dr. bro and wendy

el doctor was in....("a merry heart doeth good like a medicine..." proverbs 17:22) and he cheered us up mightily!the end of my time at home was blessed with two very dear and old friends who came to visit and help. #1 was our other mama, wendy, one of the cutest people i ever knew. she spent a weekend with us. she and hils and jd go waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyy back back back to the 60s... whoa dude... and have been through lots together. she and her boys were roomates with my mom and me when i was in high school. she helped me learn how to drive, sanitize the sink after cleaning raw chicken, and much, much more! we had not seen wen since we left CA 3 years back, so it was a very special treat. she was delightful and made our hearts very glad. she gave N a top notch pedicure, a big massage and lots of love. she loved paco, too! johnny was here as well so he wanted me to show wen the town a bit and to give me a day off. we had such a good time! we went to the farmer's mark up (sorry, but $8 for a bunch of arugula?! it costs un brazo y una pierna to shop there! it doesn't have to be that way!), counter culture cafe, and to some of my favorite galleries around the plaza. the mariachis were on stage to host the "king and queen of spain" to set off the local annual fiestas. vivan los conquistadores! this adorable couple was dancing in the rain.

we got to go to see the woodblock prints of one of my favorite southwest artists, gustave baumann (wendy's family name!), at one of my favorite local galleries. his american west scenes are soothing and quiet, and his colors are endlessly satisfying. it was such a relaxing day! thank you , dear wendell! we miss you so! our hearts were revived with your presence.our last guest of summer, was the former mcewan's scottish ale (no longer sold in u.s.!) northwest rep. en route from boston, paris, and denver to lamy. the infamous doctor eye visited his long lost, yet eternal pal on labor day weekend.

day 1: 4.5 hour crossword session, humbolt fog and porter

6 letter word for this activity; first letter is b and the last 4 letters are r-i-n-g. so glad they were on the same page... literally. for hours. sorry, just not my forte!

tim was an incredible servant to nathanael AND to me the ENTIRE weekend.

N used to be taller than tim. we were all a bit disoriented at first to see the height difference as tim always remembered N having an inch on him. n has gone from 5'11" to 5'7" due to his osteoperosis.

tim did about five million thousand dishes and tons of other chores while also helping his best friend ALL day as we prepared for the arrival of my in-laws and flora with lots of regular and special cooking. he now knows how to peel roasted poblanos and grate cheese in the cuisinart! i have to say that he will have the record for most chores done by a visitor in one day... and that is no small contest! i don't even think he knows what happened (the lunchtime beers helped:), but if he wasn't around i would have imploded.

i have not seen n so happy and so carefree for a long time. really carefree! geesh, tubbery. at times i felt i was in the boy's locker room, but it was all medical. there is a special bond between these two that is a gift from God. we sent the lad on his merry way, because as you can see below he has his hands full. thanks for lending us the devastating man, abbs. he is going to make an unbelievable dad!

here's to the new lad or lassie--paco's new playmate!

thank you wendy and tim for ministering to our needs and hearts in this most challenging season of life. you guys are both a kiss from Jesus!