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Make a Donation
At the San Antonio Botanical Garden there are many ways to show your support and allocate your contributions to specific programs. Scroll below to see some of the main areas where you can make a difference. For customized donations please contact the Development office at 210-536-1408.
Annual Fund
Your gift to the Annual Fund helps sustain the Garden as an important community asset. Your gift makes an immediate impact at the Garden and maintains all aspects of programming and operations, including education, health & wellness, conservation, community events, and our grounds and facilities. Please consider making a meaningful gift to the Annual Fund today.
Supporting the Garden
The San Antonio Botanical Garden is a horticultural resource for South Texas, showcasing a wide variety of plants you won't find anywhere else. It requires daily care including watering, pruning, weeding, mulching, thinning, and even harvesting, to keep it looking its best.
- $1 a day provides care and support to the Garden each and every day of the year.
- $50 supports the volunteer efforts to propagate and grow unique, regionally-sensitive plants for public sales throughout the year.
"I would like to thank everyone at the garden for working so hard to keep it beautiful. It is our escape from stress…When we are there, nothing else matters."
Leah Myer, frequent visitor
Supporting Education
Educational programs and classes at the Garden connect children to nature, help you get in touch with your artistic side, provide health and wellness opportunities, and give you the know-how to be a better gardener and steward of the environment.
- Gifts of all sizes help sustain the wide variety of classes offered at the Garden.
- $250 ($21/month) pays transportation costs to make an engaging, hands-on learning experience at the Garden possible for an entire class.
- A $500 ($42/month) gift makes transportation and the Terrarium Ecosystem Program available for an entire class.
- $2,500 ($208/month) provides the supplies and staffing necessary for a week-long summer camp or a Family Flashlight Night.
"We had a GREAT trip today. Your lesson was fantastic and the students love their terrariums. The San Antonio Botanical Garden is a great place for a field trip, and the funding for bus transportation made it possible."
2nd grade teacher
Conservation and Research
The San Antonio Botanical Garden was among the first group of organizations to join the Center for Plant Conservation (CPC) network in 1984. As the primary institution responsible for 13 of some of the rarest native plant species in the United States, our plant research and conservation efforts may represent the final bulwark against the extinction of a species.
- $120 ($10/month) helps provide the resources needed to protect endangered plants by developing germination protocols, collecting wild seed from disappearing populations, and growing and sharing threatened species.
"Working with the CPC and other conservation organizations, we can better ensure that Texas rare and endangered plants are not lost forever."
G. Shannon Smith, Ph.D., Former Director of Rare Plants and Research
Arts and Culture
Cultural programs at the Garden like Santikos Art in the Garden, Starlight Movies in the Garden, Dog Days, and National Public Gardens Day create new memories for thousands of visitors each year. Supporting cultural activities at the Garden draws new visitors to the Grounds and fosters the concept that we are more than a garden.
- $1,000 ($83/month) makes a movie possible or supports the installation and upkeep of an art sculpture for a year.
"We come every year to the movies and other events. We just love it."
Ed and Marcia McKenna, Members


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This was my family's first-ever trip to Hawaii - so we were looking forward to this trip w/ much anticipation. We went with a group of experienced cruisers - some had cruised to Hawaii before aboard Zaandam, others had been to Hawaii ... Read More
This was my family's first-ever trip to Hawaii - so we were looking forward to this trip w/ much anticipation. We went with a group of experienced cruisers - some had cruised to Hawaii before aboard Zaandam, others had been to Hawaii but not aboard a ship, and others had cruised but not to Hawaii. Our friend and travel agent made the arrangements for our group and also for our shore excursions, pre-cruise hotel, Bon Voyage dinner, Meet and Greet - plus she procured HAL luggage tags for our group! Can't say enough good things about her. Embarcation was fine despite the fact that the [I]Carnival Spirit[/I] was embarking on her 8 day cruise the same day - the hotel across the street where we were staying was full and the lines on the pier were tremendous: We were glad to stay at the hotel for a couple extra hours to enjoy breakfast on the terrace and a couple of drinks at the bar as the lines on the pier dissipated. One thing to note is that HAL no longer takes your CC for the shipboard account on the pier - either you do it online or you must swing by the front office to set up your account: I waited a couple days to go to the desk to do this to avoid the lines. Service was splendid and the staff and crew were outstanding - I cannot say enough about how wonderful the crew are aboard Zaandam: CD Anthony is the best I've ever experienced. Edy, Geoffrey, Wayou, Rafael, the guys in the Crow's Nest, the Ocean Bar and Lido Bar and our cabin stewards as well as the spa staff and Kris and Iris at the Front Office took really great care of us. The band was good and the activities were plentiful, if one wished to participate - otherwise, there was plenty of time and space to relax and read a good book (for this itinerary I recommend "Letters from Hawaii" by Mark Twain - available thru Amazon) I also cannot say enough good things about our waiter's conscientiousness regarding my Gluten-Free diet. Scotty and I also caught sinus infections (it seemed to be going around) on the return trip and we both went to the infirmary on separate days - and we were both dealt with kindly and professionally by the staff and the same Doctor we met last year aboard Noordam. Iris helped us have two Meet and Greets in the Crow's Nest - which I highly recommend, particularly on a longer itinerary, as folks seem to have so much more to share at the end of the cruise. I was also invited to a tea w/ our HM, Fierman, and GRM, Iris, who asked us group leaders how we felt about the cruise - I thought this was a nice touch and showed genuine concern for our well-being. The ship did schedule some LGBT unhosted meetings in the Crow's Nest but they weren't well attended. Seems that our group was nearly all the LGBT that were aboard and we knew one another already. Never went to a show. The very idea of scheduling the main seating show before dinner during cocktail hour is ridiculous - and scheduling the Ocean Bar band to take their break during cocktail hour is even dumber! The trio in the Ocean Bar was good despite the drummer's apparent surliness for the first half of the cruise - Thankfully he managed to get himself thrown off the ship in Hawaii during a Coast Guard inspection and the remaining duo seemed much happier without him. The HAL Cats were rather good - but as with most HAL Cats combos, they need to turn down the amplification... The itinerary was wonderful and we saw so much - every Hawaiian port was truly enjoyable. Some highlights of the trip included encountering a huge herd of dolphins mid-ocean westbound who raced to meet the ship in such great numbers as if we were offering free crack in the ghetto. We also saw a great many whales frolicking off the port of Lahaina, Maui all about the ship all day long. Our friend, Mary, rented a van and drove a number of us around Honolulu to Pearl Harbor, Iolani Palace and the state government buildings, and afterwards to the Royal Hawaiian on Waikiki for a delightful lunch (I could stay there forever...) Kona is a lovely port just to wander around: much better than Hilo where one must take a taxi or bus to get out of the former Military installation and into town, and Kauai is a gorgeous rustic island which is very much the way I imagined Hawaii to be. I think of my short time in Hawaii, I'd have to say that my favorite ports were Kawai, Honolulu and Kona. Sadly - [I]Zaandam[/I] herself was not up to the standard of what I expected a HAL ship to look like after the recent January drydock (I could see it from my apartment here in SF for two weeks so I know it was there!) The cabins were in good condition, and the dining room chairs were brand new - but other than that, I could not tell you what had been done: Hull and Superstructure are in desperate need of paint - Rust streaks are everywhere, the paint was scraped away beneath the bow anchors to such an extent that it appeared more rust than blue (Some painting was done on the portside bow while we were in Kauai - nowhere else) and paint is bubbling and peeling around the windows and hull-doors so that one can easily see the rust streaks on the white superstructure from pier or tender. Lightbulbs burnt out all over the place - and of the 6 chandeliers in the MDR, 1 was never lit for the entire cruise. Lamps in the Lido were broken or crooked. Torn and frayed upholstery in the Lido and certain public rooms on Upper Promenade Deck. Broken out windows in the Lido. Filthy windows, including the Magrodome itself until after we had had some rain in Hilo and Kauai. Decorative decals that wrap around the bulkhead surrounding the opening for the Magrodome are decayed and peeling off in the central areas. Ships clocks are unsynchronized, and the TV channel that gives time and date was often wrong. Forward Lido clock under the Magrodome is correct - Aft Lido clock under the Magrodome is off by 3 1/2 hours. Scuffs and scrapes in the hard flooring around the Lido bar. (It wouldn't take a couple hours one night w/ a floor polisher to get rid of those scrapes, says the Old Military man...) Cracking and peeling finishes on the wooden tables near the Lido Bar. Broken chairs in the Lido Restaurant (I pinched my finger in the loose arm joint of one chair while pulling it beneath me - nearly fell through the broken seat of another...) Hair Salon only had one cape to cover clients - the beauticians had to share back and forth while doing Mother's hair and mine. Also, a chair in the salon had broken brakes: After Mom had her hair washed, the ship rolled and she rolled helplessly towards the windows scaring her half-to-death! Dirty tile in the Thermal Spa - I could take my hand and wipe the dirt away from the tile around the T-Pool. I really wanted to take a scrub-brush to the place! Frayed and poorly laid carpets in the corridors - I could easily see the concrete between the gaps in the cuts! Of the 8 lamp standards around the aft pool: 2 had new lamp globes, 4 had yellowed and filthy globes, and 2 had no globes at all! Damaged artwork: One of the carved marble sculptures outside the Sports Bar was tied up with rope to hold it together throughout the cruise, and the great circular painting at the top of the midship stairwell had gilding from the frame peeled off from what appeared to be tape that had been applied here & there. Broken Lifeboat Davit? Portside-Aft davit was left extended throughout the return trip to California - Didn't notice if it was extended for the entire cruise... Broken Granite floor tiles in the elevators and a huge gouge in the door of one elevator. When I asked the Captain during one of his talks what happens during a drydock, he mentioned that there's quite a lot of maintenance that goes on - cleaning the hull, polishing the propellers, etc - which is all well and good. I later asked our kind Hotel Manager, Fierman, about the poor condition of the ship to which he replied, "I know". He did say that many ports prohibit painting and window-washing nowadays - but again, one would think that the floors and tiles could have been scrubbed, lightbulbs could have been changed and a good coat of paint could have been slapped on the ship as she sat in the drydock for two weeks, don't you? Yes, it's a 10 year old ship, but it's not going to make it another 10 years unless Seattle puts some time and effort into the condition of this ship - Ryndam and Statendam were in better condition last fall than Zaandam today! IMO, who cares about new showroom furniture, rearranged cocktail lounges and shops and the sliding glass door staterooms that are being installed on the ships when the basics go ignored? Would I go to Hawaii again? In a heartbeat. Would I take a Hawaii cruise again? I believe that seeing Hawaii by ship is probably the best way to go - I wouldn't know which island to go to first and think that I might get bored had I been on only one island. However, I honestly don't think that it's worth the time away to only spend 4 days in port and not 5 - All those days at sea got to be a bit much on the return trip that a mere 4 ports just wouldn't be worth it unless an overnight were planned someplace like Honolulu. I'd either book the one 15-day cruise in January 2011 that still includes Kona or the 30-day Polynesian/Pacific Cruise that includes Hawaii - but I wouldn't do the 14-day Hawaiian cruise from San Diego. ...and despite the exceptional staff and crew - whom I've realized is very much the reason I continue to sail HAL - until HAL gets its act in order and cleans up the ship and does some necessary repairs, I wouldn't book any cruise aboard Zaandam as the sad condition of the ship was the most disappointing aspect of the entire cruise. Read Less
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HARROGATE, Tenn. - The Walsh Cavaliers softball team opened the 2019 regular season with a doubleheader in Tennessee on Saturday (Feb. 9).
The Cavaliers fell 12-4 to Maryville in game one and 9-0 to Lincoln Memorial in the nightcap.
Game One vs. Maryville
Walsh used two walks in the top of the first inning, scoring both runners. Katelyn Kennedy and Abbey Yaugher both walked and scored on a two-run triple by Brooke Six.
Maryville scored seven runs in the first two innings, taking the 7-2 lead.
In the third inning, Walsh cut the lead to four runs with one run scored. Katelyn Loughman led off the inning with a double. Three batters later, Kirsten Reed plated Loughman with a RBI single.
The Cavaliers continued to chip away at the Saints in the fourth inning. Annie Dehnke and Rebekah Hoffee both walked and Olivia Edgell reached on an error. Loughman singled home Dehnke as the Cavs trailed 7-4.
Maryville scored four more runs in the fourth and one in the fifth, winning game one 12-4 in five innings.
Loughman led the team with two hits in the opener, with a run scored and driven in.
Game Two vs. Lincoln Memorial
The Railsplitters scored one run in the first, four in the second, three in the third and one in the fourth as Lincoln Memorial won 9-0 in five innings.
Hoffee had one hit for the Cavaliers in game two. Shelbi Gregg allowed three runs (one earned) in two innings of relief.
The Cavaliers will face the same two teams on Sunday (Feb. 10), concluding the weekend. Walsh will play Maryville at 10:00 AM and Lincoln Memorial at 3:00 PM.


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Cape Magician's Circle turns 80
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tags: magic, College of Magic, Cape Magicians Circle, events, photo diary, Cape Town.
The CMC - Cape Magician's Circle - has turned 80, and its birthday celebrations started with the Magic Auction, held today (2013 March 21) at the College of Magic in Cape Town. Photos below; Bryan Miles has a video on YouTube.
On Saturday, 2013 March 23, the celebrations continued with a day-long event at De Hollandsche Molen camp site near Franschhoek. The activities started with a workshop, led by Wayne Abrahamse, on humour in magic, and concluded with the screening of a Paul Daniels video on increasing your earnings with your magic act.
During the workshop, Wayne discussed the anatomy of humour in the light of the THREES formula (devised by Mel Helitzer), which focuses on the "what" and "why" of humour: Target, Hostility, Realism, Exaggeration, Emotion and Surprise. He quoted multiple-Emmy award winner Gene Perret (comedy writer for the Carol Burnett Show, and various Bob Hope shows) who said that comedy is mentally pulling the rug out from the audience, but first you must get them to stand on to it. Wayne also pointed out the value of collecting jokes and humorous comments, but also emphasised cultivating a sense of humour as a way of going through life. And especially for me, he quoted Dorothy Parker: "If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to." We were invited to think up some funny come-backs in the not-uncommon scenario of an audience member's cellphone ringing during a performance. In fact, Wayne pointed out that magicians shouldn't insist on cellphones being turned off - when one inevitably rings, it creates a spontaneous comedic situation. Some of the responses included: that's probably the Bull's coach looking for players; if it's for me, tell the debt collector you never saw me; depending on the ring-tone, respond to it; if it's your wife, tell her I'll be there within an hour; strike up an absurd one-sided conversation; hey, they're playing our tune, let's dance; ask the caller to select a card and perform an impromptu mentalist routine.
Following a leisurely braai, visitors to the camp site were invited to attend a magic show, with Stuart Lightbody and Wolfgang Riebe head-lining. In-between the performances, Wayne, Stuart, Alexander May, and Bruce Kilgour table-hopped and delighted the guests.
[top-left] Wayne Abrahamse. [top-centre] Bruce Kilgour. [top-right] Stuart "Would this face lie to you?" Lightbody. [middle-left] Alexander May. [middle-centre] Joel Meyerowitz and Alexander May. [middle-right] MJ Watson. [bottom-left] AJ Kock. [bottom-centre] Alexander and Sandra. [bottom-right] Shaun.
Braai and table-hopping with Wayne Abrahamse, Bruce Kilgour and Stuart Lightbody. [below] Wolfgang Riebe has the crowd in stitches.
Table-hopping with Stuart Lightbody and Alexander May.
[top-right] AJ goes walk-about with his screwdriver. [bottom] Stuart Lightbody performing.
[top-left] Wayne Abrahamse (CMC President, President Emeritus of the Cape Order of Magicians, and Founder President of the South African Magic Council) opening the day's proceedings. [top-centre] Demonstration of X-Ray Glasses. [bottom-left] Wolfgang Riebe, running the second half of the auction. [bottom-right] Jacques le Sueur showing how an Egg Can can double as a hat production, sceptically watched by Wolfgang and Wayne. [right] Some of the auction goodies, including a foxy vent puppet made for one of Wolfgang's TV shows.
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Fire eating vs. Fire Breathing: Fire eating is the art of manipulating flame, the signature move of which is to extinguish the torch using one's mouth. Traditionally a fire eater will breathe fire as well, but not always. Fire breathing is seldom performed by itself. It is spectacular, but very brief. Even with a mouth full of fuel, doing multiple expulsions, the fire breathing only lasts 30 seconds to a minute in most shows. A fire eating act (or fire breathing act) can last between 4 and 10 minutes depending on the performer, and it still involves fairly spectacular stunts. For this reason it is actually more expensive to limit the performance to fire breathing, since it involvers swallowing more of the toxic fuel, and is more hazardous for the performer.
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Each performer can provide up to three performances of 4-8 minutes each during the course of the hour.
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Little foundation for adoption of healthcare analytics tools
The healthcare industry has to get better at data management basics before they push headlong into the adoption of analytics tools.
Various industries have developed analytics tools that could improve the delivery of care, but implementing them in the healthcare industry could prove challenging.
Speaking during a Deloitte webcast, titled "The big data revolution: Unlocking the power of healthcare analytics," David Biel, principal and national technology lead in the Life Sciences and Health Care practice at Deloitte Consulting LLP, said there are a number of factors pushing providers to adopt analytics. Payment reform is the biggest driver. Payers, both public and private, are increasingly trying to get providers to reorganize themselves as accountable care organizations. At the same time, there is a lot of convergence among providers and payers, with a number of mergers creating integrated care delivery systems. These types of organizations put a premium on being able to analyze data to improve treatment outcomes and lower costs.
Other industries have already developed tools for this, but the challenge is applying it to healthcare.
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principal, Deloitte Health Informatics
"From a data perspective, that's driving the need to mix together clinical and claims data so you can understand what's happening within a cohort," Biel said.
But it may be a challenge for many providers to get to this point. Healthcare is still at a point where the fundamentals of data management are stumbling blocks, Biel said. Right now, many organizations, even large integrated delivery networks, do not have centralized data warehouses that organize patient records and claims in a useful way. Most providers have small data systems that serve a single department. This keeps information siloed and makes it difficult to pull together large data sets on entire patient populations to look for meaningful relationships.
Privacy is another major factor holding back the adoption and use of healthcare analytics tools. Dan Housman, director and chief technology officer at Recombinant By Deloitte, a data warehousing consulting firm, said there is a lot of confusion around privacy regulations. A lot of providers think HIPAA laws prevent them from moving or sharing data, a misconception that hinders analytic work.
But while some providers may think they are more handcuffed by privacy laws than they are, HIPAA does still present challenges. For example, Housman said, patients are supposed to be able to ask for a record of everyone employed by their provider who touched their data. However, it is unclear if this applies to analytics vendors who use de-identified data for statistical analyses.
Housman said there have always been questions about who was allowed to look at a patient record, but now, as more and more information gets stored in EHR documents, the answers to these questions are becoming even less clear. In order to make analytics a bigger part of clinical care delivery, the industry will need to figure out how to maintain patient privacy while giving data analysts the access they need.
Brett Davis, general manager of Deloitte Health Informatics, said providers have access to more electronic data than ever before, and all this information represents an opportunity. One of the key challenges will be in figuring out how to locate meaningful information within noisy data sets. Davis said other industries have already developed the technology to do this, so it is not principally a technology problem. The main task will be to implement these analytics tools within healthcare's unique regulatory environment and technological limitations.
"Other industries have already developed tools for this, but the challenge is applying it to healthcare," he said. "All these new data sources are going to present additional opportunities and challenges going forward."
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(Guest post from Nicole Cody, Owner, Soccer Shots of Greater St. Charles)
Our oldest son, Micah, has played team sports since he was 4 (he is almost 8 now). He started with soccer, and added basketball about a year ago. Over the last four years, I have spent many (many) hours as the model soccer mom, on the sidelines cheering him on…
"Micah, please pay attention to the game and stop hanging like Spiderman in the net."
"Son, you should apologize to him for that slide tackle."
"Honey, it's OK to pass the ball to your teammate once in awhile."
"You. Are. On. The. SAME. TEAM!!!!!!!"
"Goooooooooaaaaaaaaallllllllllllll!" (which, one week, was quickly followed by "is it really necessary to celebrate your goal by pretending to make a snow angel in the middle of the field????")
This past weekend, he played in his first basketball game of the season, and my view from the sideline allowed me to see – and appreciate – the difference that a really, really, really good coach can make.
Micah was placed on a recreational co-ed basketball team with Coach Julio. I've seen a lot of coaches over the last four years, but I have not experienced a coach like Coach Julio. I knew he was special at the first practice, when he said, "I'm going to be loud, but you'll hear me being loud to encourage and teach the kids." True story – he is loud but encouraging… Maybe one of the most encouraging coaches I've ever seen. He has been able to connect with my son in a way that not many other coaches have before… he is a very patient teacher with a rowdy group of second-grade boys. During this game, I found myself paying more attention to how consumed he was at making sure the boys were having fun and learning. The ref called everything – traveling, double dribble, you name it – and I'm pretty sure there were four baskets scored during the entire (hour-long) game. No one kept score (that I could tell), not even the coach or the players, and for my ultra-competitive little guy, that was a miracle in and of itself. And even though the whistle kept blowing, Coach Julio never lost his patience and never stopped encouraging the boys. He clapped, he cheered, and he gave high fives like they were going out of style.
He consistently and repeatedly communicated with my son in a way that he could understand and connect with. He was constantly getting to Micah's level – making eye contact and showing that he was engaged and in it with them.
He knew all their names… even after only a couple hours with them. And then, today, when I checked my email, Coach Julio had taken headshots of each of the boys and made a poster with their picture and name so that they could all learn and remember their teammates' names.
Did I mention that Coach Julio is a volunteer coach?
As a Soccer Shots owner, this experience struck me because at Soccer Shots, coaches are really important.
We look for people who will not only be dependable and patient, but will (more importantly) be encouraging with the children who play with us. We look for coaches who are able to make Soccer Shots the best 30 minutes of a child's week. We hire coaches who believe that it's more than just soccer – coaches who truly believe that they have the ability to leave a lasting impact on the youth that we serve through the game of soccer. We hire coaches who not only understand that this is the foundation of our program, but who also take their responsibilities as a role model to tiny, amazing little people very seriously.
To be honest, it's not easy to find these types of coaches. It's tempting to "settle" when faced with a very full schedule, a fast-approaching season, and a shortage of talented instructors.
As a parent, it is this kind of experience that I imagined for my child when I signed him up for sports in the first place. And it's the kind of experience that only a really, really, really good coach can provide. Maybe he'll stick with basketball… or soccer… or maybe he won't. But either way, I guarantee that he will remember Coach Julio and think of him with a smile.
And I will too.


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Sustainability & Small Batch Spirits in San Diego
We get it: San Diego has perfect weather. It's almost obnoxiously perfect to those who yearn for autumn leaves and spring rain, but it's anything but obnoxious to the over 5,000 farmers who call it home. With a growing season that lasts all year round, an abundance of local produce consistently makes its way to local farmers markets, restaurants, and yes—bars.
Although San Diego's craft beer scene has reigned supreme for a decade, artisanal distilleries are quietly—and quickly— catching up in popularity. Palate fatigue over ultra-hoppy brews may account for some of the switch, but innovative cocktail techniques and an emphasis on sustainability also contribute to the local shift.
Some distilleries—like 619 Vodka and You & Yours Distilling Company—pride themselves at sourcing organic and local ingredients to make their spirits. Many restaurants specifically stock their bar and kitchen with as many sustainable ingredients as they can—like Café 21, which works with Los Angeles-based organic spirits maker Greenbar Distillery, or One Door North, which partners with the Surfrider Foundation and follows their "Ocean Friendly Restaurant Policy."
A number of bar and restaurant cocktail programs, like Royale, actually spun off from farms. Jordan Brownwood, co-owner of Royale and Nopalito Farms, an eight-acre certified organic farm in northern San Diego, explains. "During the early stages of opening Royale, we started thinking about how to incorporate our produce into the cocktail program. We had the freshest possible ingredients right at our fingertips, so it wasn't really ever a question of if we should use our own organic fruit, just how to use it."
Although San Diego does enjoy a non-stop growing season, that doesn't mean chefs or bartenders have unlimited access to the same ingredients all the time. Chef Leyla Javadov of Café 21 describes the challenge of a having a rotating supply: "One of the most important concepts that we stick to every day is sustainability, which can be tricky during months when certain things are not in season. But having one of the best fruit and vegetable purveyors in San Diego really helps us out. We use whatever is in season, and everything is organic. All of the fruit is utilized to develop unique and balanced cocktails."
This seasonality forces creativity, which continues to set the bar high when it comes to San Diego's cocktail industry. Of course, the State of California's Craft Distillers Act of 2015 (AB 1295), which eased restrictions on small-scale distillers, helped cultivate a more conducive environment for sustainable spirits to flourish. Still, the alternating produce grown locally means cocktail menus are in constant flux. Brownwood takes it in stride. "A patron might initially be upset when we can't pour them a daiquiri in April, but when we put a kumquat rum smash in front of them instead, that feeling is usually quickly forgotten."
Distilleries aren't exempt from the seasonal sourcing challenges either. Laura Johnson, owner and head distiller at You & Yours, uses blood oranges to make their popular Winter Gin. A bad crop in 2017 limited their ability to mass produce the specific spirit, which meant she had to focus her attention elsewhere. And once her supply of blood oranges runs out, that's it. "We'll stop making that gin until next year, regardless of demand." Even with those challenges, distilleries like You & Yours remain steadfast in their commitment to sustainability, following a "zero waste" approach in their cocktail programs.
"Because we use so much fresh citrus in our gins, we have a lot of peeled citrus leftover that gets juiced for the menu," says Johnson. "Anything else we have left—herb stems or other scraps, garnish, etc.—also gets juiced or similarly broken down into syrups or cordials that can either be used for Dealer's Choices or frozen for later use. Anything we can't put to good use gets composted." Customers seem to notice and appreciate this attention to detail and commitment to sustainability, even in small amounts. While 100% local, sustainable, organic sourcing isn't always possible, many San Diego bars, restaurants, and distilleries do what they can without restricting themselves into an inability to produce. For example, 619 Vodka uses mostly locally farmed ingredients — specifically for their fruit-forward Limoncellos — but for non-regional items like vanilla, owner Nick Apostolopoulos is comfortable looking beyond Southern California.
With the idea that even a little bit helps, it's no wonder San Diego's cocktail scene continues to push the envelope of sustainability and responsible sourcing. And to those who haven't yet embraced the movement, Chef Layla has some advice.
"I would tell them to get on the train fast."
Beth Demmon is a San Diego-based freelance writer and journalist who specializes in food + drink. Follow her on Instagram at @thedelightedbite or view her work at San Diego CityBeat, Thrillist, Hipcamp, or bethdemmon.com.


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well, I don't know what happened to the below post. Nevermind. had a hell of a day, didn't make it to alesund as weather impossibility bad. couldn't even see my bars let alone the road. decided to head to geiranger via the trollstigveien. amazing scenary despite horrible weather. mountains, waterfalls, you name it, I had it today. capped off with the mind blowing geirangerfjord, which is where I'm camping now. its just started pouring down again but everything's soaked anyway so gonna have a beer and enjoy looking at today's pics. hopefully one of them below. cheers
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Kidambi Srikanth is on a roll. Currently ranked number four in the world, he is right now at the peak of his career.
Srikanth clinched the French Open on October 29 to become the first Indian shuttler to win four Super Series titles in a season.
However, the man is not interested in rankings at the moment.
"Rankings don't matter to me, I just want to keep on doing well for India," he said while speaking to the media in Hyderabad.
While he admits that cricket shall always be India's favourite sport, the shuttler believes badminton players must keep their focus intact.
"I believe it's important to train hard and stay focused," he said.
Srikanth is open about the fact that his game has drastically improved as he can play the longer matches without losing his stamina.
"The training that I have put in over the last 8 to 10 months is paying off now."
With back-to-back titles at Denmark and France, Srikanth has sealed his place at the top of Destination Dubai rankings and would be a prime contender for the Super Series Final title in December.
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Right now, however he is just taking it one match at a time.
"Not really sure how I will go about the next tournaments, I have to go back and talk to my coach and decide what tournaments I will play before the Super Series finals," he added.


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Wednesday, April 24, 2013
Hello World
Hello World...
Thank God for another Day!
I know I have missed a few days, but yesterday when I got to work in the morning, my boss sent me a new carrier to train from another office.
So she is my second carrier in the last two weeks, and I must say another very positive young lady who is ready to work.
Under our new contract with the Postal Service we have set up a new position called City Carrier Assistants.
I don't know where all the men are, but so far I've only had two women.
Quote for the Day:
" I can't change the direction of the wind, but I can adjust my sails to always reach my destination"
Jimmy Dean
Have a Blessed Day!
Sunday, April 21, 2013
Good Morning World
Good Morning World...
Thank God for another Day
Quote for the Day:
Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
Lance Amstrong
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Saturday, April 20, 2013
Hello World
Hello World...
Thank God for another Day.
My thought for Today:
It's a beautiful day for walking.
Get out and take a nice brisk walk.
Although I walk for a LIVING, I realize that walking could possibly be saving my LIFE
Quote for the Day:
"Carry out a random act of kindness, with no expectation of reward, safe in the knowledge that one day someone might do the same for you" Princess Diana
Have a Blessed Day!
Friday, April 19, 2013
Good Morning World
Good Morning World...
Thank God for another day.
Quote for the Day:
"Service to others is the rent you pay for your room here on earth "
Muhammad Ali
Have a Blessed Day!
Thursday, April 18, 2013
Good Morning World
Good Morning World!
Thank God for another Day!
MY thought for today is...Do something unexpected for someone today!
Quote for the Day:
A Champion is someone who gets up...even when he can't
Jack Dempsey
Have a Blessed Day!
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The Roman Catholic priest was recognized for helping to carry an injured American for miles as Chinese captors led them on a death march, and for risking his life to drag the wounded to safety while dodging explosions and gunfire.
In November 1950, after Chinese soldiers overran U.S. troops near Unsan, Kapaun defied orders to evacuate, knowing it meant he would most certainly be captured. He pleaded with an injured Chinese officer to call out to his fellow Chinese to stop shooting, an act that spared the lives of wounded Americans.
As Kapaun was being led away, he came across another wounded American in a ditch and an enemy soldier standing over Sgt. Herbert Miller, ready to shoot. Kapaun pushed the enemy aside and helped Miller as they were taken captive. They arrived days later, by foot, at the village in Pyoktong, where a POW camp eventually was established.
"This is the valor we honor today — an American soldier who didn't fire a gun, but who wielded the mightiest weapon of all, a love for his brothers so pure that he was willing to die so that they might live," Obama said.
At the camp, Kapaun cleaned others' wounds, convinced them to share scarce food, offered them his own clothes and provided spiritual aid and comfort. On Easter in 1951, he defied his communist captors by conducting Mass with a makeshift crucifix.
The president said Kapaun showed that a touch of the divine exists even in hellish situations.
"Father Kapaun's life, I think, is a testimony to the human spirit, the power of faith, and reminds us of the good that we can do each and every day regardless of the most difficult of circumstances," Obama said.
The chaplain's nephew, Ray Kapaun, his face flush with emotion, accepted the medal from Obama on his uncle's behalf. Emil Kapaun's parents and his only sibling, a brother, are deceased.
"I don't think the enormity of what occurred today will actually hit me until my wife and I are heading home from this experience," Ray Kapaun, 56, said afterward. "A country boy from a small town in Kansas just received the nation's highest award for valor. That boy was my uncle."
He gave credit to fellow POWs who spent years lobbying for the Medal of Honor for the uncle he came to know only through stories others told.
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Wednesday, April 17, 2013
Good Morning World
My prayers go out to everyone in Boston.
Some of the best years in my life as a Shriner were spent in Boston
In the mid 90's we went to Syria Temple Ball every year
I remember the year that Otis Johnson and I got stuck in South Boston when everyone else left us when we made a wrong turn.
We drove until we found a gas station, and when we pulled into the gas station to ask for directions no one would help us
A black cab driver pulled up and asked us "do we know where we are"
We responded NO
He said you are in South Boston and you need to get out of here as fast as possible.
He led us out, and we ended up at a pier near some water.
Another black cab driver found us, and led us to the right road.
We had no idea that the racial tension was so huge there.
Although that was a bad experience, we had MANY more great times in Boston than bad.
Quote for the Day:
" If the mountain was smooth you couldn't climb it"
Have a Blessed Day!
Tuesday, April 16, 2013
Good Morning World
Good morning world,
Thank God for another day.
Once again Here I am trying to start this blog thing again.
I am going to try to update this blog daily, and several times if necessary.
I will be updating with photos and daily events going on in my life.
For the first post of the day I will always leave a daily quote.
Quote of the day:
Politicians are the same all over.
They promise to build a bridge even when there is no river.
Nikita Khrushchev
Have a Blessed Day!


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For a while I was daily doing "school" with James. Around the time I got really sick he decided he would no longer participate in school. So we are on summer break. However, I want to share the vowel activities I came up with for him to do:
He used an apple slice as a stamp with paint for "A":
For "E" I used this template. I traced all the pieces and then had him fit them on and glue them. Then he colored his elephant. For "U" he colored the umbrella and glued on the pre-cut rain drops.
For "O" I drew a large oval and had James glue on googly eyes and then he cut and glue legs to make an octopus. For "I" he glued a pre-cut ice cream cone and scoops of ice cream. Then he glued real "fwinkles" all over the ice cream.
For "Y" he simply cut pieces of yarn and glued them on a piece of paper.
Who knows if he is really learning his letters from these activities, but he enjoys doing them and I love to display them in our house!


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Leave the streets of Chiang Mai for a day. Leave the busy food stalls of the city for one time, and step into the culinary paradise called The River Market Restaurant. Situated in a enviable location, right on the Ping River, the restaurant is not only appearance. The impressive menu, the traditional architecture and a perfect service, make The River Market one of the best restaurants in Chiang Mai.
Do you love Thai cuisine? You'll love this place! Continue reading to discover what we've eaten and what we suggest you to eat!But first, we ask for a second of your time: click here and like our Facebook page! Thank you!
History of the restaurant
The River Market has been open for 5 years. The owner took care personally of its construction, since he followed all the steps by himself. All the wood used to build the place came from Baan Tee, a town east of Chiang Mai that specializes in recycling old buildings and sells used wood. 95% of the wood used in the construction of The River Market was recycled and almost all of the structures were built with hand tools. 35 workers lived on the site and worked on the building and a few still work in the kitchen up till this day!
The original idea was to build a beautiful structure that would capture the image of the old Chiang Mai. The building has been designed with Lanna and Burmese influences: It's designed to breath, with hot air rising and leaving through the cupola at the top. This keeps the building cool even in the hottest times of the year.
Why the River Market?
You are asking why you should choose this restaurant among the hundreds that you could find in Chiang Mai. Well, here's why:
– it has the best location in town. The placid river is just in front of the terrace, making the setting quite romantic. There is a nice garden between the terrace and the river, from where you can rest after lunch or dinner, let the kids play or just enjoy the view;
– the menu is extensive, and it combines Thai traditional flavors with innovative elements;
– the dishes are delicious;
– the prices are affordable!
What to eat
The menu of the River Market Restaurant is long enough to keep you looking at its pages for a while. It's divided into many sections: Starters, salads, from the earth, seafood, inviting the ancestors, and so on. We would suggest you to choose a dish from each section. Beware: You'll be hungry at the end of the post!
Pork dumplings
Zuzana's favorite
Our starter was these delicious steamed pork dumplings. The minced meat was evenly spiced with black pepper and topped with fried garlic. Take a dumpling, toss it into the soy sauce and let it melt in your mouth.
Tamarind glazed ribs
When the traditional cuisine meets the international ones, often something good comes out of it. This was the case of these great ribs. Soft and full of meat, the sweetness of the marinade was balanced perfectly with a hint of sour (from the tamarind) and salty flavors. The result? A great dish!
Green papaya salad with soft shell crabs
Enrico's favorite
Here is a pillar of Thai food. The traditional papaya was enriched by incredibly fresh crabs. They had been fried, before they topped the salad. Together with small dried shrimps, fish sauce and tomatoes, this is a must try at the River Market Restaurant. All the flavors of South East Asia in one single dish! Not only was it very good, but it also looked beautiful. Look at all these colors!
BBQ prawns with garlic
It's not easy to choose which was our favorite dish, and these prawns made our decision almost impossible. You know, you don't really expect such great seafood in Chiang Mai, that's not exactly close to the sea. And even though, these shrimps were among the best ones we had in Thailand. Big, very well cleaned, cooked perfectly on the charcoal. Topped with garlic, peppers and some fresh mushrooms, they made us crave for more. Another signature dish of the restaurant!
Northern Thai style chicken curry
A traditional dish "from the earth", it had everything that you'd expect from a good curry. The lemongrass and the basil gave it an intense, fragrant perfume, while tomatoes and chilies completed the deal. Eat it with rice for a complete experience!
Lamb kebab
If you want to try the international cuisine, the River Market Restaurant is also the right place. The choice of non-Thai dishes is quite big, and we gave a try to the lamb kebab. It was served with grilled vegetables, roasted potatoes and two different dips. One spicy and the other made of yogurt and mint. The lamb was marinated in lime juice, mint leaves and a bit of lemongrass. A touch of Thai in a typical middle Eastern dish. Overall, it was again no mistake. The meat was so tender and well cooked that it was melting in our mouths.
"We wanted to have a Thai restaurant that would serve delicious and quality food at a reasonable price. The River Market isn't the cheapest restaurant in Chiang Mai but it does offer value. The restaurant serves traditional Thai cuisine using quality ingredients. Old style recipes using new techniques. Many of our staff were taught to cook by their mothers and their grandmothers, and a few by fathers. This is the essential ingredient. Old style done new." – Said the owner. Well, we must say that they have succeeded.
You can't find these dishes in the streets of Chiang Mai. We love street food and we eat at the food stalls whenever it's possible, but sometimes we like comfort. You know, just sit at the table and watch the river flow. So, do yourself a favor and leave the streets of Chiang Mai for a day, or a night. Your belly will thank you!
Have you ever been to The River Market Restaurant in Chiang Mai? What dish would you try among the one we proposed? Let us know in the comments!


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That is the plan as of now. If my daily schedule works (and we never know what will actually work until we implement it), then this will be easy to maintain. School starts for Kaylee the 9th of August, and for the boys, the 15th of August, so this may not actually kick into high gear until September (though my personal plan is to shoot for August).Pin It
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Now, though, I'm sitting with the boys running around fighting with light sabers, bread is rising, laundry is washing, and a turkey is cooking in the roaster. I have to force this time on the computer — because there are so many other things around me that require my attention.
Dear Hallee: "Help!"
I'm embarrassed to say how long ago I received the following letter – several weeks at least. I read it, and started mulling over it and just never got back to it. It took me a while to decide how to respond, and then it took me a while to decide to respond here. The subject line in the email was "Help!"
Something About Me Most People Don't Know
One thing about my personality that most people can pick up on within a short amount of time in meeting me is that I'm a very capable person. If I see a task, I figure out a way to accomplish it. I'm good at logic, I'm good at critical thinking, I'm good at math, and I have a tendency to take charge and lead. All of those things combine into one neat little capable package.
This is the Time of Year…
…that floors go unswept, dishes sit in the dishwasher, and laundry is lucky to make it from washer to dryer before having to be re-washed. That ground gets tilled, seeds get planted, and flower pots and beds get filled.
Staying on Schedule
You can make schedules all day long. The challenge comes in implementing the schedule. Here's the way I've looked at it: I've thought about how a hired housekeeper for a large home is able to stay on task, keep it immaculate, and cook meals in the process. The answer is: she doesn't play around on Facebook all day, she doesn't watch television in the middle of the morning, she doesn't read a murder mystery in the middle of the afternoon — the housekeeper clocks in at a certain time in the morning, performs the daily tasks as the job description requires, and leaves in the evening. When I worked, I was able to do my job efficiently and exceptionally because I worked – all day long, I worked. I had a schedule, I kept it.
Of Course It's Not Easy! It's Work!
Homemaking is a job. It requires full time attention. It encompasses a huge amount of responsibility from maintaining a clean home, doing laundry, cooking, caring for children, caring for the spouse, gardening, preserving, etc. etc. For some of us, it also includes homeschooling.


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Lena Dunham has broken her silence on the storm of controversy surrounding outrageous comedienne Lisa Lampanelli 's use of the N-word in a caption she posted alongside a snap of the pair online.
Lampanelli came under fire for using the racial slur while uploading a picture of herself with the Girls star on Twitter.com on Monday (18Feb13).
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Dunham remained quiet as the furore refused to go away, but took to her own Twitter page on Friday (22Feb13) to finally address the issue, insisting she was not happy with Lampanelli's actions.
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By Joseph Leahy, Globe Correspondent
A group of Jamaica Plain residents is reaching out to the Archbishop of Constantinople, the official head of the Eastern Orthodox Church based in Istanbul, in an effort to save a wooded hill overlooking Jamaica Pond from development.
The Community Caring Institute (CCI) has instigated a letter-writing campaign beseeching Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, known for his environmentalism, to prevent Brookline-based Hellenic College from selling a 12.5-acre plot of deciduous woods on its campus to developers.
The college, which has listed the property for $18 million, is seeking to close a significant budget gap.
"Dear Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I of Constantinople," reads the letter. "Please stand with us in preserving and conserving one of the most pristine hillside woodlands left in the city of Boston … We, like you, believe that man has become reckless in its care of the earth, consumed by greed. We, like you, believe that social justice is closely linked with our treatment of the ecosystem, and those with money and power often gain more at the cost of the poor."
Hellenic College's Public Relations Director John Papson said that though the College does "fall under the auspices" of the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the decision to sell the land along Prince Street rests with the college's trustees.
"As to whether [contacting the Archbishop] would have an effect," he said, "It might; it might not."
Archbishop Bartholomew, often referred to as "Green Pope," is a staunch conservationist who has received numerous international awards for his efforts as an environmental activist. He has been quoted as saying, "If human beings were to treat one another's personal property the way they treat the natural environment, we would view that behavior as anti-social and illegal."
He also once wrote: "When will we understand that a crime against nature is a crime against ourselves and sin against God?"
CCI's letter, drafted by institute coordinator Alison Yoos, explains to the Archbishop the environmental costs of a sale, including the potential loss of trees, habitat for animals, and watershed pollution. The J-shaped plot, cupping the southern portion of the school's 40-acre campus, remains largely as it was before the area was settled.
Yoos, 24, said her greatest fear is that the land will be overrun by condominiums and hopes a positive response from Istanbul will ensure that never happens.
"[The archbishope's] publicly stated support is something we can take to the college and communicate to the leaders that the head of their church supports the preservation of the land," said Yoos, a graduate student of public health at Northeastern University.
Yoos said the letter to the patriarch will be sent to other local conservation groups, and translated into Turkish for distribution to Turkish media.
Gerry Wright, CCI director and a community organizer in Jamaica Plain for 52 years, points out this is not the first time property on Prince Street overlooking the pond has been threatened.
"This is the fourth and final time for protecting the hill," he said.
In 1993, the college scaled back its plans to build dorms on campus when a community campaign drew attention to how the new buildings would rise above the tree line and be visible from the pond.
In 1990 and 1998 community campaigns also thwarted projects proposed by developers to build on the Prince Street property before the college owned it. Wright said he helped convince Hellenic College in 2005 to purchase the land, with the expectation it would be protected from future development.
In early January, however, the 12.5-acre plot appeared on a real estate listing and today the property at 156-222 Prince Street is listed on the Otis & Ahearn Real Estate website with the words, "one time opportunity for the right owner or developer. This 12.5 acre wooded setting overlooking Jamaica Pond with skyline views of Boston is truly a rare offering."
Wright said he believes the final solution for protecting the hill will be for state, city and conservation groups to jointly purchase the property and set up a land trust. He said the Board of Directors for the Emerald Necklace Conservancy voted last Wednesday to make protecting the land its top priority.
"We want to put pressure on the church to show that we will make it impossible for any developer to purchase that land," said Wright.
Papson said the Archbishop speaks fluent English and the CCI's letter has a good possibility of reaching him.
"There are certainly ways to communicate with him. It's no secret," said Papson.
A representative for Archbishop Bartholomew in Istanbul was unavailable for comment.
This article is being published under an arrangement between the Boston Globe and Emerson College.


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In celebration of World Down Syndrome Day on March 21st, Children's Village is honored to share Kelly Baker's story.
A self-professed planner with a bit of a type-A personality, Kelly Baker prided herself on being ready for anything. From little things like a weekly meal schedule to big things like buying a house and having children, Kelly never missed a detail.
In Kelly's own words: the birth of her beautiful daughter, Lily.
After a pretty long and hard labor our beautiful little girl was born. She weighed 5 lb. 14oz and was the most beautiful thing I had ever seen. My husband made it to the hospital just in time to see her born. There was a room full of doctors, resident doctors, and nurses. In fact, the person that actually "caught" our little one had never delivered a baby before.
I remember the commotion and she started to softly cry…like a little kitten. I looked up at my doctor and I saw him mouthing words to the resident doctor and I remember thinking to myself, "Hmm…what was that he said?" I quickly dismissed it and enjoyed the nice skin to skin experience with my new baby. Everyone left that night except my Mom and sister and the doctor came in to check on her. He mentioned that our little Lily looked like she had some markers for Down syndrome but that there were only two markers to indicate this and he really didn't feel there was anything to be concerned about. Everyone went home and I was alone with my precious baby. I felt like something wasn't right. I don't know what it was and I can't completely understand or explain it, but I just knew something was going on with her. I called the nurse in and she agreed that Lily wasn't keeping her body temperature up and that she wouldn't take a bottle. She took her down to the NICU a couple of hours later and I called down there every hour to check on her.
The next morning a doctor came into my room and she carried with her a box of tissues. I remember looking at the tissues and thinking, "What does she have those for…oh no…what does she have those for…OH NO…WHAT DOES SHE HAVE THOSE FOR???"
I don't remember the introduction but what she said next will ring in my ears probably for the rest of my life. "I need to do some additional blood tests but I believe your daughter has Down syndrome. I want you to know that the blood test is just a formality. I have never been wrong when I have diagnosed a child."
Of course she was very nice…I mean she brought me tissues. I didn't know what to do. I didn't know what to say. I was so lost. The person that plans EVERYTHING…could not have planned for this. The first person I reached out to my friend Delois, who has a little girl with Down syndrome. I sent her a message on Facebook and I remember her response to me as, "Congratulations Kelly. You have a beautiful little girl…she just happens to have Down syndrome."
So many emotions washed through me. I couldn't tell my husband because he was too fragile, I couldn't talk to anyone because I didn't know what it meant and I didn't know if she was "sick." I finally spoke with my husband a couple of hours later and then we proceeded to tell our close friends and family what was going on. Within a nine month period we had experienced a surprise pregnancy, Stage 3 cancer, and a little girl who just happened to be born with Down syndrome.
Lily spent three weeks in the NICU. I was up there twice a day, every day. I promised her every single day that I would take care of everything. All she needed to do was learn how to eat without the feeding tube and I would take care of the rest. Well…she held up her end of the bargain and I do my best to hold up mine.
To be continued…