Last night as we were settling down for the evening, Walker was watching one of his favorite YouTube podcasts, CaptainSparklez. Jordan, the Southern California based host, is very popular and has nearly 10 million subscribers. (Jordan is on the right; Kid is on the left.) When Walker learned that Jordan had gotten permission to graffiti […]
When we made our plans to come out to California for Spring Break, I never guessed we would attend a funeral. Just a few days before we arrived, we learned about the death of a distant cousin, Joel. He and I were very close in age and I remember playing with him at his grandparents’ […]
Right after school dismissed Thursday, the boys and I boarded a plane for California. We had a full agenda, plans to see a lot of folks and cover a lot of ground in four days. We started our day with morning Mass and my dad at St. Anastasia’s. I really enjoyed sidling up to him […]
St. John the Baptist celebrated the White Mass tonight. A White Mass was traditionally celebrated on the Feast of Saint Luke (the patron saint of physicians) in hospitals, chapels, parish churches, cathedrals and everywhere physicians routinely gathered with their chaplains. It was named as such for the white coats of the physicians but the Mass […]
I’ll never be able to fill Bill’s shoes but this weekend, I made an effort and I took Mason to the Cub Scout Fall campout. (Why, you ask? Bill was out of town at a conference and returning too late to attend.) The Webelos requirements were on my side. Mason had to set up the […]
The day finally arrived. It turns out no matter how ardently a person tracks a package, it just won’t come faster than it’s meant to come, much like the watched pot that needs to boil. However, yesterday was the expected arrival date for his watch and Walker dutifully left a signed UPS release slip on […]
Today marks the final performance of a Selby in the annual tradition of Grandparents’ Day. Mason in the fifth grade and the middle school students do not participate. The theme of the program was Tune Thy Heart…To Sing Thy Grace. This is Mason’s swan song. In the hallway, I noticed Mason’s work. Postcard to Papa […]
Today’s Try It Tuesday was thanks to Walker’s wish to expose Mason to Mama’s Kitchen. This is a unique dining experience. To call it a restaurant is to elevate its status a bit. Mama’s Kitchen is a hidden gem located in our local international market. Inside the store, there is a small nook with a […]
Three cheers for another half marathon in my hometown. With our schedule being what it is these days, I wasn’t sure I could commit to running this race. I very much wanted to but I had to wait and see if we could swing it. I started preparing with a friend and made an effort […]
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 It is time for this five day trip to Washington DC to wind down. Walker will surely have lots of stories to tell. Today is all about travel back home. The group had breakfast at the hotel, two pit stops and a lot of miles to cover. They got back at […]