the first day back. and i had a really good mother's day. the plane ride was never ending because i could not sleep, despite my ownership of the entire twenty ninth row. perhaps my amazing "pass out anywhere" powers are fading. my one natural gift could be ditching me at the precise moment in time when i need it most. that would be horrendous.



anyhow. from LAX, we went to get some japanese food. which was delicious. and horribly expensive. with twenty US dollars, i could of fed ten grown men in china. but i do not think of these things. then, like good sons, me, james and victor drove down to san diego in time to eat dinner with our moms. all of our moms. james had the brilliant idea to buy food and cook for our moms and our families. and so we got salmon and asparagus and other odds and ends and we cooked. well, james cooked. i peeled potatoes. victor did a bit of everything. susan and pam made an ice cream cake. and susan washed the dishes while i watched thinking maybe i should do something. but i didn't. and through all of this, james was outside, braving the smoke. sacrificing the comfort of his eyes for our mothers. we served grilled salmon, asparagus, spinach salad, mashed potatoes and mother's day themed strawberries. needless to say, it was quite a successful little mother's day. usually i cop out and just go with the generic card and flowers but this year was different. and it was nice.