Well, this has been an absolutely incredible few weeks. Rondi, Karis and I left Japan on the 27th of December, and I took the train from Los Angeles to Sand Clemente to be with Jesse and Elina, while Rondi drove the rental car home. I got to stay with Jesse, Elina & Misha Rose a little longer than expected, since John's flight from Kuwait was postponed several times. We drove up to John's house in the desert on the 5th of January to anxiously await his homecoming. It was wonderful! (I will definately write more about this at a later date).
For the rest of these past few weeks, I have been busy seeing friends, helping (a little) with a combined 70th birthday for my dad, and a homecoming party for Johnny. Each one thought the party was for the other person, so it was a bit of a surprise for both of them. It was a wonderful time, and my brother Lee and his wife Janet did an absolutely terrific job.
I'm in Grass Valley, CA, now, taking care of puppies and the house while my aunt and Uncle Cliff are at the hospital in San Francisco. Uncle Cliff has been very ill with liver cancer, and these past few days we have been in the middle of another terrible episode of jaundice. It's not quite clear just exactly what is causing all of the trouble this time around, but a big difference for me is that I'm HERE, instead of across the Pacific, to help in any way I can!
I hope to write again soon, so ... stay tuned ...