The past few weeks have been a blitz of activity. Two very special people Jerry and I met on our travels to professional conferences in California and Canada came to visit. Both brought hearts brimming with love and concern for our Ranchers, and heads simply bursting with ideas. A week ago this evening, Daniela and…
Kevin Patrick Tracy, 1949-2011
Kevin Patrick Tracy was born January 14, 1949 in Freeport, IL. His father’s first cousin was the famed actor Spencer Tracy who was an enduring and caring presence in the family’s life. Kevin died December 1, 2011, following a grueling four-month battle for his life. His sister Colleen fought right along beside him through it all.…
Last night
The Village at Twilight This week was a hard week. Our cook quit abruptly a few weeks ago, and we figured out that our Pavilion kitchen had been suffering from…shall we say, a lack of stewardship…for some time, so I’m handling all the food ordering, shopping, menu creating, and consequent flack-catching for the Ranch for…
No problem, really!
Here we are in San Antonio at the National Down Syndrome Congress Annual Convention being held at the J.W. Marriott Hill Country Resort. Jerry and I came down Wednesday, the staff arrived Thursday, we all went to pre-conference sessions yesterday, and Gena and Travis brought the Ranchers down yesterday afternoon in the bus. What a change from…