We are still enjoying Palm Springs, although the weather is not quite behaving!  The temperature is a bit on the cool side, but, hey, it isn’t snowing (except on the mountains!)  Last night, Pat arrived after David and I were snug in our beds.  We had a relaxing day today with lunch at Birba on Palm Canyon.  It was nice to be outside, again, a little cool, but the fire-pit and heaters were ablaze!  Alex has been doing a lot of exercising with David, and his speech is getting a bit more consistent – he asked for a sweater this afternoon (did I say it was a bit cool for Palm Springs?)  Tonight, we ordered out from Pepper’s Thai, and were hoping for delivery, but the driver was out tonight, so went to pick it up.  David insisted on coming along to keep me company.  The food was very tasty, and we all enjoyed it.

We are planning a quite New Year’s at home, and will make something special for dinner.  I am guessing that we will not make it until midnight (I might, but, most of the rest of the crew are in bed by 10pm or before).  Pat, Claire, Alex and Theo are heading out in the morning for Cabazon – a little outlet shopping – who could resist!  David and I will stay, and I will work on desert.  Something with the extra Phyllo Dough and lemons, I think.  Maybe some nuts.  I will think of something.

It has been a couple days since I last wrote, so will try to catch up.  Most of our days are spent gazing at Theo, who is delightful!  When we aren’t doing that, I marvel at what great parents Alex and Claire are.  Patient, smart, fun and what I would call a great team.  Now, I suppose if I had the opportunity to have a child, I would have stepped up, as they say, but it still amazes me when I see parents who handle the stress and hard work with such grace.  Anyway, it has been terrific to be here with everyone, and as you can imagine, the joy that David is getting from spending time with Theo is priceless.

I continue to have trouble with my foot, but the Dr. from San Francisco called in another round of Prednisone, which usually knocks it out.  I think that the last round didn’t quite fix the problem.  Fortunately, I have an appointment when we get back to NY with a new GP, so we can try to get to the bottom of this.  So painful, and really cramps my style!

If I get sidetracked, and don’t write tomorrow, Happy New Year!