What is going on?

This is the third time I have written a blog.  Hope it works this time.  Bet Pop never lost a letter in the ether.

So, one more try. I think I started with the weather each time - cold and rainy, this weekend. It was too bad for our house guests, the Lockerys, our friends from Lagos, who were here for their son's graduation from GWU. It looked like the rain would hold off for the ceremony on the mall today. We did have dinner with them last night and Joe and Margaret were able to join us. And it rained.

Another Peter, this time our brother, joined us last weekend ahead of his big federal appeals case on flight paths to the New York area airports. I gather the actual arguments did not go so well before this conservative court, but it sure was nice to see him and and talk important things like baseball and Supreme Court and teaching. And guitar. Peter played and gave Mary a few free lessons.

Did someone mention Mother's Day? YES!! We talked to Mom and she sounded like she was on a healthy upswing. She said Johanna had come over during the day. We had a nice dinner here which Joe, Margaret and Peter joined. Did someone mention the ice cream? I highly recommend Ben and Jerry's Coffee Heath Bar Crunch.

Next weekend, we're heading to Annie's graduation, via Pittsfield, Vancouver and Ottawa. John managed to convince people that he was needed back in Canada for a couple of days. Tough assignment.

Amidst the rain has been the effort to cut the grass. It grows like a terrarium here. Last year, John went green and cheap and got a push, reel mower. It savid on gas but cut lousily. So John went green and expensive and bought this week an electric mower. Let's hope it works more than once.

And then there's Sean's birthday (hope you had fun), Matthew's birthday coming up, Peter and Janet's anniversary, Claire's graduation. Big days, enjoy them all!