Thursday, September 24, 2009

All My Children


I am thinking about how blessed and lucky I am to have such amazing children. They are all just the best. I know I haven't done many things right in my life...but I must have done something because the kids are alright. The whole world has gone completely crazy, but I still have this peaceful little sanctuary right here under this roof. It's heaven on earth, for sure.

Monday, September 21, 2009

Mr. Jones


I'm very sad to report that it appears Kitty Boy Jones, the most amazing cat in the world, has been killed. I am assuming this because a week ago Monday, Jon heard a huge commotion in the evening...he said it sounded like a dog fight, then he could hear a cat. He went out to investigate, but he couldn't find any evidence of dogs or cat. We did another hard target search at daybreak, but again, no remains, no evidence of any kind. Knowing KBJ as I do, I suspect some dogs wandered too close to the house and he went after them. He had no fear of dogs or anything else. Bertie prefers to believe that a family was moving to California and spotted this gorgeous cat, fell in love, and packed him up. He is now sunning himself near a beach in Malibu, happy and enjoying his life. Malcolm is sure KBJ died like a heroic warrior's death...dying while protecting the homeland. Scenario number 3, which Mike puts forward is this: the people up the road who are probably running a meth lab let their pit bull out that evening and he killed my cat. They didn't want to attract attention so they buried him in the woods. Bummer. Wally and Fat are obviously in mourning. They won't eat, they won't come in the house. Wally just sits on the car where KBJ used to sit and gazes off into the distance, waiting for him to return. We're considering grief counseling. It's weird here without him. We've had him over 10 years, since before we moved here. He will be missed.

Sunday, September 13, 2009

Mikey's Birthday



There was a joint B-day party at Casa de Jane y Jay since Mike, Jane Frances and Clay all have birthdays on the same day. Jay and Jane have a cute little house out in Orange County where they have their studios. They both teach guitar and bass and probably a few other things. They are in the band Velvet and have several other projects going on besides. Well...you know what happens when a bunch of musicians get together. Mike and Tom (of Meltzer-Hart) broke into a spontaneous jam. I had no idea Mike could play the upright bass. Bert got all excited and once again decided she wanted to learn to play bass. Jane had this lovely 3/4 bass and gave Bert a quick into lesson. I think it looks good on her!

Sunday, September 6, 2009

And yet more pix

I'm pleased to report everything is going well these days. The weather is fantastic...that always helps my mood. Malcolm has a new job and is loving it. Hannah is doing great at her job. Jon is currently between assignments, but has a couple of good leads. I'm dieting again in an effort to bring my blood pressure down and it's going well...I mean, as far as diets go, it's not killing me yet. Mike is teaching guitar and is up to almost 30 students. WooHoo. Mom and Dad are doing okay, so you know...I can't complain.

More family pix


Some family pix


Malcolm on his motorcycle. He got on the internet one weekend and learned how to build and repair motorcycles. He's very proud of this one. He's using my front porch as his garage and repair shop. Since I'm never going to get on the cover of Better Homes & Gardens, it doesn't matter that much to me. I'm just so thankful none of the kids decided to turn the attic into a meth lab. Somehow having motorcycle parts all over my porch doesn't seem so bad.