And of course for his wife, the wonderful Amy Welborn, and their family.
- Requiem æternam dona ei, Domine,
- et lux perpetua luceat ei.
Day to Day
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February 3, 2009
September 29, 2008
…yesterday, I went in about noonish after Mass for two dozen bagels to feed the hungry mob at home. I was really pleasantly supplied at how well-stocked they were with all our favorites– usually noon on a Sunday means pretty slim pickings at the bagel store.
But not yesterday. Overflowing bins.
So I give the man my order, and as he finishes boxing it up, he asks if we’ve pre-ordered any challah bread.
Huh? “No,” I say, “Just the bagels and a cup of coffee.”
“So,” he says, “These are for tomorrow?”
Double Huh?!??!? “No,” I say, “they’re for my eight children sitting at home waiting for their lunch!”
Then, the light dawns, and I ask, ”Is tomorrow Rosh Hashanah?” Sure enough…
You know, I grew up in New York. Time was, I would’ve figured out where this was all going as soon as the words “challah bread” left his mouth. How California changes people…
September 11, 2008
June 3, 2008
Mass of St. Josemaría in the San Francisco Bay Area
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You and your family are invited to
a Mass celebrating the feast of
St. Josemaría Escrivá,
Founder of Opus Dei
Thursday, June 26, 2008, at 7:00 p.m.
St. Francis of Assisi Church
860 Oak Grove Rd., Concord, CA 94518-3461
Principal Celebrant
Most Rev. Allen H. Vigneron
Bishop of Oakland
For more information about St. Josemaría, go to www.opusdei.org
Sacrament of Reconciliation available starting at 6:30 p.m.
June 2, 2008
My oldest daughter has been attending for years, loves it, and is going back this year as a junior counselor. The camp has become so popular that the organizers added a second session this year, which means spaces are still available! It strikes a terrific balance between POD stuff for the girls (Mass, Rosary, catechism, etc.) and good, old-fashioned camp fun. Check it out!
April 3, 2008
Late last night, I received a dreadful phone call from the hospital. A dear friend’s four-year-old son was in a sedated coma following a freak accident in the back yard. My husband and I just started praying like mad, with many tears mixed in, and got the word out to family and friends to pray for this poor little fellow. We fell asleep fully expecting that he would not make it through the night, or if he did survive, to be badly brain-damaged.
This morning, he woke up right as rain. Recognized his folks, asked for his blankie. Docs say they find no evidence of any damage. It boggles the mind.
God is so good. This was such a miracle. It really drove home to me once again how precious every day, and every person in our day is. Sometimes I bemoan how quickly the children are growing up, and far too often, how slowly, sloooowly they are growing up and learning to behave. Events like this are a knock on the head from God to just stop and give thanks to Him, and savor the beauty of the moment.
January 7, 2008
I was driving today nearly solo, with just my five-year-old daughter in the back seat. The song “Hey There, Delilah” was playing on the radio when I heard her little voice warbling from behind me, “Oh… It’s what you do to me…”
Yet she gets very peevish with me if I insist on playing Brahms’ Ein Deutsches Requiem…
December 31, 2007
A stomach bug has been working its way through the house since Friday.
I am never more grateful for my washing machine than during times like these…
December 26, 2007
The replacement 560 unit that I was promised would go out immediately is on backorder.
I learned this from my mother. She actually ordered the Roomba for me, as a gift. So she got an email stating it was backordered right after I got the email down below, from the head of Technical Support, that a replacement was coming post haste.
My mom also received in the “real” mail on Christmas Eve the postage-paid return label for me to return the defective 560. Again, bear in mind, I’m the owner of the Roomba, and my mother and I live on opposite coasts. And the customer service person I spoke to on the phone last week verified my address correctly before sending out the label.
So I’m really at a loss at this point. I don’t know what to make of this company. I’ve read glowing reviews about their outstanding customer service, how iRobot will bend over backwards to keep the customer happy. Yet I keep encountering employees who don’t seem to know their a**** from their elbows, and don’t seem to place any importance whatsoever on keeping the customer correctly informed, much less happy.
Update 12/28:
The replacement unit arrived early this evening via UPS. I have put it through its paces briefly. So far, it is working wonderfully. We’ll see if this one holds up… I still have no idea why all those conflicting email messages were flying around.
Update 12/29:
It’s still running. The baby still thinks it’s his new best friend, and follows it around.
The latest crazy customer service update has me puzzled, though– today, I received in the mail a postage-paid return UPS label. It had my mother’s name on it, but was addressed to my home address. This wasn’t the one my mom received at her house and forwarded on. It was a completely different label sent out to this hybrid person with my mother’s name and my address…
December 23, 2007
Post-apocalyptic sci-fi always intrigues me, with the classic A Canticle for Leibowitz, Steven King’s The Stand, and S. M. Stirling’s still-in-progress Dies the Fire series ranking among my favorite books, and Twelve Monkeys in film. So I was curious to see I Am Legend, and even more because of its New York City setting.
The movie did not disappoint. It was scary, thought-provoking, scary, action-packed, scary, disturbing, scary, occasionally humorous, and—did I mention scary? I dunno—perhaps it was just my mood last night, but I was so not wanting to see poor Will Smith and his dog get jumped on by bald, emaciated, albino zombies. Which, of course, is exactly what happened. Several times.
The movie is clean (yea!!!) and very exciting. If you’re inclined to be jumpy, just go in forewarned that, yes, this movie will make you jump… J But it’s still worth seeing.
