I had to make a one day trip to Dallas, TX.  There had been major tornadoes and hailstorms the day before which were affecting flights to DFW.  This was the front page of USA Today at the hotel I stayed at.

While I was gone, Poppa came to Carpinteria and stayed over.  According to reports, he made a great breakfast, and I got to have some of his excellent tamales when I returned.  While he was with the family, he created a little garden in our back yard.

I don’t know why anyone would throw away 2 perfectly good children?