New President New year New classmates..

Just for the heck of it here are some duckys too.

A birthday dance.

Happy Birthday to me

Happy Birthday to me.

I got time with various friends this October. Erin Visited.

Yes the same lady from the shoe tieing story.

Listen to her sing them blues.

It's been one week..

It's been a day...As my husband tries to make me laugh and he goes overboard. Between discussion of just bizarre jobs and man eating animals ;I realize that it's been a day. I came home today and cried. Not for a very long time but just needed to cry. I hate saying goodbye but I hate drawing out goodbyes as well.. So I'm making a difficult decision to try to use my current support group (which is large). To help me get over saying goodbye one more time. I know I have the coping skills to cope.
This week just seems heavy: A childhood friend's grandfather died. We finally talked. My clients were awake at work. I've learned how to make pyramid origami vase. Very pretty and almost easy. And I may be going to Florida soon. Then I decided hey why not do more? It was J's birthday yesterday. So I went downtown to a dance studio and watched them dance. I wish that I had brought my sketch book. It was great seeing people move. I was particularly mesmerized with how a couple holding hands communicated so much in only a few moments. at first the one of the hands stroked the palm of the other's and then they moved each others hands up and down to the elbow . And then... they twirled and danced around. Then my focus returns to Eris playing with Joe's bookbag. A few flips later I return to the story.. We left there and visited a cd opening. Let me see what else happened? Well As my friends and I weaved through downtown I saw him E and then her M. I'm pretty sure M knew that I was pregnant. She was a friend from a long time ago who obviously lives in the pittsburgh area still. I wave but do not talk to her. She is one of those friends where there is just a lot of pass history involved. It was strange weaving between my current group of friends and what would have been an old group of friends. Not sure where I should end up, I kept walking. E and M waved. I returned to my group of friends we saw a strange umbrella from an anime. Then snuck into the bar. I loved watching the shiny musical intstruments of the jazz band. I just wanted to tuck away each image to be drawn later. No camera tonight. breathe..I've got the perfect image of a woman with 3 fingers on her forehead relaxing. to understand the irony all of the crazy stress that she was experiencing had to do with entirely her own actions that night. It made me and my coworkers smile. Well several hair play with later. And finding aout about the Great Sea band.. and welll a few more art galleries.. I was ready to go back home. I'm pretty sure J could tell that I wasn't up to my normal crazyness. It's been a serious day. I came back home drew a picture of a belly rub. I got a belly rub today as well. As J explained to the rest of the group about Penelope. I had to avert my eyes at so many children to keep the misery hitting so strongly. I liked a art gallery we visited because one entire wall dealt with paintings of signs. There was also a door that opened to a non crowded street.. silence is golden some days. It turns out J has been going to this gallery for years and never knew about the dooor. I tortored some paper acording to J made it into a fortune teller. Signs are safe. And a replica of Pittsburgh. I hope J posts a picture of it with an X to denote her house. I heart her home.
Anyhooo work tomorrow starts at 6 am so I need to go to bed. Sweet dreams..

Save something for yourself...

For heavens sake.. if you were watching a movie you'd be yelling "Secure your face mask first before helping with another."
Take care of yourself. So many things in this world are difficult. If you are a mother than the child needs you until they don't. (In most cases) If they need you for forever then that is an entire other situation.
Give yourself a only you day a week. It's your day. If you have dream go research it more. If you need a day off sleep in. Just take that day and create something Vonderful...Make living into a powerful biography.

Don't smile..

I don't know if any of your friends practice 'not smiling'. Serious staring while telling a completely fabricated story. Follow the ultra serious time with the words "Don't smile". It's just a random practice that can be completely silly. Much like the story of the greenhouse that Joe told me when I was in a bad mood smiling is great.

When I was busy online looking at tickles. Yes I went over to youtube and saw parents tickling their babies. Their babies tickling parents. Friends siblings and other engaging in tickling battles. Hands carressing sides, feets, underarms and ending with spastic laughter. I know when it is my time to be a mom, I want to engage in wonderful tickle wars. Until then watch out!

My kitty..

Here is the missing Eris. My fluff ball..

:) I hope you enjoy the introductory photos

Count my blessings right?

So it turns out a friend of mine shared a special skill of hers with me at her party.

I was thoroughly entertained. I hope you are too.