everyone was very solicitous and took great care of me, so I was able to go and have a great time. It was hilarious! And the company was awesome. Pictures here.
Busy Friday Night
First we made a quick trip to Kohls’ where the kids got some new clothes (including Katelyn’s first “jeggings”). Then we dropped Haley off in downtown Burlingame to markch in their little holiday parade with the Burlingame Aquatic Club. While she was busy with that, Katelyn and I picked out a Christmas tree. We got Haley, and walked down to Isobune for some sushi. I was enhausted when we got home! The kids had to go to bed relatively early because they were planning on getting up in the morning and hitting a mall with Glynis and Susan. Yikes!
A Concert And Another Concert
On Saturday, December 1 I had two concerts with the West Bay Community Band. The first was holiday accompaniment music before and after Santa’s arrival on a helicopter at the Hiller Aviation Museum in San Carlos. Then I went home and tried to rest my chops preparing for the evening. At 5pm we headed out for dinner at Max’s in Redwood City with a crowd, including our family, Mom and her friend Mary, George and Linda, and Glynis and Susan. Then was the WBCB Winter Concert at the Veteran’s Center in Redwood City, where Stacy also joined us. It was a great time, and I especially loved sharing my music with family and friends.
Pink Martini and the San Francisco Symphony
Val and I went on a rate mid-week outing on November 28th to Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco to see Pink Martini with the San Francisco Symphony. We had amazing 6th row center seats, and the concert was wonderful!
Jennfier & Selena Visit
Jennifer & Selena visited for one of our regular game-and-socializing evenings on 11/10. We love hanging out with them!
“Fat Pig”
Val and I went to see our friend Karen in the Box Car Theater production of Neil LaBute’s “Fat Pig“, in San Francisco. The show is described as:
“[A] beautiful, sharp, and poignant comedic drama digs deep into our soul, questions our preconceived notions about love and the worthiness of people different from ourselves, specifically in this show, people of different shapes and sizes.”
It was an excellent production, and amusing because Karen played Carter, a part usually played by a man. She played the part as a butch dyke, adding another dimension to the complex relationships in this play. It is an emotional play, and well played. We got to meet the other cast members afterwards, and Val got all of their autographs on our program.
Beforehand we just did a web search for restaurants nearby and ended up at the Burmese Kitchen on Larkin. Yummy!
Halloween!!
The girls finished their costumes over the weekend, so they were ready to go. Haley was a “Weeping Angel” from Dr. Who, and Katelyn was the March Hare. I dressed as a Silly Sorceress. Val didn’t dress up this year. Check out our costumes.
On Halloween morning they were up by 6:30 to get ready. After makeup and nail angst I got Haley to school on time, and came back for Katelyn. She had to fill a whole gallon thermos with boiling water and package up some tea bags and cups (after a stop at the store), to take to school for a tea party, then off we went.
I went to work, one of about 25 people on my floor to dress up. I’d been coordinating events at work, decorating a bit (my colleague Glenda did a lot of it) and organizing a potluck and costume contest. I was the emcee, and it was great fun. You can see pictures from the party here.
I left work early and picked up both kids, then tried to get some work done. At 5 I took Haley over to her friend Ari’s house in Burlingame. Haley’s parents took the two of them plus Ari’s little sister out in their neighborhood, and they had a great time. Meanwhile, I dropped Katelyn off to meet her friends near downtown Millbrae, and they went off on their own, after which I went back to pick up Haley. An hour or so later I took Val to the airport for a business trip to Arizona, and then picked up Katelyn. Basically I just shuttled everyone around all evening, and we all had fun.
Oh, and we’d carved pumpkins on Sunday, which you can see here. My friend Sabine helped, and Katelyn wasn’t able to do a pumpkin because she was busy doing homework. Sad!
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