The End of Summer 2001 and the Second Annual Cousins Party
Saturday, March 14th, 2009
Carolyn and I had had a great time during our first Summer together in 2001. Life had taken on a whole new meaning for me as I really felt that I was the head of a family for the first time in my life. Whereas Lisa could be more independent at times and really never played the part of a Mom to Ashleigh (or Briana), Carolyn seemed to relish the thought of becoming a stepmom to both girls. The trip that I most enjoyed was the earlier trip to Florida. I’ll never forget a man at a fast food restaurant telling me that I had a ‘great looking family.’ He went on to comment ironically just how much Ashleigh looked like Carolyn and Briana looked like me. Read the rest of this entry »
My third grade year from 1980-81 had seen a lot of memorable events, so I was sad to see it end that June. I had had two teachers in Mrs. Corn and Mrs. Rhea and had gotten a taste of ‘switching’ classes going to Mrs. McCoy for math. Mrs. McCoy was the quintessential teacher-type – tall, gray hair, and glasses (reminding me a bit of my Grandma Range). She had a great setup of kids’ books in her room, lining the perimeter of two walls. I was so inspired by this that I attempted to create a ‘reading center’ in my own room to not much avail. 
The good news is that in this posting we can finally put to bed the story about ABR and the supposed job that my new friend Keith was offering me. The bad news is that it if you don’t already know the story, you might be left still wanting more. For this may have been the end of 
…to fill my day with love. Sometimes when I’ve left things to chance during my California visits, they don’t always work out as hope for. For instance, we when thought that Ray Bradbury would be present at one of his