All sworn in

I had the joyful experience of accompanying Brighton to his swearing in. So proud. We went together to the notary, and, just the three of us, watched as Brighton took his oath.

The official ceremony isn't until December, but in the meantime, his paperwork has been submitted, and we're just waiting for his license number. A wonderful day -Brighton achieves his dream.

Adventures in Yosemite

I got back from Yosemite last night - what a lovely weekend that was! Brighton and I drove up on Friday early, and enjoyed a relaxing afternoon wandering the valley floor. Saturday a.m., he & I spent shopping for hiking boots for him. Although it's a pain finding shoes for his feet (like mine!), in the end we were successful. So Saturday afternoon we decided to head up to Vernal Falls. A wonderful hike, but I haven't climbed so many stairs since Rome!
Saturday night Tyer, Annalisa & Bob arrived, & we enjoyed a couple hands of gin rummy together before bed. Sunday we got everyone packed up and I dropped them off at Tenaya Lake for their trip back to Tuolomne Meadows.

Here's the adventure part - Bob just called me - there's a fire in Yosemite, and everyone has been turned back. Oh well. It was still a lot of fun!

Another milestone for the Family

Well, today is a BIG day for us - Brighton just got word that the very last delay in getting sworn in to the Bar is complete!! YEAH!! So now, as soon as they're doing a swearing in ... he's IN! Yippie! As soon as he's sworn in ... PARTAY! (And if you don't know what that means, you don't get to!)