Knowing what was ahead, we tried to add fun things to \u00a0our calendar whenever we could. They included:<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0A road trip to North Carolina during Spring Break in April. We enjoyed a visit with my cousin Janet in Raleigh, and a visit with Nick’s cousin Nick in Winston-Salem. Lots of details and photos are at pisarro.org.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0One of Nick’s many interests is videography. He videotaped the Staples High School Annual One Act Play Festival in late April.<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0We attended a performance of the ballet “Don Quixote” at the Met at Lincoln Center in early May. One of my former students is an ABT dancer! Ballet slippers of the dancers were being sold as a fundraiser, and I bought hers! Way to go, Paulina!<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0We had dinner with dear friends. Thank you Judy and Harold, and Mari and Tony, for your support and friendship now and \u00a0through the years!<\/p>\n
\u2022\u00a0I marched for Earthplace in the Memorial Day Parade for the last time. \u00a0 Nick videotaped<\/a> the \u00a0entire 2 1\/2 hour parade and condensed it to two minutes.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0I retired from teaching at Earthplace Nursery School after 26 years. My colleagues gave me a \u00a0retirement party that filled my heart. Nicholas surprised us by flying in from California, and of course Carla joined us from the city. I treasure the memory.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0The family\u00a0of one of my colleagues owns an Asian food market\u00a0at which\u00a0they bring in dim sum from the city on Fridays. We put in our order at exactly the right time, because eating became a challenge for Nick the next day. But it was fun to remember \u00a0how we enjoyed \u00a0dim sum \u00a0when we lived in the city many years ago.<\/p>\n \u2022\u00a0We attended, and Nick videotaped, \u00a0an Eagle Scout Court of Honor. It’s always such a thrill to see such exemplary teenagers who have worked so hard though high school and are on the brink of the next major chapter\u00a0in their lives. I was glad that one of the young men did his project for Earthplace, and our friend and \u00a0Earthplace’s former director, John Horkel, was the keynote speaker. The name of Jack Berry, the troop’s former scoutmaster, was brought up many times. Jack was inspirational to many including Nick. During the years when Nicholas attended Boy Scout Camp, Nick always went along for a few days. He would return with stories of how Jack\u00a0worked to give the Scouts the best possible \u00a0camp experience. Jack is deeply missed and will always be remembered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Knowing what was ahead, we tried to add fun things to \u00a0our calendar whenever we could. They included: \u2022\u00a0A road trip to North Carolina during Spring Break in April. We enjoyed a visit with my cousin Janet in Raleigh, and a visit with Nick’s cousin Nick in Winston-Salem. Lots of details and photos are at … Continue reading Fun<\/span>