Family news

Well, as the Easter blog said, Meredith would have a baby join the twin girls in August -- she did, and Molly (short for Margaret) has joined her sisters Lizzie and Katie. Lizzie (Elizabeth) is pretty sure that this is not really a good idea; Katie (Katherine, I think) is much more receptive at this point. We have several Margarets -- Peggy Finn Semling is a Margaret, Meg Dowley is a Margaret -- but none called Molly. WELCOME, MOLLY! Molly is an August 25 b'day, following Grandma Martha's on the 19th, along with my Sharon and Shannon. Hard to imagine that Grandma Martha has now joined the SEPTUAGENARIAN club (sounds almost phallic, doesn't it); my mother was a Grandma at forty since I was so precocious (or was it just lusty???). Not sure whether it's better at one age or another, but it is great regardless.

We have been trolling for NEW NEWS of oven baking, but at the moment we have no info around the loop. We can definitely say that we're not expecting anything but a new puppy.

The other NEW NEWS though is also terrific -- CINDY and the BOYS (as in our twins, Jack and Sam, and their dad Charlie and stepson Chris) have all moved to Piedmont, next to Berkeley. They are getting settled -- the boys start school next week, and the home is a wonderful old Tudor on a quiet street. We are SO THRILLED to have them closer, lots closer. We went over for a weekend, had a great walk around the neighborhood and down for dinner in the quaint little town area. She's already involved at Berkeley, taking the boys to the Lawrence Hall of Science; Jenny thinks that is spectacular.

Love, Chuck