Our daughter Tesia checked in too remind me of important information that had escaped me yesterday.  She had her lovely baby boy, Osian, one year ag

o yesterday.  Yea, as that was going on she said that she was thinking of me walking my few last kilometers on Phil’s Camino.  That was the exact day that I finished walking my 909 laps around the backyard Camino.  I had started on my birthday, December 21st of 2013, and finished on May 12th of 2014, Osian’s birthday.

Let me look at the the logbook for that date and see what it says.  I walked three laps that morning.  Signe walked on the first lap and we got done at 0940.  Then I rode the riding lawnmower around for the second last lap!  That was because when I started this whole process I was so weak and I thought that the only way that I would ever complete the walk would be by riding my mower.  So, we did it once for the fun of it.

Then in for the final lap, 909, Bill and Susan, Signe, My Rebecca and Our Wiley walked. We got in at 1027.   Then we jumped in the car and blasted down to St Joe’s  Hospital in Tacoma to see the new addition to our family for the very first time, amazing day.

And we FaceTimed with Tesia, Ramon and Osian last evening on the kid’s first birthday.   I say that lovely, kid, as he is no longer a baby.  He’s walking sort of, not quite good enough for the Camino but walking.

So, lots has happened in this anniversary year.  Let’s see, training with Kelly and Rick, off to Spain and the Camino de Santiago, meeting all our Camino buddies, the movie,  meeting and working with all those great movie people.  Then there was coming back to the ranch and reality.  (“What is reality anyway?”  Quote from Anamaria during that period.)  There was keeping the blog going and contemplating the Pilgrim Beautitudes.  Our Wiley was hiking the Pacific Coast Trail, Our Tesia was being a first time Mom and My Rebecca was keeping it all together.  There was film shoots and work and parties with the film crew and Annie.  There were the chemo treatments and appointments with Dr Gold and Dr  Zucker.  There were visits by Sister Joyce, Reverand Bonnie, Father Tom, each leaving me with priceless jewels of inspiration, wisdom and insight.  There were thoughts and prayers coming in and going out to all corners of the universe and beyond.   There was Esther, Caminohead extraordinaire, coming for three months to be with us.   There was my old friendship with Steve-O, a new friend Jennifer and My Rebecca keeping things together.  There was our beautiful dog Sture getting cancer and dying like a Prince at the film shoot party.  Wow.  There was Catherine y Dana walking here and going to Spain carrying my map.  Art off to Spain taking my poles for one more trip.  John bringing me a handmade rosary, off to the Camino in August.  Jody y Ken off to Spain lucky enough not to carry anything from me.

Seems like ten years of stuff doesn’t it?  I’m tired just thinking about it.  Have to go and get some more stuff done, ah, love you, Felipe.