He's come a long way from the first day when one brave student raised her hand and asked, like Oliver, "Please, sir, can you show us the pictures?" He has also enjoyed doing science with them, and going on field trips. Larry's at their school every Monday, when he works in the library doing, among other things, reading a story to their fourth-grade classes. We also hope to take some extended-weekend jaunts.
Although she misses having more time with her students, it's leaving her with more time for reading, aerobic dancing, socializing with friends, being an art docent in Ray and Rose's school and, starting in the new year, a volunteer reading tutor for a junior high student yet to be assigned. Judy continues to teach English as a Second Language but, starting in September, the California fiscal crisis led to her to alter her teaching schedule to only mornings on Mondays and Tuesdays. Also, Larry and Judy, Paul, Suzie, Ray and Rose travelled to Club Med, Cancun in Mexico to swim, snorkel, play, sunbathe, and, for the grandchildren, take a flying trapeze course. In December, Larry finished his Vietnam memoir and posted it, minus the photos, on this blog. Judy went to a Forest Hills High School reunion and both of us celebrated Cousin Laura’s 105th birthday party. Judy and Larry visited New York a few times to enjoy visits with family and friends, see Manhattan museums and go to the theater. (Click on the image to see a bigger view of it.)
One day we hiked even higher and the girls were able to make snowballs to throw at their aged grandfather. They camped in tents at an elevation of almost 9,000 feet and experienced the clear cold air and peace of the California wilderness. Later in the summer, Larry and Lisa, Rodney, Leila, and Dahlia rented mules and horses for a pack trip into the Emigrant Wilderness in the Sierra Mountains of California. Michael and Arlene returned with us to northern California for some more vacation-especially seeing our kids and grandkids- before heading home to N.Y. Later this intrepid quintet visited the renowned Taliesen West and Sedona. Larry, egged on by his dare-devil cousin Esther, also took a helicopter tour of the canyon. Together we drove to the spectacular Grand Canyon (our first time!) and in- between indulged our genetically-driven food talk and food activities. This past summer Judy and Larry travelled to Arizona to share time with Michael and Arlene William and cousin Esther. Larry’s retirement finally “took” and he spent his time doing photographic projects, activities in support of the Fistula Foundation, volunteering at Ray and Rose William’s classes, and only a couple of brief trips to Ethiopia.
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