Playing

Yesterday was Elizabeth day. Tanya had forgotten so Elizabeth had a friend over. So our day started a little later. Adrianna thought she would take advantage of the mix-up to come spend some time with Nana. We took a nap. Once up she discovered the bubbles that I had bought. So we played out on the deck blowing bubbles.

Well I Never

When Mom, Audrie and I were at the beach we visited this art gallery in Cannon Beach called Dragonfire Gallery. They had some really cool things. I fell in love with a fused glass light switch plate by Kathy Steele. It was spectacularly red. I looked at the tag and it said $42. That was just a tad too rich for my blood. When I got home and still had most of my money for the trip I started kicking myself for not getting it. So I went online and found the website for the gallery. After a few days I contacted them to see if that particular light switch plate was still there. They called the next day and offered to take a picture of the one they thought it was. Well I wasn't sure and asked if they could just take a picture of the wall. They again called. I was informed that they could not take a picture of the wall because the plates were glass and would not photograph. I commented on the price and she told me there were none for that price.... Okay. So we talked about it and it sounded like the one I really loved was gone. There was only one other red one on the wall and it had a heron. I commented that that might be all right as long as it was brilliant red, not purpley red. The lady then informed me that they could not take photos (I did not ask her to) and that since I only lived in Battle Ground I could just drive on down and take a look myself. Sure. Two hours there and two hours back and a baby in tow. Methinks not. Guess they did not want the sale. Hope that was all right with Kathy Steele as I will now be looking locally for a light switch plate.

Never Thought

On the way back from Shelton I pass through a little burg between Shelton and Olympia. They have a drive-in theater. And it shows movies. When I came through on Friday the cars were lined up to get in. I never thought I would see an operational one again.

Pictures From the Beach

Audrie was very happy to spend so much time constrained.

She figured out how to make this older phone make noise. And she was dialing also.

A delicate balance. Looks like chickens and eggs. I liked it. It was at Cannon Beach.

Wrongness

Today we drove up to Shelton to visit with Myk. He is fine. On the way back we stopped and got some lunch at a Denny's in Chehalis. For many miles we had been seeing bicycle riders along the freeway. There must have been some kind of event. When we came out of Denny's we saw a group of them coming out of Jack in the Box. That just seemed so wrong because when you think of bicyclists you think of people concerned about their health and yet they ate at a fast food place.

The Call Came

The last several years I have been awaiting that call that says my kid has had an accident, is dead in a ditch, OD'd, been arrested, etc. So last night the phone rings. It was that call, but not for Myk. Cassie OD'd last night. A good Samaritan gave her CPR and saved her life. I went to the hospital and saw her. Listened to her cries and non-truths. Knew right then that this was not the end. I had hoped really hard that this would wake her up. Next time she may not be so lucky.
And in the meantime we have an appointment with an attorney tomorrow to start the paperwork for custody of Audrie.

The Call Came

Beaches

Mom, Audrie and I went to Ocean Park for a few days. Mona graciously offered her cabin again. The weather was great while we were there. Not cold, not hot, not windy and not rainy. We took one of the days and headed south down to Cannon Beach. We poked around in all the shops. Met lots of dogs. Bought a really cool blue butterfly kite to hang on the ceiling of the room that will be Audrie's. Was enchanted by really spectacular artwork, even Audrie liked some of it. From there we hit the outlet mall at Seaside. We were not impressed. The prices were no better than what you get in any other store. We spent no money there. We spent a bit of time in Long Beach, but not much. I did find a couple books for Adrianna and Elizabeth. The coolest thing was seeing the raccoon family cross the road in Long Beach. Parents and four little ones. Wow.
We ventured home today with a stop in the bookstore in Ilwaco. It is called Time Enough Books. I love independent booksellers. Unfortunately the owner and her dog were on vacation. So we didn't get to play. But we did buy three more books for Nana's kid library. The best two are "Bats at the Library" and "I Need My Monster".

Odd

I awoke to yelling in the middle of the night. Waited and listened and heard it again. Got up and found my glasses and went outside. Yes I heard it coming from the road. It is 2:30 a.m. so I can't see anything. Then a car came by and stopped across the street at the bus stop and the driver told someone to quit laying in the middle of the road. The car then pulls into the road there and the driver had a conversation with at least two people about going home. They didn't seem to know where they were. My guess is young people high or drunk. The driver must have convinced them to go with him and again gave an admonishment of not laying in the middle of the road. Then they drove off. How very odd.

Waterfront Blues Festival 2010

We went to the Waterfront Blues Festival this year and it was packed. Somehow we managed to snag a sitting space down front by the waterfront. We listened to Super Chikan. "Someone shoot that thing". He had some cool handmade guitars. We took Audrie so she has had her first taste of the blues. I'm not sure if she liked it as it was a little loud.

Before we made it down to the waterfront we stopped at Fez Studio. David wanted to know where Audrie's hat was. It was kind of funny how attached he is getting to our girl. We also stopped in at the Tea Zone so Dave could get some more good tea.

We had a very lovely day.

Quick Cassie Update

So Cassie came dragging herself in today. Took a shower, got ready to go and briefly played with Audrie. Then her ride fell through so she fell asleep. We had things to do, so went and did them. She was still here when we got home, asleep. Looks like her big accomplishment was her shower and cooking a frozen pizza. And she is now still asleep. She didn't have much to say when she was awake so we don't know yet what the "excuse" is for being gone a week.

Cycles

So injection day has rolled around again. Seems like so much of my life just runs in cycles. Rush week. Injection day. Payday.
Anyway..it seems Cassie has done a disappearing act. She left last Friday to go swim for a couple of hours. Then said she got invited to a movie. Then said she got invited to go camping on Saturday. Then said she was crashing at a friends that night. Came home on Sat and showered. One of Myk's friends was missing on Sunday so I called her to find out if she had seen him. She gave me a song and dance about that and then asked if Tanya could babysit on Monday as she didn't think she would make it home. She was home on Tues and Wed early in the day while we were at work to eat and shower. So personally I haven't seen her since Saturday or talked to her since Sunday. And in the meantime we have Audrie and are taking very good care of her. Don't have a clue as to what is up with Cassie. Or maybe I do have a clue. I can't even imagine what Audrie's life would be like if she didn't have us right now.