It's been a great two weeks with family.  That's why I haven't been blogging!

After Christmas I had Trevor (8) and Chloe (7) here for three days.  They were a joy to be around.  We just did simple things--shopping for food, cooking, reading, playing basketball with the new hoop Gunther put up in my driveway.  Auggie and Anders slept over with their cousins, and I was in Nana-heaven.

On Jan 2, I went to Sayulita, Mexico with Gunther, Eliza, Auggie, and Anders.   Eliza's mom, Carmen flew down from San Diego, and Jamie and Paula Tipton and their kids, Eli and Lulu came too, (they are friends and also Harding School parents.) Berkeley landscaper, Heidi Becker also popped down. We all stayed together in a big place (Casa Blanca) that we rented right on the beach.  It was so much fun.  We cooked a lot of our meals--grilled fish, meat tacos, chicken pozole, grilled portobellos, polenta, cilantro sauce, salads, guacamole, salsa, corn salsa, with a few beers, margueritas, and pina coladas along the way!  

We also went for another boat trip with Darren--like we did last year. (If you want his details let me know!)  He and Gunther have become Facebook friends, so maybe he'll have our pictures up there.

I'm glad to be back home now, despite the unseasonal chill in the El Cerrito air...