Today

I am enjoying the warmth of the sun.
I am happy that my brother is feeling better after his spill.
I am contemplating working on my wall again.
I am in awe of the changes Audrie is going through.
I am in love with the little man.
I am amazed at how much he seems to be in love with me.
I am accepting blessings from the moon.
I am sending light and love to Mike.
I am enjoying my jasmine soap.
I am smelling my newly blooming lavender.
I am breathing.
I am practicing ahimsa and doing okay.
I am supporting Dave in his recovery.
I am enjoying my little conversations with Kristie.  Gives me new perspective.
I am hoping that Doug takes care and gets through the summer without mishap.
I am counting my blessings every day.
I am grateful.

A Funny Story

From the zoo trip.  We were down in the monkey area watching the monkeys.  We walked to this one window and there was at least one magazine, maybe three, all torn up all over the floor.  I was thinking wow, it looks just like my living room when Audrie gets done playing with newspaper, pictures, magazines, wedding invitations.  Her newest skill is tearing paper into strips.  Her response to the monkey cage was "mess".

Fourth of July

Fourth of July.  It was a day filled with play for the little kids.  We went to the park in the morning.  Audrie loves the splashpad.  The little man is not too sure about it.  The afternoon had deck time and skinny dipping in the pool.  They both love the pool.  Most of the water ends up on the deck.  Then the little man took a nap while Audrie did her fireworks.  She had pop its, a can of worms (waste of Nana's money), and sunspots.  She really liked those.
We bbqed as per normal.  Ribs this year with bean and rice salad and deviled eggs.  Yum.  Well....I had hot dogs.  I know.  I'm strange.  Mom came over and ate with us and watched the sunspots.  It was a very nice day spent with the kids.

Brain At Work

I started watching "Nim's Island" and I wasn't too sure it was going to grab my attention.  While I was deciding, Audrie started watching it and became engrossed.  I was amazed.  It's not animated and has a little bit of a complex story line for a 2 year-old.  I let it play.  One of the main characters got lost at sea after many mishaps with his boat.  The last mishap showed his boat sinking.  Audrie became so concerned about Jack being in the water.  It's a family show so we know how it will end, but she doesn't.  And it took a good five minutes to come back to Jack being in the water. The whole time she was worried.  I was totally amazed at her grasping the gravity of the story and being concerned.  Her brain is amazing.  She isn't such a little girl anymore.  And the movie was worth watching.
Also speaking of her brain....she fell at the playground yesterday and got a little bruise on her cheek.  We noticed the bruise today.  She was able to tell us when and where she got the bruise.  It is the first time she has put actions and consequences together and been able to convey them to us.

Rush is a Bust

Wow.  Financial Aid didn't release funds until this afternoon for the full time students and not until Friday for the part timers.  So we had no rush to speak of yesterday or this morning.  Brenda and I were sent home by noon each day.  Kind of a let down, even though we knew it would be slower than any other season rush.
I did see Aaron and told him to tell his mom 'hi' for me.  And other than that I don't have any good stories.

RIP Auntie Jean

Mom called me this afternoon.  Auntie Jean passed away.  She went on hospice about a week ago.  They had discovered she had cancer in her lungs, liver and pancreas.  She was a phenomenal woman.
She had great stories and kept us entertained whenever we were with her.
Mom and I went down and stayed a few days with her in Florida a few years back.  We had a great time.  She took us shopping in a Greek town.  We went to a yuppie mall and to walmart.  We ate at Panera Bread and played bingo.  We walked around her trailer park.  We met her good friends.
We are going to miss her so much.  But she is now with her Bob.  And she lived a great life and we were lucky to have had her in our family.
RIP Jean Andrews

Polly Anna

I am adaptive.  I may get annoyed or depressed for a day, but then I just snap out of it.  Get on with the business of life.  Been that way for a long time.  Maybe it is my sociopath tendancies that just don't let me feel much.  Anyway....
Marilyn posted on facebook about her trip from Missouri to Montana driving.  She commented about the precautions she took.  Flannel shirt and baseball hat to make it appear that there was a man in the car with her.  Wasp killer in her cup holder.  It kind of took me aback.  I would never ever think of those things nor the need to have them.  I would just drive.
Nana Nita was here a few weeks back and commented about never stopping in rest areas with children as it isn't really safe or comfortable.  I'm like...really?  I stop at rest areas all the time with a child in tow most of the time.
We don't have health insurance.  I don't like it, but I don't think about it.  I just know that things will always work out.  They always do.
I am pretty oblivious to my surroundings and I don't live life from a place of fear.  I can remember the neighbor telling me how he answers the door with his nine mil in the back of his pants.  This was twenty years ago.  I don't even think about it when I answer the door.  I just open it.  Totally oblivious I tell you.
We had to take a class for safety at work.  One of the things they expounded on was having your cell phone in your hand and speed dialed to 911.  I didn't even have a cell phone then.  The woman teaching the class told me I was so dumb.  No....I just don't live from a place of fear.  And now that I have a cell phone....it is in my purse, not in my hand when I walk in a parking lot.
I'm just a  Polly Anna. And I like being that way.