Our time in New Mexico is coming to a close and today we’re heading home. Grandma and Grandpa have been so good to us, as always. They put up with giant teenagers, dramatic little girls and rambunctious babes so nicely. Especially one (read: Cash) careening around the tiny adobe house, scattering cracker crumbs, pressing computer […]
We went to New Mexico for Grandma Josie’s funeral and to visit with David’s family. I met many of his relatives for the first time. They are really kind, loving people–with a good dose of firecracker just below the surface–not so different than my own Italian relatives. 🙂 Grandpa Roman. From left: Rich (David’s brother), […]
David’s grandmother is not doing so well. Both of his grandparents are 94, and have been in great health so far. Recently, though, Grandpa Roman broke his hip, and while he was recovering, Grandma Josie had an MRI and an aneurysm was noted in her leg. Now the aneurysm has burst and she doesn’t have […]
Here is almost my whole immediate family. We got together for a clambake at Rahab’s house after the wedding. Only Jacques, #6, missed both the wedding and the clambake. Introductions are nice, right? Although you may have met most of them in the last post, these are my brothers. From left to right, in order […]
We had such a good time at this wedding. It was incredibly hot and muggy and the food took forever to reach our table, but it was a huge amount of fun. My aunt got married and the whole extended family from my mother’s side was there–lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins we haven’t seen […]
