[Magdalen] Nothing new since 9 August?? Here's my news...

[Rick Mashburn]

We've had a busy summer. Alex' mom came from Guadalajara for 3 weeks in
July. We always have fun when she stays with us. His brother Manuel (who
lives in Houston now) came here one of the weekends and we went to Houston
for a brief visit with him the following weekend.. She left on a Saturday
and the following Tuesday, our friend Mary Ann came to San Antonio for a
seminar. We hosted a couple of dinners while she was here.

But the biggest news is Milo - our brand new Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
puppy. He was born on May 24 so he will be twelve weeks old this coming
Tuesday. If you're on Facebook, you've probably seen pics. He's a sweet dog
and we are totally in love. But I had forgotten how much work a new puppy
is! Plus, he's 5 pounds of solid mischief and fun! You can't take your eyes
off him or he will do something dangerous (like pulling on electric cords
or chewing a hole in the rug. We doing crate training though so he gets to
be in the room with us in a safe way. He's still a baby so he sleeps a lot
anyway. But he brings a new life back into the house that has been missing
since Malcolm crossed the Rainbow Bridge in January.

Alex went back to school for teacher in-service last week. The children are
back for orientation on Tuesday and classes resume on Wednesday. Hard to
believe that he will be starting his eighth year at St. George!

I'm still chipping away at building a real estate business. I love it but
building a consistent income is a challenge. I'm having fun with it though.
If you know anyone moving to San Antonio, give them my information! :-D

In July, I became Board Chair for St. Paul's Episcopal Montessori School.
I've been on the board for 3 years or so. At our pre-Covid height, we have
110 or so kids. We're at 96 now. The school has been around since 2006 and
we have outgrown our facility. This is not a good time to launch a capital
campaign so we're going to have our work cut out for us over the next
couple of years!

Peace,

Rick, Alex and Milo


On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 2:20 PM Ginga Wilder <gingawilder at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi, Kate.  Not much has changed with me, either, except I am now 75 years
> old.  Our children and their families are all North Carolinians and visits
> have been scarce during Covid.  John and I had Covid back in June but it
> was not bad at all.  We continue to be active in our Episcopal congregation
> that was reorganized from a remnant of those who did not follow the
> schismatic group who split away in 2010.  Our congregation thrives...this
> morning we had 74 at the late service and we close on a property tomorrow
> where we hope to put a church building some time in the next few years.  We
> rent our space now - and the new property has a lovely house on it that we
> will rent out until we are ready to build.
>
> I retired from my counseling practice in 2016.  John is still working full
> time in real estate and serves as broker in charge of his office.  We think
> of his retiring but keep changing the 'when' part.  Sometime...but all in
> all, we are good.
>
> So sorry for the losses you have experienced recently.
> Ginga Wilder
>
> On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 2:20 PM Marilyn Cepeda <mcepeda514 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > Hi Kate,
> >
> > I am spending lots of time with grandkids though a bit less as they began
> > school last week. We all passed Covid around about two months ago. Not
> fun,
> > but not as scary as when it began!
> >
> > I am long since retired and have pulled back from most activities since
> > Covid to help protect kids as they were both home due to Covid.
> >
> > It is good to see and hear from people!
> >
> > On Sun, Aug 14, 2022 at 1:13 PM Kate Conant <kate.conant at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > > The last post I received was on 9 Aug 2022 at 4:09 PM (UTC -04:00)
> > >
> > >
> > > In any case I tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday, 8 Aug 2022
> while
> > in
> > > Pittsburgh
> > >  for the funeral of my 1st cousin Doly's granddaughter, Anna
> Watt-Morse.
> > > Anna's mother, Peg, prescribed Paxlovid for me.  I have recovered now.
> > >
> > > I think I caught it during my return flight from Laramie WY (via
> Denver)
> > to
> > > Washington Dulles on 1-2 August.
> > >
> > > Now I'm preparing to go to Great Vespers for the Dormition of the
> > > Theotokos this evening at 6 PM at Dormition of the Virgin Mary Greek
> > > Orthodox Church, Winchester, Virginia.
> > >
> > > Our Winchester Greek Festival is next weekend, 20 and 21 August.
> > >
> > > I hope to hear what is up with all of you.
> > >
> > > Kate Conant
> > >
> > >
> > > "What does the Lord require of you, but to do justice, love mercy, and
> > walk
> > > humbly with your God?"
> > > Micah 6:8
> > >
> > --
> > Marilyn (Owens, Palmero) Cepeda
> >
>