Friday Sept 30

It is a Friday, last day of September


It is a mild temperature weather, Not too hot

The morning is a bit chilly while it warms up during the days.

The kids are fine they where going to school as always.

I called them as always before them leaving for their day.

For breakfast they had a Nutella cake that Anna had prepared for them.

My breakfast: Oatmeal, cereal, blueberry and fresh fruit.  A lot of milk and coffee.

Simona is taking care of the family by herself as her family member is leaving. Simona and the family  will go back to be the usual members.

The situation here is that I am getting impatient to figure out what to do.
I just read my written program and could not notice that there are a few mistakes here and there.

Perhaps a corrected and updated version would be appropriate.

It is perhaps the fact that I am better than the paper it is written upon.

I am getting very impatient to figure out a lot of things...

For instance I am  not doing anything at the AAC regarding my driving capabilities.
Obviously they do not care nor they are in any hurry to make me drive again. Obviously there is a dynavision old machine (it is supposed to help the driving). The room is constantly taken by patient J. He made it his own office, he reads he sits there the whole day regardless of its original purpose.

Let's go back to driving therapy. If the plan were a different one I would have been communicated otherwise. As nobody cared to discuss it in any form or shape I am obviously feeling left out from the much needed conversation.

Let's focus on the flower anyway... Giuseppe likes to take snapshot of the flowers.

Wrong... I have nothing to do but to take these pictures.

This is the picture I like to take. The park near the apartment so that I can show the rotation of my torso and the steadiness of my hands.

Good job for being such a consistent patient. 

I feel I have done noting in my life to deserve this faith. It is a fact that personally I have done nothing to get injured. Only a sad faith happened to me. In my opinion it is a very sarcastic joke.

I was a healthy person, I was a responsible person and a person that used to be informed before..

I just read my program. it is the copy I have at the AAC. My assessment  is that this is an outdated and inconsistent paper. There is nothing written on it that it worth reporting to you.

Hence my thought regarding the so called CNS program is less that stellar.

I am disappointed as I get disappointed every time I see a job that does not pass my personal test...

I used to take care of my customers in the best way they wished.

Perhaps this is as much as far as CNS goes...I should lower my bar while at CNS meaning lower my expectation.

I am obviously  pleasantly displeased. I want to be left alone as I am used to do things by myself.

By the way how I am feeling?

Let's see how well I am feeling left on the staircase of the Homes of Hope like a real beggar to wait for Transportation to show up like the other day. Let's review the therapeutic value of siting on the stair in a dodgy place of downtown Bakersfield. Believe me I  am not bling, I notice all the local population, the run down building, the wood sheets nailed to the windows of the abandoned buildings.

I notice all this Third World look. It is rough, I bet it is as rough as the parts of LA that are rough,



Yesterday activity of a Thursday.

First and above all at CNS as I am an active patient I compiled the Grocery Shopping List for Saturday morning. As a patient to CNS you have to give the list at the reception so it is known what  you are eating. Call it leaving free. They want know everything believe me.

Well this is a rule of CNS and as I am part of the Assisted Living Program I have to do it.

The reality is that nobody ever cook for me, nobody takes care of cleaning for me. It is called in the local language being an IOP (Individual Operating Patient)

Well it is the usual activity of the Thursday: gym.. Zumba and Cycle with Misty

Kind of  enjoying taking class over there. I am taking the ones I like while the one I don't I leave it there.
By the way CNS has started taking me to the gym with a guys that tend to be a bit off as all the population of CNS. He likes to do things I don't necessarily share nor would do it myself.

Enjoy the day.. Getting out from AAC as  today there is a movie.


Not here to watch the movie...  enjoy

At AAC I got my vital data taken.

For lunch here at the Homes of Hope Vianney made popusas

It is a typical food from Salvador.
I  had a couple with pickled cabbage, and spicy pimento sauce.

I really enjoyed the food. the popusas where hand made. Really good food.

I called Simona who was working at Caltech. I called her in the early afternoon as before she had a faculty meeting. At 1:30pm she was back in her office.

She told me that she knew what the popusas is like. I am always underestimating my wife's knowledge.

So today I have not been eating the lunch that I had brought with me.

It will be put at good use for dinner.

The plan for later today is to go to the gym, enduring the consequential company that ensures with this activity.

Today the kids are going to play tennis 

Friday Sept 30

It is a Friday, last day of September


It is a mild temperature weather, Not too hot.

The morning is a bit chilly while it warms up during the days.

The kids are fine they where going to school as always.

I called them as always before them leaving for their day.

For breakfast they had a Nutella cake that Anna had prepared for them.

My breakfast: Oatmeal, cereal, blueberry and fresh fruit.  A lot of milk and coffee.

Simona is taking care of the family.

The situation here is that I am getting impatient to figure out what to do.
I just read my written program and could not notice but that there are a few mistakes here and there.

Perhaps a corrected and updated version would be appropriate.

It is perhaps the fact that I feel that I am better than the paper it is written upon.

I am getting very impatient to figure out a lot of things...

For instance I am  not doing anything at the AAC regarding my driving capabilities.
Obviously they do not care nor they are in any hurry to make me drive again.

 Obviously there is a dynavision old machine (it is supposed to help me driving). The room is constantly taken by patient J. He made it his own office, he readst there  he sits there the whole day regardless of the  original purpose of the room.

Let's go back to driving therapy. If the plan were a different one I would have been communicated otherwise. As nobody cared to discuss it in any form or shape I am obviously feeling left out from the much needed conversation. They told me you can't drive. However they did not care to make sure will be able to drive. Perhaps they do not care.

Let's focus on the flowers anyway... Giuseppe likes to take snapshot of the flowers. Good job...

Wrong... I have nothing to do but to take these pictures.

This is the other picture I like to take. 

It is the  park near the apartment. 

I can show the rotation of my torso and the steadiness of my hands.

It is a panoramic shot taken by a continuous exposition of the phone's camera.

Good job for being such a consistent patient. 

I feel I have done noting in my life to deserve this faith.

It is a fact that personally I have done nothing to get injured. Only a sad destiny  happened to me.

In my opinion it is a very sarcastic joke.. beside the very morbid inquiries of all people around me as if they get pleasure discussing of this matter.

I was a healthy person, I was a responsible person and a person that used to be informed before..

I just read my program. it is the copy I have at the AAC. My assessment  is that this is an outdated and inconsistent paper. There is nothing written on it that it worth reporting to you.

Hence my thought regarding the so called CNS program is less that stellar.

I am disappointed as I get disappointed every time I see a job that does not pass my personal test...

I used to take care of my customers in the best way they wished.

Perhaps this is as much as far as CNS goes...I should lower my bar while at CNS meaning lower my expectation.

I am obviously  pleasantly displeased.

By the way how I am feeling?

Let's see how well I am feeling left on the staircase of the Homes of Hope like a real beggar to wait for CNS Transportation to show up like the other day. Let's review the therapeutic value of siting on the stair in a dodgy place like it is downtown Bakersfield.

Believe me I  am not bling, I notice all the local population, the run down building, the wood sheets nailed to the windows of the abandoned buildings. Right under my eyes.

I notice all this Third World look. It is rough. I bet it is as rough as the parts of LA that are rough,

The difference is that this is not LA, there is not anything like LA  in Kern County.


Yesterday activity of the last  Thursday of the month of September.

First and above all  as I am an active patient I compiled the Grocery Shopping List for Saturday morning. As a patient to CNS you have to give the list at the reception so it is known what  you are eating. Call it living free. They want to  know everything believe me.

Well this is a rule of CNS and as I am part of the Assisted Living Program I have to do it.

The reality is that nobody ever cook for me, nobody takes care of cleaning for me. It is called in the local language being an IOP (Individual Operating Patient)

Well it is the usual activity of the Thursday: gym, Zumba with Caroline and Cycle with Misty

Kind of  enjoying taking class over there.
By the way CNS has started taking me to the gym with a guys that tend to be a bit off as all the population of CNS. He likes to do things I don't necessarily share nor would do it myself.

Apparently there is always another persons in the van to the gym with me,,, he bosses me around.
I frankly do not like to be bossed by another perfectly strange dude.

This is not the type of behavior I  am easy to accept.

Enjoy the day.. Getting out from AAC as  today there is a movie as it is expected for every Friday.


Not here to watch the movie...  enjoy

At AAC I got my vital data taken.

For lunch here at the Homes of Hope Vianney made popusas

It is a typical food from Salvador.
I  had a couple with pickled cabbage, and spicy pimento sauce.

I really enjoyed the food. the popusas where hand made. Really good food.

I called Simona who was working at Caltech. I called her in the early afternoon as before she had a faculty meeting. At 1:30pm she was back in her office.

She told me that she knew what the popusas is like. I am always underestimating my wife's knowledge.

So today I have not been eating the lunch that I had brought with me.

It will be put at good use for dinner.

The plan for later today is to go to the gym, enduring the consequential company that ensures with this activity.

Today the kids are going to play tennis 

Thursday Sept 29

Fall is upon us

Today is a warm morning.
I had trouble figuring out how to dress today.

Early on I felt cold, then I switched to short after taking to Simona my wife.

I took my usual stroll at the park to feel the air
A yet warm day of Fall.

The local flowers are doing a great job keeping up with the season. They are unrealistically beautiful.

Nature at its best. 

I had a good night, slept well and wake up in in good spirit.

I had a good breakfast with Oatmeal and all the cereal and fruit I like in the morning.

Why snapping so many panoramic view at the park?

The fact is that I need to keep my hands steady while rotating on my legs to take the shot.

You see this is a good exercise of balance and concentration for me.

At time it takes a couple of trials to tell it all.

This morning I had money management completed I had $75for grocery and $24 for outing.

Normally the outing money is perfect for me as I use it only for the movie outing and for church.

In fact I am giving to church whatever I do not use at the movie. Normally it is a good way to balance my book.

The grocery shopping money is an historical difficult matter for me.

I end up paying a significant portion more than the $75 that I am receiving from the Insurance.

Well as a matter of fact I have a personal account that Ana manages on Simona's behalf.

Whenever I need some money Ana makes sure I have enough.

For instance in the last month my weekly average for food is $100 compared to my income iof $75.

Obviously the extra money comes from the personal account that my wife Simona maintains  for me.

Yesterday evening I came back to the apartment.

I distributed the latest schedule to all the apartments.

At 5pm I called receptionist and I was connected to the activity coordinator Sara.

I booked for movie at the Maya for this incoming Saturday afternoon.

I always have a good time going over there.

I had something to eat - I do not remember something good.

Finally I went to the gym.

Alexis too me there and then came to pick me up at 7pm

CNS is careful right now in making sure that my transportation needs are met in a timely fashion.

It is working out pretty well.

Yesterday I had cycle and body combat with Sylvia.

Both are great cardio activity I enjoy.

Body combat is a great way to make martial art like move.

I feel it balances a  lot on my legs and allows me to work on my agility. 

As a matter of fact I am often at the gym.

Once every often  I am busy with different activities so I do go there.

Normally I am doing my best to be on time for the gym 

Here is a quote I would like to share

This  morning I waited for 7am and called home to say hi to the kids.
Both Chicco and Lapo were busy getting ready for school.
They have almost finished eating the Nutella crostata  that Anna has prepared for them

My mother sent this Fall composition from her house in Verona.

She is doing fine.

She is always wondering how I am doing in Bakersfield.

Well the fact is that I am better. 

I have a doctor appointment for my eyes later this year so until that time I am staying here.

As mentioned to you I have been sleeping with a support for my knees so that my back can rest by keeping  its natural curve. I feel its makes a lot of difference.

Also I figured out that  there is a good position for sleeping with a pillow positioned in between your legs.

It  keeps supported my back and as a results my sleeping is far improved.

The pain on my back I used to feel in the morning is being greatly reduced.

This is another simple picture explaining the  principle.

I feel  better and I am resting better, my back is greatly improved.


I just talked with my wife and she told me she is going to be busy this weekend. She has a lot of things on her plate so this weekend is me  in Bakersfield taking care of myself.
I am fine as I have a lot of busy activities: movie,  grocery shopping, cleaning, church  and yes a lot of gym.

So I am fine and everybody else is fine.

Wednesday Sept 28

Well let's review the salient aspect of yesterday.

Yesterday afternoon there has been a fire drill at the apartment the usual procedure of evacuation took place. As it happens I was in the middle of getting to do my own dinner.
Apparently the fire drill happens and we had to assemble at the park with great commotion from all cns personnel who was running left and right.


Fire alarms drill always take place at random and whenever it likes.


I was cooking for my self as always

I seasoned and cooked in the oven chicken breast with bread crumbs.

Obviously I had to drop it in the middle of the fire alarm..

Thanks to the fire alarm I had a very hectic dinner 

After having my dinner I went to the gym by myself.

I walked at the gym and as I was late I did not had my body pump class.

Only the so wonderful Zumba with Mike.

I was at the gym and at 7pm it was time to come back.

However no staff was there. As it stays Wayne was there.

I worked out and then Wayne offered me to drive me back at the Apartment on his nice Mercedes SUV

This is Wayne driving his great Mercedes

He spontaneously offered to drive me back  he is a good friend and a person I trust.

At the gym I am always finding good people of the community.

I have been told that next time I should communicate with CNS about having transportation back to the apartment rather than taking a ride with Wayne or a person of the community.

Well obviously this matter was not appreciated much by CNS. Anyway what is done is done.

It had my  evening routine and went to bed cleaned up after my evening meds..

I am sleeping with a pillow between my legs so that my back is  at rest and in neutral position 

This  morning as always I took a stroll in the park. It is a fine day. 

I completed the first part of money management to day

Today is receipt day. Tomorrow is real money day.

The flower are really nice

Enjoy the day time to eat.

Sincerely

Giuseppe

Tuesday Sept 27

Today I am well, rested and physically fine.

On the Internet the Mayo Clinic recommends to sleep with a pillow between the knees in order to alleviate any back pain.

It is used to align the spinal cord.

 I tried last night and I can already feel the difference this morning.
My back is fine and the pain significantly reduced.

I have been battling back pain for a long time. It is my fault as at the gym I must have strained my back by charging it too much. Since then I have been trying to stay light so that not to compromise it.


In the morning I had a good walk at the park. Pushing my morning walk in the open to enjoy the day.
It is a hot day already. Today is the hottest day of the week. The cooling trend is going to start tomorrow. It is forecast that by Saturday it will be only 76F (25C)

Air quality Pollutant PM 2.5 Good 4.6.  Ozone 133 (unhealthy for sensitive people)
Overall the air quality is OK not great due to the Ozone.

As I mentioned this is the local park near the apartment

The local flowers are always a good subject to capture in the morning

As the weather is perfect nature is thriving.

Even at the apartment the basil in my balcony is growing strong and happy.

I am keeping it moist with water and soaked with water infused by tobacco from a cigarette I had somewhere. 

The use of water flavored with nicotine  is a simple natural remedy to keep the little bugs away from my plants.

This morning I had a good and healthy breakfast

NPR is busy talking and analyzing yesterday Presidential Debate.

It is the first of a set of three  leading into the Presidential Election.

Yesterday evening I watched this CNN program rather than going to the gym.

An interesting debate that shows the difference of personality between the candidates.

A CNN poll later concluded that the debate had a net winner.

They  have different styles and substances.

As I was watching this program very closely I did not go to the gym

I instead spent my time cooking. I prepared grilled eggplant. I sliced it into thin slices and cooked on a hot pan. Each slice requires a few minutes of contact on a hot pan.

I finely chopped the garlic. Also I cut some fresh basil that I took from my balcony.

I layered the cooked eggplant with garlic and basil and let it soaking  with  olive Oil.
 It is going to be ready in a couple of  days.

I received a letter from my mom in Italy.

Yesterday the kids were busy at Taekwondo.

My five Simona was busy doing a qualifying exam at Caltech University.

Everybody is busy as always.

The kids are fine with Simona.

She is taking are of the house while I am gone.
It has been this routine for the past  years, as I have been gone for  the past four  years.

It is OK, I am working on my rehabilitation program.
Right now my physical rehabilitation is what is at stake.

I  am busy doing some activity by myself.  This is the way I like to be handled.
I am a IOP (Independent Operating Patient)

Yet I am in a structured environment that provides me activities during the day.

At the AAC I have well defined activities.

Typically In the morning I wait for everybody to be settled in and I read the newspapers.

There are local, national and international news to cover.

Then at 11am I sign out from the clinic and come at the Homes of Hope where I am staying until 2:30pm

Here at the Home of Hope I have  a variety of tasks to accomplish. Some time I worked on tasks that  are needed for the Agency.

Other time I am free to work on my own activity. I have a laptop that belong to the Homes of Hope.

The key is to stay busy.

As always I bring stickers to all the kids of the center.
It is a small gesture that makes me happy and makes them happy.

Lately I received Halloween stickers from Trader Joe's  and I am bringing  it to the kids.

I know that kids love stickers and every day there is a new batch for them.

At the apartment I have a composting box that I have received at the beginning of the months.

I am using it to compost. I am using it to hold vegetable and fruit parts. I put my used coffee powder inside as well. I mix it with some shredded newspaper and brown bags from Trader Joe's.

As far as I have been reading ideally you should have two boxes, the first one for the things on progress and the second one for the latest composting items.

Well it quickly get complicated and you see it quickly gets our of hand.

It is said you should keep three boxes : the on going one, the long term one and a third for middle term.

Oh well it is best to start with one.

Today my Case Manager asked me if I wanted to meet with her and talk.

I felt there was no need to do so this morning at AAC.


It is all good. We are fine

Enjoy
Giuseppe

Tuesday Sept 27

Today I am well, rested and physically fine.

On the internet it is recommended to sleep with a pillow between the knees.
It is used to align the spinal cord.
 I tried last night and I can already feel the difference this morning.
My back is fine and the pain significantly reduced.

I have been battling back pain for a long time. It is my fault as at the gym I must have strained my back by charging it too much. Since then I have been trying to stay light so that not to compromise my back.

In the morning I had a good walk at the park. Pushing my morning walk in the open to enjoy the day.
It is a hot day already. Today is the hottest day of the week. The cooling trend is going to start tomorrow. It is forecast that by Saturday it will be 76F

The local flowers are always a good subject to capture in the morning

As the weather is perfect nature is thriving.

Even at the apartment the basil in my balcony is growing strong and happy.

I am keeping it moist with water and soaked with water infused by tobacco from a cigarette I had somewhere. 

It is a simple natural remedy to keep the little bugs away from the plant.

This morning I had a good and healthy breakfast

NPR is busy talking and analyzing yesterday Presidential Debate.

It is the first of a set of three  leading into the Presidential Election.

Yesterday evening I watched this CNN program rather than going to the gym.

An interesting debate that shows the difference of personality between the candidates.

A CNN poll later concluded that the debate had a net winner.

There are different styles and substances.

As I was watching this program very closely I did not go to the gym

I instead spent my time cooking. I prepared grilled eggplant. I sliced it into thin slices and cooked on a hot pan. Each slice requires a few minutes of contact on a hot pan.

I finely chopped the garlic. Also I cut some fresh basil that I took from my balcony.

I layered the cooked eggplant with garlic and basil and let it soaking  with  olive Oil.
 It is going to be ready in a couple of  days.

I received a letter from my mom in Italy.

Yesterday the kids were busy at Taekwondo.

Simona was busy doing a qualifying exam at Caltech.

Everybody is busy as always.

The kids are fine with Simona.

She is taking are of the house while I am gone.
It has been this routine for the past  years, as I have been gone for  four  years.

It is OK, I am working on my rehabilitation program.
Right now my physical rehabilitation is what is at stake.

I  am busy doing some activity by myself.  This is the way I like to be handled.
I am a IOP (Independently Operating Patient)

Yet I am in a structured environment that provides me activities during the day.

At the AAC I have well defined activities.

Typically In the morning I wait for everybody to be settled in and I read the newspapers.

Then at 11am I sign out from the clinic and come at the Homes of Hope.

Here at the Home of Hope I have  a variety of tasks to accomplish. A Some time I worked on tasks that  are needed for the Agency.

Other time I am free to work on my own activity.

The key is to stay busy.

As always I bring stickers to all the kids of the center.
It is a small gesture that makes me happy and makes them happy.

Lately I received Halloween stickers and I am bring it to the kids.

I know that kids love stickers and every day there is a new batch for them.

Sept 26 Monday

Last Friday I went to the gym.
As always I had Zumba with Caroline.

At the gym I met all the good people of the environment.

Lee, Arjit and all the nice people at the gym.

I had a good exercise at the gym as always.

I like to be by myself and doing things by myself.

I hence appreciate being left alone as much as possible. I am fully independent for the time being.

Yet I am dependent fully out of the courtesy of CNS.

There is a large difference of opinion and behaviour at CNS.

Damage to the frontal lobes of the brain is removing all the break that one has in its own behaviour.

I was taken to the gym with a group of other patients. Crass jokes and a lot of testosterone based jokes.

I did not enjoy the experience.

As a result of this experience I filled in a form that is used at CNS to provide feedback.

On Saturday morning the usual ADL (Activity of Daily Leaving)

I focused on deeper cleaning as I like to have a clean apartment.

The second bedroom was cleaned as well. Nobody leaves there anyway yet I keep it clean.

Cleaning the carpet of the living room

This is my bedroom with the new linen for the week.

I was cleaning the carpet with the vacuum cleaner.

For the bathroom I used the proper cleaning products .

I also washed the floor for the restroom first.

Later and using a different swipe I washed the floor for the kitchen

Also I washed all my clothes and sport attire. Changed my beds.. it is pretty obvious to me.

Of course there is always a good house cleaning  when you take the initiative to do things by yourself.

The baseboard was carefully cleaned from the  accumulated dust.

At 10:30 am I went to Trader Joe's 

I  gave Jamie a Halloween pin I had purchased at the reception of CNS.

It is for her daughter Delaney.

She appreciated my gesture.

As always I had a lot of fun shopping there 

My bill was rather contained. Only $89.56

It is OK, I am eating healthy and staying healthy.

I buy a lot of fresh and Organic food.

I wrote a letter to my mother. I wrote it  in Italian and sent it to her in Italy.

Writing in Italian for me is getting better and better. I am now refreshing the use of the language.

I learned to keep my mother address private.  So I have covered it.

In the evening I went to see a nice movie "The Magnificent Seven"

A good movie with Denzel Washington.

Seven skilled people come together to save a village from a bunch of villains.

I enjoyed the movie. It was played in MPX technology. 

A 3D sound experience that make the sound immersive.

In the morning our  kids went to play soccer 

Our eldest is Chicco.

You see him all suited up and ready to go.

Our youngest is Lapo.

He is a cute little boy.

Taking care of the apartment I showed my RTC  a small carpet corner that had to be taken care.

It has come apart with time.

At CNS they are all activated because of it.

It is going to be taken care within a few days.

The local flowers at the CNS garden are always beautiful

This is a picture I found on Vianney's computer. Great colours.

Last Sunday I went to  St. Philip the Apostle church

The message that everybody is equal on earth as death will be equalizing  everybody.

The reading of the Gospel was about the parable of  Lazarus.

 In the parable there was a rich man who run a very dissolute life. He has no name only 'a rich man'.

On the other hand Lazarus was the man of faith and hardship. He believed in God and in God rested his faith.  Lazarus had pity from God because he run a very hard life.Once the rich man passed away he did not   receive any pity from God. He was seens a person squandering his own  talents and good fortune. To me the message was clear: you have to do your best under any circumstance or difficult situation and believe that  God will be there to help you.

God sees everything we do in life.

After church I went back at the apartment. A quick and good lunch and then gym time.

I signed out from the apartment at 2:12 pm and walked to the gym. I arrived at 2:45pm

I  carefully crossed the local streets with the green light and reached my destination  in about 20 minutes.

At the gym I have a lot of physical activity to do.

 First I called CNS to let them know about my whereabout.

I  worked on the stairmaster at two progressively difficult levels.

Level 5 and level 9. This is a good cardio for my legs. The latter is faster than the former.

In  total I stayed on the stairmaster for 21 minute and did 1.9 miles.

I worked on Abdominal crunch, leg sled, leg curl.

Here is my program. It is based on repetition and staying light.

• Abdominal crunch  4x20x40lb
• Leg Sled 4x20x60lb 
• Leg curl 4x20x74lb

Before leaving I accurately stretched and took my weight on the analog scale. 

Right now I am stable at 175 lb

I then called CNS to let them know I was walking back at the apartment by myself.

At the gym I met Leon and his wife Suzy. They told me that for the next two weeks they are going to be in Chattanooga Tennessee for Leon's  naval school reunion. 

So I left the gym at 4pm. I walked my way back to the apartment and   signed back  at 4:40pm

At the apartment I had a soothing shower and got down to making dinner.

It was time for me to use the Knorr rice I had  at the apartment. 

It is from Simona's mom.

It is yellow rice  as it has Saffron in it (risotto allo Zafferano)

I had a good and healthy dinner.

I watched some news drinking a cold sparkling water.

As I sent the picture above to my mother in Italy, she sent me back the picture below.

It is the same approach to the evening.

My mother watched a movie. It is an old black and white movie " Mr Smith goes to Washington" .

It is  with James Stewart and the movie director is  Frank Capra.

I slept well and wake up fully rested

I had a good breakfast

The boys went to school I greeted both.

Today they both have Taekwondo.

Simona was busy with final exams at Caltech.

They had a tough candidate to take care.

While coming on the van an NRS Stacey told me that she has a 3 month old granddaughter

Her name is Izabella.

I am writing to you from Homes of Hope a Foster Parent Training Center in Bakersfield.

It is a good agency that takes care of the Local kids.

Enjoy the reading

Giusepe