Judy's Baby Shower

Sunday December 6, 1992

I prayed last night that I would have a good day so I could go to Judy's shower in Palmdale. I have a pretty good morning, eat an egg and toast and juice. By 11:30 I'm ready. We have a sandwich for lunch and pick up Maria at 1 p.m. It's a cloudy, drizzly day.

The shower is very nice with about 20 there and I feel really good. Frank spends the afternoon with Joey, Terry and Frank.

We get Maria home about 6 p.m. We all decide to meet at the Sizzler for dinner at 7 p.m. I don't feel very hungry but do enjoy some clam chowder. My dinner of salmon and baked potato goes home with me. I feel ill later and get chills and trembling I can't stop. Finally the heating pad helps.

Whoa, I wonder what that's about? I wouldn't think that abdominal tumors would cause chills and trembling. I'm so glad that Mom got to go to Judy's baby shower. Just 6 months earlier Judy Reina, Frank's daughter-in-law was the hostess at the baby shower she gave me a month before Derek was born. She is pictured above with Frank's son Paul and their two children Tayler and Nick. Nick would be born just before Christmas that year.

Chris' Baby Shower

Saturday June 13, 1992

Up at 7:30 to fix breakfast for Chris, Ric, Justin and Carmen. We have omelettes. I finish making the beans and get ready to leave at noon. I'm tired from too little sleep last night. We went to sleep about 1 a.m.

We arrive at Paul and Judy's about 1 p.m. Debby and Frank are there to help. Frank has brought his folks. I get very busy helping. Folks begin to arrive at 2:15 and most are there by 3:15, so we put out the food. I brought salad, beans, chips, jello salads and a high chair. Judy has deli sandwiches. There's plenty of food and a great cake.

Finally Deb brings Joey and Sara over. Strange! Good they came! Phil is working. About 30 friends and relatives are there. Chris gets many nice gifts.

We finally leave there about 7 p.m. I'm exhausted. My back aches. I have alot of abdominal pain.

I was really touched that Frank's daughter-in-law Judy (Paul's wife) wanted to give me a baby shower at their home in Palmdale, about an hour's drive from Simi Valley. She had a one-year-old daughter herself, so I'm sure it was difficult to host a party. Frank's oldest son Philip couldn't make it but his wife Debby came and brought their two children later. Many relatives I had not seen in years and haven't seen since were there. The shower was lovely. Too bad that even at 8 months pregnant I was still suffering from horrible nausea. And Mom was suffering too, both from fatigue and from abdominal pain. She didn't let it show.

I really liked Paul and Judy and thought they made a great couple. I felt sad when they split up years later.