This morning I have been a wreck! I am so upset about Notre Dame Cathedral's fire. I am upset with myself that I didn't go to Paris before this...to never see it, like it was yesterday, I am devastated.
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For the last nine years we were at camp in the mountains here, and so for the first time, I woke up out of pain! I actually SLEPT at MARS! I got up had a REALLY nice shower and everything was CLEAN! I am not a camping kinda girl, and even though we were in cabins with twin beds at the old place, ah, hotels are my preferred camping! LOL Hey we all have our style! Plus I am so excited, that we could actually SEE because there was enough light in our great room to art without being too dark, even with Ott lights! The building we were in for arting was big enough for us, yet intimate and wonderful. We had a commercial kitchen no stove but a large refrigerator so all my prepping and food was accessible and made it successful for me too. They did have a microwave so if you needed to heat something up you could. Yogurt, berries, my chicken, salad, roasted veggies, angel food cake and truewhip! I was in good shape!
I enjoyed today SO much! I could talk to people and hear everyone and felt like a communion of artists. I know that we all get so inspired by being around each other. AND we share things, and just love on each other! Other experiences were disconnected by more than half the room so this is really cool.
Before I could get to the retreat, I am grateful for my tax return, because it paid to finally fix my Monte Carlo! The damn thing had an ignition switch problem that screwed up my heating and air! So I couldn't defrost or cool myself off! UGH AND I am grateful it wasn't the blower!
The guy at the dealer took a double take on the mileage! He was like, REALLY? Its only at 54K and its a 2000, he said it is in great condition. I told him when I bought it 2009, it was at 12K and he said, so you haven't put much on either! LOL I guess not. A couple of issues but nothing that has to be addressed right now! I told him I always think of it like a Grandma Car...he said, um, no this is a little hot rod! I said, um no! My Torino IS a hot rod! WGB always tells me I underestimate the car, I just feel CONSERVATIVE in it.
But now I am no longer dependent on WGB to drive me around! AND I get my independence back! I hate to have to rely on anyone! I am happy to share my life with him, but like my independence!!! Plus I forgot how to drive! Not really, but its been way too long. So I had a little stressful start to the weekend but grateful to have my car back and fixed! And looking forward to driving!
This morning I finished prepping all my food, and buttoned up the packing. It's Retreat time! Twice a year my art tribe gets together and puts on the Mountain Artist Retreat Sleepover! This is our 10th year!!! We do it Bi-Annually and this year we are Uptown Girls! We lost our normal camp and decided to upgrade to a fancy hotel with a conference room! Best decision ever!
I brought less stuff than last time, each one I learn to bring less and less! AND my suitcase was half full for the clothes and shoes. 2 bags of supplies to create. And 2 bags of food. Next time I am aiming for 1 bag of supplies. (lucky I live in town!) WGB went back home picked up my computer chair and brought it back for me, it saves my back. Sitting in tiny chairs that are uncomfortable all weekend would have me hurting too much. SO grateful for my boyfriend, the love of my life. Even my tribe noticed I was cutting back on what I brought! Living closer makes it SO much easier! If I really need something, I could go home and get it!
I am still storming, grappling with all the stuff coming up since January. I am really tired of repressing my anger, disappointment, the fact that my soul was torn in savage way that I did not deserve. My inner soul is bloody, raw, ugly, torn and broken. And in the midst of that, I have not addressed the grief of losing my brother.
I am truly trying to F E E L what I need to F E E L. Every day I still pull my Tarot card for the day, and I have to say it has been right on each day! Feeling more comfortable with my deck again, its been too long since I practiced. I am enjoying this journey. It is following all the storming I am feeling. I know that this will change me but I am no longer dreading it, or fearing it!
And for my 100 Day Project Watercolor washes and quotes, my talented friend Lindsay taught me Colusa Skies! A watercolor technique she does and it is perfect for my watercolor washes and quotes. This is why I love getting together with the tribe, we inspire each other, encourage one another, and love each other!
I have to say I love these watercolors as well! They are quickly becoming my favorite for washes! They are creamy and large enough to fill my brush easily.
Remember we are all working on things we want for ourselves, and I am remembering that this month my job is to confront and Grieve my Grief!
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I get annoyed when I face the same issues over and over and over again, maybe in a different form, or a different human being, and I think why is this coming up again? I have done the work. I have done HARD work. I am vigilant about making sure I don't get stuck in one place. That I grow. That I learn. That I let go. That I encourage BETTER within me. And I was talking to a friend about this a couple of years ago. I was blown away by what she said.
I am always in my head and I was talking to her about some painful memories and how sick I was of dealing with this shit every few years. She was SO wise! She told me her theory, that every time we see the issue again, we are seeing it from another angle, we see more of the lesson we learned, a deeper meaning, a deeper healing. That was an AH-HA moment for me. It made sense and it resonated with me.
I am just seeing these things at another angle...
As for my grief...I saw this and it resonated.
Continuing to work on my Storming pages in my journal. It is cathartic, and also touching on so many more things that I have survived. The key word SURVIVED. That is amazing all in itself, but not being bitter is one choice at a time.
Side note:
cathartic noun
ca·thar·tic | \ kə-ˈthär-tik
adj.Inducing catharsis; purgative.
n. An agent for purging the bowels, especially a laxative.
THAT just struck me as funny and couldn't stop giggling, because that is what happened last night after writing my last post!
I have always had the feeling that I was an alien, that I was the only abby-normal one. Most of the people that I have run across in my life, has had a very different experience than I have. When people tell me they have had a great experience with their parents, that they were truly loved and happy, I am SO grateful they did! But the beauty of being willing to be vulnerable and talk about issues, I find more and more, how my experiences relieve others, they don't feel alone after I open up. They may not have the same experience, but they experience pain. And it goes to show me that I am not different...or abby-normal. Every human being has pain they have to deal with.
I have been working on my grief with my brother, doing a lot of writing. And some painting. Watching some class videos and taking things easy today. Some down time after my post yesterday all my feelings. Just watching the birds today and enjoying our home. I love that I wake up in a cloud forest and then the beautiful day comes in.
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Recovery day with a little self-care. Pain patches, hot coffee and checking out my birds this morning and the woodpeckers were being jerks today! But then I got a visit from the sweet and calm yellow bird.
Spent the day doing my Sweet Trash Journaling, making sure all my class notes are in. And reading, reading, reading. Tomorrow I will spend some time actually doing some work in my journal, like painting!
I have been prepping for my bi-annual MARS retreat, "Mountain Artists Retreat and Sleepover", we spend 2 nights and 3 days together where we all art it up and enjoy each others company! This time, we have so few ladies, we are going to be in a local Hotel and have access to the pool! So I am bringing my swim suit! Relaxing. Drinking some wine, and painting! We meet up at Noon on Friday and don't go home until Sunday afternoon. I am SO looking forward to this! I am just going to pain in my journal and do some embroidery if my hands behave.
There is nothing better than art friends to lift your spirits, provoke you to be more creative, and laugh. I need to do some reflection on my grief, and see if I can get it to pour out of me this weekend, and really address it rather than deny it. I have really been afraid of "going there", like I won't be able to stop the flood once it starts.
I have been sketching out some new Mind Maps...as a pre-plan for all my goals...and how to get through all I want to get through this year with my art and my health. So I may focus more on that during the weekend if I have time. All I know is I need a big reset!
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Last night I had a sleepless night. I was fretting over the 5K walk for this morning. My head was storming. WTF am I doing? Am I capable of walking the 3.5 miles? I usually hit the wall at 2.5 that I do every day. My friend and I got there late, so we aren't in the group photo, but I didn't care we met up with our friends and we walked 3.75 miles!!!! I walked with a new friend and she was as slow as I am so we were a good match! We didn't stop for any breathers, we walked for 91 minutes! And just like that all the fears gone, and I FINISHED my FIRST 5K walk! It made me closer to my friends who were walking with me, it made me happy that I could do HARD things! Accomplishment! And I have the T-shirt to prove it! I still cannot help but find beauty on any walk, I saw some birds, the cemetery to remind us to live our lives to the fullest every single day because life is short, and beautiful flowers! I love that so many of my friends were there and showed up for themselves too!
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Oh! my new Sketch book came today!!! They ARE great for Sweet Trash! I wish I had started it in January, but that is ok, 1 in a composition book is fine, but man do I love this SO much!!!
I love this size of this book, I just cut some of the margin out of the page and can glue the entire PDF for the class inside, there is room for notes, I can sketch in it if I want to. I love the feel of it. I cannot do watercolor in it but this is for sweet trash...with all my feelings and notes. It just made me happy today! The other item that came was my new Tarot deck Crow Tarot. I love the imagery but the Starman is still my go-to deck right now05/100 of 100 Days Project, and a screw up with my pen when I was making the circle...but it is what it is...and I am moving on.
05/100 of 100 Days Project, and a screw up with my pen when I was making the circle...but it is what it is...and I am moving on. I am using the sparkly watercolors. Maybe I will actually have a decent one by the time the 100 days are over!
I was working in my journal today and trying to just let it be ugly, you know, how art has to go through ugly stages to get to where you want it to be? I am there right now. Lots of more work to do on it but I am glad I am back to working in my journal. What I am loving about this process is the doing of the work, not questioning the outcome, just getting the paint to go where I want it to, layering the work, being PATIENT which I am not very good at and letting it dry and being consistent in my process. I put together an art journal play list of some music and just hit this morning. I am getting more comfortable in how I want to approach the process.
Today on my walk we saw a few deer, they were across the street, but I love seeing them. We live on a relatively flat street and no traffic. It is a great walking street and lots of people who live here have dogs and so its a great dog walking street! It is about a mile long if we do the entire street. And I love hearing the birds, the quiet and seeing the wild life. This time of year we can hear the frogs singing. I am at peace where I live. It is a nice contrast to my before life.
Lets hope I can get some sleep because first thing in the morning is my FIRST 5K!
I spent most of today Binge watching Sabrina Season 2 on Netflix....I love to binge but hate when it is over!
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I have been slacking I really need to work in my journal. I don't like how my 100 day project is looking I need to change it up..
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Part of my art anxiety was actually doing paint to canvas. That whole, who the crap do I think I am, an artist? Yes, I have always thought of myself as an artist. No I am not van Gogh but I enjoy working in paint, I enjoy the art I do. Honestly, I don't care if I ever sell a thing, it IS the process of creating art that fills my soul up!
Part of my frustration has been not having a studio. When we moved into our forever house, I compromised with not having an out building, and a smaller home to stay within our budget, I don't want my studio IN my house. I create a mess and like to leave it...too long. Also, I want to keep our guest room a place for people to come and visit us. In our last place my studio/family room got way out of hand, I lost 3 girl friends and inherited some of their supplies plus mine and I was completely overwhelmed until we moved. I stopped having people over because the house was old, and it looked like a hoarder lived there. Plus, inside our house, they put new carpet before we moved in...so I didn't think of painting inside the house. But I have been here over a year, and I am no closer to getting my She-shed studio, 90% of my stuff is still in the storage pod.
This will be my view when I get the She-shed up. They are more expensive than I thought they were, and I am going to look into them building it on a trailer frame. For 2 reasons: 1 if we move I can take it with me, and 2nd, if it is on a trailer frame it won't be attached to my house taxes being raised.
For the last two years I have only been doing watercolors since it is so portable. I did get my portable art table up near my window, to the incredible view I am SO grateful for! And I have started to paint! On canvas! I have been working in my 2019 Journal as well. So my living room now looks like an artist lives here who is messy! gah...but I can't NOT do extensive art anymore...my soul needs this work.
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The Torino was an upscale version of the Ford Fairlane and was originally considered a sub-series of that line. The name”Torino” comes from the city of Turin, which was considered the Italian equivalent of Detroit.
And she is FINALLY home! I took her for a little ride when we got her off the trailer! I put some gas in her, and just enjoyed learning about her quarks all over again! My sweet 1969 Ford Grand Touring Torino.
On July 22nd, I started another 100 day project! This time 100 faces! but you don't have to do one every day...just a commitment to doing 100 faces! Its funny because some of them ARE coming out looking a little like people I know. I am not a "Fine" artist, I am more whimsical...but I am continuing the PRACTICE!!!!
So it just made sense to me that I try to do Bill since he died...
Crying is a way your eyes speak when your mouth can't explain how broken your heart is.
It's been an incredibly hard day.
Grateful to have had so many awesome years working with this man...I am going to miss him singing me Happy Birthday the only way HE could, and all the times we would talk and just laugh. I learned SO much from him, and changed my life when he had his first heart attack and open heart surgery I quit smoking...that was 18 years ago...so every day I had with him after that scary event was gravy! This time, from his death, his heart gave out on him, I am making another change, cardio! I had WGB pull my bicycle out and I am going to ride it 2-3 times a week and the other days I am going to walk and hoop! Even in his death he teaches me!
Death cannot take away our memories or our friendship. You meant the world to me. I love you. So many years he was the departments photographer...but he will ALWAYS be the best School Resource Officer we ever had! I love you to the moon and back...I like to think of you telling Jokes with Hugh and enjoying your freedom! Kiss our Ellen when you see her!
I will always miss you Bill.
I remember the day after he retired in 2003 and it felt SO weird to walk into the building without him there! Now it feels strange to walk in a world where he isn’t anymore. And my grief is all over the map!
Trying to find my feet again.
Wow! I highly recommend committing yourself at some point, to pick a theme and do the 100 Days Project! It kicked my creative ass! It forced to me try to fix problems. I used a really bad Moleskine book where I wanted to do watercolors! It was awful to work in! I then tried Watercolor Ground for the first time and this project and book FOUGHT ME EVERY SINGLE DAY! But I grew! I grew as an artist!
The crazy thing, ok I completed my 100 Days of Frida and I learned a lot about her! I learned a lot about how to paint and my technique on faces IS improving! Practice Practice Practice! A few of the examples out of the 100 days.
Some times I just get worn out. Since 2004 I have had bad sciatica. And my ass is killing me again and of course straight down my leg all on the right side...
Still playing phone tag with the PT place...I am sure not in the Bay Area ... I would have been scheduled and already in the office... I guess I will leave a message AGAIN tomorrow....fuck! I love living here but the pace is hard to get used to! Especially when you are in pain.
Now off to pretend to sleep.
Tomorrow starts the #100dayproject. Join in. To play you pick something to do, read, create, research.... whatever for 100 days. I chose drawing Frida Kahlo, because I am taking a class called the Frida Notes and thought this will get me comfortable arting her! #100dayprojectfridakahlo .... draw them, doodle them, write prose, letter lyrics, whatever. Frida Kahlo!! That's it. Join in the fun!!!!
https://www.the100dayproject.org/
Frida was born around the same time of Grandma Carmen, and she was as strong willed as her...so that is why I have enjoyed learning about her..and being inspired by her art...she reminds me a lot of Grandma Carmen....I know a lot of people are over her...but I still find her fascinating...and relatable...
Happy Birth Day to this guy! And Happy Easter!
We had an hour and a half conversation today...there was a couple of silent times as he talked about religion and I had to remind him I wasn't a Christian...but the nice thing is we communicate and let each other just be ourselves! It's a nice place to finally be.
Life is hard.
Even when you are in a really good place in your life, life is hard.
Reminders to myself...I always choose a word for the year, and this year it is two... "Be Kind".
And in January I decided to start meditating again...and being more mindful. I love following Dan Harris Podcast 10% Happier. Have you ever noticed when you make a decision to enrich your life, that all the odds come at you to derail you? And it has happened...my mind gets so cluttered with thoughts from the pain of other people. I have to remember to L E T G O... Breathe through the hard parts. I cannot change their lives for them, I cannot fix things...I can try to give them wisdom...but it is up to them to take it.
I have been enjoying my kitchen and cooking...feeling a connection to my grandma as I figure out how to really cook. And then I read this today:
Turning cooking into a mindfulness practice does not require fancy broiling, braising, or basting. We don’t need to have a Michelin star to be a mindful chef—all that is required is our five senses.
“When you cut the carrot, just cut the carrot,” says Lulu Cook. Don’t mindlessly chop. Notice the colors, smells and sounds, and feel your fingertips as you prepare the food. Paying attention in this way can be nourishing not only to our taste buds, but all of our senses and state of mind.
Stuffing the closest edible item into your mouth without a second thought to how it got to there is an easy habit to develop. Try taking a mindful moment to reflect on where your food came from, who was involved and the effort it took to make it to your plate. Adding a dash of gratitude into the meal can be a nice seasoning.
And I would add a dash of gratitude for learning how to prepare a good meal...a really flavorful meal...every thing tastes vibrant to me since I started to really cook. It is amazing! I even enjoy leftovers...like this beautiful chicken soup with lentle, barley, leeks, squash and zucchini. Some how with the preparation of food I meditate and clear the crap that rattles around my head from other peoples noise. I find a connection that is deeper with WGB...in this really great life I have with him. It is the simple rituals of life that are the sweetest.
What do you do on a wintering kind of day in March? Have friends over for home made chicken soup and fruit salad, while my friend Judith showed Loretta and I how to play with Alcohol inks!Oooooooh! So much fun! I can see a lot of cards being made! And you can use glossy photo paper!
Another reason to be grateful! Being around your tribe and getting together to play! To be able to share my home and new love of cooking. They had not been able to see the house yet and we were well over due for a visit.
Today we took a little trip out to an auction, before we got there we went through Fishtail MT and took some photos of the fish tail sticking out of the building!!! I so want to get a fish tail for my studio when I get a home! It was fun watching the auction,WGB tried to buy me the ORANGE fiesta ware that they had! But it went over what we were willing. Man it was fun seeing the Orange!
An amazing event was on the way I saw a Bald Eagle flying and as SO close to us! I could really see him! he was HUGE! In real life! HUGE! gave me goose bumps!
We went to dinner at WGBs sisters place the Thirsty Turtle, with some of his dad's friends. I don't know why I let my insecurity get to me, I always feel so damn judged...they kept saying how rich we were...this just showed me how some people will always judge us, because we are from California; and worked in government, even if it was local government people don't like it. I won't apologize for where I am and at what age I am, I worked my ass off and we all make choices in our lives. WGB and I do better together than we would by ourselves, and I will give him his dream of traveling and will not feel one bit bad about it. I just have to learn not to bite through my tongue. I refuse to talk politics or religion...
Glad we came so we could see the house in all of its glory! They have put it up on the market if you are interested.
I so wanted WGB to see this beautiful place before they sold it. Bob has done a fantastic job in the garden! Wow we were SO lucky to come while it was all blooming. AND they have so many birds!
After lunch Pallie and I went to her studio and made a purse for my sketchbook and phone! OOOOOoh I love it so much...I had fun but I think Pallie was frustrated because we didn't do it from a pattern.
We left the resort and drove the back roads to Crate Lake, unfortunately we forgot it was a holiday weekend!!! (My freedom weekend!) there was SO much traffic we couldn't wait or we would reach Pallie and Bob's place after dark! So when the traffic started to move again we drove straight though instead of turning to go to the crater...we will be back to see it though!
One long as road!
It was a beautiful drive even if we hit a ton of bugs and had to remember we can't pump or own gas! LOL
We had a little of a hard time finding the house...we found it and I thought it was the wrong house! But the color was changed and SO much garden I didn't recognize it!
We had a really nice dinner and conversation with Pallie and Bob. WGB loved talking to Bob! he really enjoyed the conversation! I always tell him he needs smart friends! We de-stressed from the road, looking at the river can help calm a soul and didn't get t bed until after 1130pm...so worth it!
We were able to get another night to be able to stay we just had to move rooms. It is so beautiful here, and they had a salon so I went in and asked if I could get the under cut redone, so the lady was able to shave the undercut for $15. It helps me to stay cooler...and I have been super hot lately!
We went into town to the grocery store, bought dinner, and breakfast. We BBQ hamburgers and salad. Took a nap, played on the computer and watched movies. Had a nice evening even though WGB hurt his back...he says from my luggage. Sigh. It was a nice day...grateful for Chris and Brian!
Chris helped me pare down MORE with my clothes, but them in the orange suit case and put all my art in the pink one since the black art case was too bulky. Left the excess in my car.
Chris and Brian got us a REALLY nice place in Klamath Falls Oregon, they belong to a time share. What a nice drive we had about 4.5 hours, and Mt. Shasta was completely covered in snow! I had not seen that side of the mountain before.
Driving through Oregon there are a lot of grass lakes! Literally grass growing out of the lakes!
The resort is AMAZING! it is like a 1 bedroom apartment! it is beautiful here! We went to their grocery and bought Koby Steak and asparagus and purple finger potatoes. It was nice to treat ourselves to a beautiful home cooked meal. We relaxed by watching a movie and catching up on our computer stuff. What a nice gift to be able to relax.
"Just because my path is different doesn't mean I'm lost."
Resort in Klamath Falls Oregon
Here is the tough thing about learning how to travel when you really have never traveled before...I brought too much, I pared down, and pared down again...I am still having trouble finding things I need and where the hell to put it all. Today WGB and I went to the stores to try to find a Patio Storage Bin, we found one so WGB and Vernon put it together when we got back to his place and it fits perfect in the back of the truck. We were getting some rain so some things needed to be covered...And while they were putting it together I played with Twinkle.
We had a ton of food left over from the party last night so no cooking!!! Giggle
We went to the Skate Park for a little while to get out of the house and let the dog go play!
Enjoying Twinkle before we take off. She was SO cute, she took me on a tour of her room and wanted to play with me!
We woke up early and started to make sure that the house was clean, then we decorated it for the party. Started to put the drinks and food out. Of course I could not find my battery and charger for the Canon camera so I was glad that I had my Nikon with me!
The one thing I love about a Mexican and Phillipino family party is the food! We all seem to show our love by food! We had SO MUCH FOOD! OMG so good! The baby loved the party was super tired by the end of it! The Pinata was so cute! How fun!!!
It was a success and I think we all had fun! Bubbles good food and fish in the pinata for Twinkle!
Well, yesterday we moved out of our house of 16 years. We are emotionally exhausted as well as physically! Yesterday from 630 am to 1:00 am we were moving moving moving and I feel extremely broken, my arms and legs went numb. This is what happens when your partner decides to be self-sufficient. In reality we could have used help from about 3 guys! I am going to be paying for this move for a long time with pain. But I sure appreciate my friends! Especially my girls that I have known over 30 years. Fan and Maryanne, they came, they helped pack, and fed us through the horror of moving.
I have purged, given items to thrift, and raft. Now I only have clothes that fit me...less shoes and I am more determined to have my own studio! I am not having all of my art supplies in the house again. It needs to be separate and our house our house!
I had to leave my plants behind and our bird Crackers was in the middle seat of the truck by midnight in the cat carrier and so tired when we pulled out at 1:00 am...gassed up the truck and started to head up to Grass Valley. Good bye Mountain View. I feel so weird leaving you behind.
It was SO hard to keep both of us awake trying to get to our friends Chris and Brian in Grass Valley. We had to keep the cab warm for the bird so my eyes were rolling I was so tired. We got to their house at 4:30 am and we just crashed! My arms and legs were numb...for hours!
Then we were up by 8:30 today and started to drink coffee and get ourselves moving! SO grateful for them and letting us stay with them! We saw on the news that Donner Pass was going to have snow today so we left around 12 to go into NV to my son's place to drop Crackers off with him, he is going to take care of her as we are on the road...the trip was good we took Highway 20 to highway 80 so beautiful! Crackers did really good until we got to Truckee then she started to shake her head. I knew then that she was having pressure in her ears poor baby!
Once we got passed the summit Crackers did better, but by the time we got to Vernon's she had been in the cat carrier for a long time..she was looking wilted. The first thing WGB did was set up her cage and she started to feel a little better with her cage and her food. I am a little worried about her.
We are exhausted and made it a short night.
Maryanne came over again and we were able to get through the rest of my clothes! Lots donated again to goodwill. Yesterday she took the art supplies to her friend for RAFT and she was really excited!!! yay! It feels good!
Today...all the rest of my clothes were sorted and packed! What is crazy is I have packed 8 large tubs on wheels with clothes...and I left out a tub because I don't know what to pack for the road. I still have to go through the shoes...sigh
WGB went to do some errands and while he was gone Maryanne drove me to Walmart (I hate that place) to get a couple of totes! When we got back WGB was laughing because HE picked up 3 totes! Thankfully he did I used them ALL!!! Those blue totes you see there are all my clothes that I kept! Bags and bags and bags donated! There is absolutely NOTHING left in my closets or the drawers!
Maryanne was so sweet she brought us pasta chicken salad! Man it was good!!! I am exhausted and my back is KILLING me...Ice ice baby!
Tonight was the Oscars! And I called Carol back, we must have talked for over 2 hours! I miss her a lot! She can always make me laugh until I cry! It was a great day...weird ending on the Oscars but I had a good day!