Gym & Lunch with Freda
On 3.17 Freda joined me at the Peninsula JCC where I go to the gym. We had a fun shared workout, and lunch afterwards. What a great time to spend with a friend.
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.
Parade
I once again judged the St. Patrick’s Day parade in San Francisco on 3/16. I have no idea why they didn’t have it on the actual day, but a lot of people still attended and it was a good time. It’s fun for me to connect with Jenny and Tami, my fellow judges, whom I see just a couple of times a year but whom I’ve known for almost 30 years of judging together.
Play-a-Thon
The Play-a-Thon was on Friday, 3/15. I left work early and went to Costco to get fruit and pizza. LOTS of fruit for the kids, and …. 23 pizzas! I filled a flat bed wagon and had help loading it into my car (which smelled pike pizza for a week). I got the kids to unload at the school, and it seemed to be the right number of pizzas. I had to leave early to go to a meeting, but I left things in the capable hands of Kathie and the other volunteers. It was a wildly successful event: we raised over $6,400 for the music program!
Play-a-Thon Preparation
I spent a hectic couple of weeks at the beginning of March preparing for the Taylor Play-a-Thon. This is a band fundraiser where the kids play 20 songs and collect either per-song or lump sum donations. I had to prepare all of the information, pledge sheets, and pledge envelopes. I had to copy everything, then had two moms come over and help, and Haley helped too. Plus I had to organize volunteers to help collect money, bring refreshments, serve, and clean up. A busy couple of weeks!
Holocaust Education
Haley’s class is studying the Holocaust (and will be leading the Yom Hashoah (day of remembrance) service at PTS on 4/12), and there was an associated Parent Education day on 3/3. Helen Farkas, a long-time PTS member and a Holocaust survivor, came and talked about her experiences, and signed copies of her book. It was an emotional talk, but a story we all need to hear.
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.
President’s Day Weekend – Full of Activities!!
We all had full and fun activities over the weekend, with the family scattered far and wide.
Haley went with Glynis & Susan to Susan’s yearly family gathering. This time it was at Angel’s Camp, where they had fun playing Chopped and frolicking in the snow.
Katelyn went to Disneyland with the Mills band. She had a great time, until she came down with some kind of nasty stomach bug in the wee hours of Monday morning, just before they came home. At least she got to enjoy the weekend. Kathie went too, as a chaperone.
Val and I stayed home and had a visit from Jane, Val’s birth mother. We did all kinds of fun activities. On Friday, they hung out while I went to the Exiles meeting. On Saturday, Val and I went to the rabbi’s daughter, Ellie’s, Bat Mitzvah at PTS. Then the two of them took off for dim sum in SF and a visit to Muir Woods. I met up with them for a lovely birthday dinner at Revival in Berkeley since Val’s birthday had been on Thursday, and Jane’s was the following Thursday. On Saturday we hit the California Academy of Sciences’ members-only hours, and got to see the Rainforest and Earthquake exhibits before they got too crowded. We saw the penguin feeding, Claude the albino alligator, and lots more. After catching the beautiful views from Twin Peaks, they dropped me at BART so I could head back south and spend some quality time with my friend Rio, while they continuing prowling around SF. Jane left that evening. Val and I had a relaxing Monday, ending with dinner at Piperade in SF with George and Linda, continuing the celebration of Val’s birthday.
Except for Katelyn’s getting sick (which continued most of the week), it was a wonderful time.
Birthdays and Love
As usual, Val and I got in the spirit of Valentine’s Day, trying to also honor Val’s birthday. She sent me flowers at work, and I sent her some here at home. Hers had two balloons: I Love You and Happy Birthday.
Freda
Continuing our tradition, Freda and I had lunch on 2/11. We’ll have to get creative going forward, as she accepted a job at a company in San Francisco. We’ll make it work…
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