24 hours after surgery

Last night Luzita ate a good meal and slept a lot. She'd wake up every hour or so and tell a story. She told a story of a certain chess game that occurred on the farm between David and Paul oh so long ago. We got the first and then the second Carajo during that story! Apparently, David was about to win the chess match, the chess board went flying and David was out the door like a shot, with Paul on his heels. David ran to a big tent they had on the farm that was a temporary storage for things that would not fit in the little stone ranch house. David hid behind some piece of furniture, Luz behind another. Neither boy knew Luz was there and watching them. Paul roved the isles, telling David what he'd do to him when he caught him, David taunted Paul, challenging him to try and catch him. Luzita, surprised both boys by telling Paul if he ever laid a hand on David...Carajo! From the other side of the tent came David's voice, Aww Mama, you ruined it! Carajo!!

Luzita ate Thai food from her favorite Thai restaurant in Palo Alto. She could walk around and has a good strong hug. Her speech is clear, and though she'd say some random things, they all made sense. At one point, she was sleeping with her head on Lila's shoulder, and all of a sudden said "I always thought you'd marry Chris." We all had a good laugh at that, and remembered Paul and Megan's wedding, when Lila and Chris became good friends. We were laughing (gently - it hurts Luzita to laugh), telling stories and knitting until about 9 PM, when we tucked Luzita into bed and turned out the lights.

This is Marisa writing this. I called the Stanford Guesthouse his morning at 9 AM to get an update on how the night went. Luz, John, Nan and Megan were all still asleep, so I think that's a good sign. I'm driving back to LA now, but will check in with them when I get home and will update the blog tonight. Dad will e-mail pictures, and between Diana and I, we'll keep the blog up to date.

Enjoy your Sunday and much love to all!