BIG NEWS!!

My adorable little granddaughter, Charley Ellen (and her parents :-)), have moved to Rocklin! Their beautiful four bedroom 2600 square foot home is just under 11 miles from our house!!  How cool is that? I never expected to have them so close and still can't believe it. What a treat!

Darrin & Allison really love the community and the schools are fantastic. Darrin works from home most of the time only having to make the commute to San Jose once or twice a month. Allison has decided to be a full time mom for awhile - the best job in the world!

Charley at just about six months old - she weighed 10 pounds 6 ounces.

What a cutie!

Darrin took this photo at Easter. He calls it her "Little House on the Prairie" look.

Our other big news is that my dad's caregiver, John, decided to go back to Vermont rather unexpectedly. Reluctantly, I started the search for a new caregiver hoping not to spend weeks in San Ramon in the interim (especially now that Charley & family are up our way). 

The timing wasn't the greatest with our Carolina trip, helping the kids move & my work schedule. BUT my very first few flyers resulted in a call from a wonderful young woman, Taylor. She loves sports, wants to work with older people and is ready to become more independent as she starts college classes. We met with her on Tuesday, May 15th which was John's last day, hired her on the spot & she moved in on Saturday, May 19th. That evening we all watched (and yelled at the TV) as the Thunder beat the Lakers to go up 3-1 in their NBA playoff series. I think she is going to work out great. Sounds like a win-win-win situation for sure!