Sad day...

What a sad day for so many today...

The death of Farrah Fawcett has left me feeling so sad. I never met her but felt as if I knew her through the media reports, her movies, and television appearances. I remember when she was on Charlie's Angels and made an appearance on a celebrity sports show - one of the first reality shows. There was a question on the rules - she said to her team - let's be fair to the other team, how would we feel if that happened to us?

She was so happy to have her baby, Redmond. It is so sad that he has made such painful and destructive choices. I hope he can regain control of his life and go forward in a more positive light. His Mother will be his constant angel in his future.

Later in the day, the news about Michael Jackson's cardiac arrest was such a shock - and even more of a shock - that he passed. His younger performances were such fun and introduced a new generation to the moon walk and other dance moves. His song writing was a path that let us through the time period. Thriller is still the most purchased album ever produced.

His behavior turned...who knows why...

Heaven will be welcoming to both Farrah and Michael - both heroes in their own way. Blessings to their family and wishes for peace.

How time flies

Here we go again! Another Easter is around the corner - spring flowers are coming up and I may try to catch up a bit on my blog!

So much has happened since I last posted.

In September, I spent fifteen wonderful days in Virginia Beach meeting our new grandson, Aidan Joshua. Our son had to leave after I was there for four days on a training cruise. I had the rest of the time with our daughter-in-law and Aidan. We had such a wonderful time. She is an excellent wife and a very wonderful Mother as well as an exceptional daughter-in-law.

We spent our days admiring Aidan, shopping, going to lunch, sewing, and believe it or not, I cooked most every dinner!!! Toni introduced me to the Food Network, Rachael Ray, and some other cooking shows. I made several little wallets for Toni and her sisters, fabric bags to bag potatoes for her family, and got a lot done on Aidan's wall hanging.


The night before I left Virginia, my dear Mother-in-law's health began declining very quickly. As I was getting ready to fly out, she passed to Heaven on Angel's wings. I was blessed for 33 years with Peggy Egusa as my mother-in-law, friend, and confidant. I am sorry I was not there when she passed but am thankful for each memory and the joy of her presence.

The next week was a whirlwind. Ron flew in from Kauai, family members came from East, West, North, and South for the memorial service. Mike Egusa coordinated the service at his Church with his friend and co-pastor, Bruce, officiating. I delivered the eulogy of life as a daughter-in-law, Christopher Egusa had a slide show of pictures from Nana's life, and the family "choir" (I am not in the group!} sang Amazing Grace at the end of the service. It was truly a celebration of the life of a wonderful woman.

Ron was here for a week then he was back to Kauai, I was home a week later.

We had a quiet Thanksgiving in Kauai - just the two of us. I am used to a big dinner with family and friends. We made the best of it and had a lovely meal. I made the apple pie and worked on a quilt.

Christmas was approaching quickly - I went out the day after Thanksgiving at 5AM - WalMart was crazy - the line to enter the store stretched to the hospital. I decided to go to Macy's instead. Got some great things, then to KMart, and back to WalMart about 8AM where it was easy to get through the store and found most everything I needed without the earlier stress and crowds.

I flew to CA - Ron followed on December 18th. He was in CA for two weeks.

We celebrated Leila's fifth birthday at the indoor jumping place - so much fun! She loved having her friends jump with her for several hours then cake and fun in the party room. She also had a birthday celebration at school with cupcakes and a family dinner with more cake! It is good to turn 5!

Christmas was nice - just the five of us. Josh, Toni, and Aidan were in Staten Island with her family. Someday, we may all be together but for now, we are blessed to be able to share with some of our family.

Ron flew back to Kauai on January 2nd. He was happy to get back to the warmer weather - the California winters are too cold and damp for him. He was back to Kauai and golfed five of the first seven days he was there! By the time I returned to Kauai, winter had set in over there. It was barely sixty degrees in the morning. Our swim class actually cancelled class for a week due to the wind and heavy rain. I spent a lot of time sewing.

On Super Bowl Sunday, I took out a quilt I had started last summer as a gift for Nana Egusa and got the top finished. It is now finished!!! I gave it to Ron as a happy memory of his Mother.

Gosh - this is a very long post. Will catch up on life from January through April at a later date!

Aloha to all,,,