The best Saturday

Today has been wonderful. I'll try to keep my eyes open for a little while so I can write, but it's late so no guarantees.

We all slept in today, I was the first one up at 8:20. We got ourselves together and out the door by 10:10, we walked over to shul (synagogue) and the service was over a little early. We had a nice nosh, then headed over to Edward and Ginna's house for lunch.

There's something about Ginna, I don't know exactly how to put it - she exudes serenity. When I am with her it rubs off on me, and it did that in spades today. Her food is extraordinary, their son Isaac is completely adorable, and I felt comforted and nurtured. We just sat and talked and ate (and ate and ate), I was sorry to leave.

That serene feeling continued -- we snoozed for a couple of hours (and the kids left us alone - hurray!) with windows wide open, sun streaming in, a cool breeze. It was simply delicious.

As the sun started to set we put ourselves together to go to the concert I won tickets for - Ornette Coleman, a legendary iconoclastic sax man. I heard music that I never even imagined before, it was awesome.

While people poured out of the Masonic Hall on Nob Hill behind us, we decided to call our friends Deb and Jim, and we met them for a bite to eat. Deb has agreed to be my volunteer coordinator, and I am about to provide her with names and email addresses for everyone who has offered to help us. She will be in touch with you if you have offered.

Deep sigh. There was so much support and kindness toward me today, so many prayers said in so many places . . . I'm overwhelmed in every good way