Mother's Day Weekend

So, it was a long weekend. The Bar Mitzvah yesterday did indeed take up the whole day, but it was not at all unpleasant. We picked up the MIL -- the FIL stayed home -- and a cousin of hers joined us at her house and rode with us there and back to the Bar Mitzvah itself. I had met him years earlier, but didn't remember how pleasant he was, plus, as it turns out, he is one of the genuine heroes in the world. Here's why: he's retired to New Jersey now (a widower), but he was for all his working life a firefighter in Staten Island, which is one of the five "boroughs" that make up New York City, each as big (or bigger) than most other cities. Staten Island is actually closer to New Jersey than to Manhattan. Anyway, he was some upper-ranked firefighter, and on 9/11, as soon as he heard what happened, he immediately gathered 200 firefighters from Staten Island and commandeered the Staten Island ferry to get to get them to the scene of the towers right away. And then he stayed there for about two weeks. So, quite a guy.

Today the girls took me to see the Star Trek movie, which we all liked very, very much, and then met the Hubs for dinner. And now I'm wondering where the hell my sister is and why she hasn't called me today. (I call her once, but not a second time. If there's no answer, the ball's in her park. She doesn't listen to her messages, and she doesn't always check the caller ID log. In other words, it's impossible to get her in an emergency, or might be. But I've been asked not to call more than once, so I don't. Hope she's still there somewhere.)

Ah, it's back to work tomorrow. My knee is much, much better after a couple of days off it, as well as using the cane for balance. I'll see what tomorrow brings.

Happy Mother's Day, all.


watching KING OF THE HILL :: ENTRY #2041
READING: American Lion: Andrew Jackson by Jon Meacham