March 10, 2016

4:38 – WHY do I bother going to bed early?  Dropped my babies off at school after an incredible morning.  My boy will be 14 on Sunday – Hope he has fun with L.

Off to work where there were a few referrals.  I enjoy this facility – I enjoy these kids.  I know I won’t make a huge impact or change in their lives, but I hope that just for a moment, they will see that someone really cares about them.

Supervision with a social worker at work – this man is incredible and I really like him.  He is so knowledgeable in his field – plus he and I share something in common.  

I headed home, exhausted.  It was a long 10 hour day, but I had this thought of sushi in my mind.  I went to my place – and got to listen to men talk about shooting elephants and women talking about make-up – one topic so disturbing and the other topic so vapid.

Home where I spoke with a real estate agent who was recommended to me by J-Berr, my gangsta colleague.  Wheels are rolling.

Pictures: One of the most stunning sights I've seen of Wicked Tree this morning - so breathtaking; I can't wear these in here...; This makes me think of my "grown up" Ethan.

January 16, 2016

I could have slept so long this morning – but of course the phone “pinged” around 7:30 regarding my niece’s dance class, so I was up.

I cleaned the kitchen, listening to Flo-Rida and Pitbull, deciding that the rain wasn’t enough to keep me home, so the pups and I got ready…

…and headed to the hills.  The first stop was had snow all over the road and the hill was too steep for my little 2WD to master, despite the chains I had on in minutes, so I backed up and we were going to try to find a trail, but a car passed by and stopped, then another, and NYC is not for me, so we loaded up, I whipped those chains off and we were off.  The second spot was more of a rugged off-trail adventure, but gunfire was so near that I kept imagining bullets piercing my body, so after half a mile here, I turned around again and left.  The third spot was a pay-site, but no guns nor motorized vehicles are allowed, so that was in my favor.  The $5 was worth it.  We walked a few miles…sadly I never found "The Trial" that takes us to the back part of the lake, but that’s ok.  I got 5 miles in, it was drizzly and I didn’t see a soul.  Perfect.

 

At home, I made a quick, healthy lunch (a bit of chicken and broccoli); the smell of curry making it smell like many motels I stay in on the road.  I don’t really have anything to do.  No school work and I am not enthusiastic about cleaning, so….I’m watching this series of which I pay attention to about 1/3 of it.  It isn’t really “gripping” but has serious eye candy and in my condition, that’s a nice thing to have.

Off for a bit of sushi and then kindling so I could build a fire while watching more eye candy.  I sat and watched this series, chatted online and ate so many damn energy balls that I'm exhausted.   I really need a damn hobby because this is boring as hell.

Pictures: Hiking pictures; Castiel from Supernatural

September 12, 2015

Today my day began and ended with spiders and I love that.  Mags discovered Violet had molted and was wearing her new fur  and tonight I noticed a spider working hard at wrapping another spider up.  Rebirth and Death, how very symbolic.  I do love symbols.

We all enjoyed a leisurely late morning, but once I discovered how late it was, Ethan and I got going to head to the automotive paint shop with Lizzie Mae.  We are checking out how to strip her down and prep her.  Drew from  German Auto Werks suggested I go here as they taught him everything about painting (he said) but I must appear inept or something because they told me it really needed someone who knew what they were doing and they gave me some numbers.  Ah, well.  Mags and I soon headed down the hill to pick up Chenoa so we could shop for dance dresses.  The smoke was so thick in points that visibility was less than a mile.  The fire was staying around 64,000 acres, but see, I knew it had to be doing some damage; the smoke….it was terrible.

We met at Starbucks in Folsom, then the girls and I headed to the Palladio.  They got out  and begun the search for garments as I stayed in and continued the search for parking.  The  parking structure was my solution.  Mags found a dress right off, Chenoa found one in H&M.    Accomplished!!  Now Maggie was dying to go to Claire’s.  Ugh.  I'm not a Claire's fan.   Things became tricky when the girls went to Pinkberry’s and I , with my roving eye noticed something:  Jake’s Desserts.  Now what kind of a joke is this?  I went in to look, and left.  I went in again…and left once more.  The next time I returned,  it was with $2.50 I had borrowed from my daughter.  I can’t believe she made me do that.  THEN she made me EAT IT.  This hell live in.  I will state that when they went into the chocolate place, I only tested the sample after I finished my Halls…I did not buy anything.  How could I?  Jake would not approve (his name was nowhere – I checked).  We headed up the hill to pick up Ethan and then met Deb back in EDH.  What a lovely time it had been – even though it involved shopping.

The kids and I headed to Sky Sushi to meet with Brian, Lindsay and our little ballerina Sophia.  It had been quite some time since we had enjoyed sushi together and soon I will be heading back to the gym, so you know what that means.  We had a terrific time and even Ethan seemed brighter – cheerier.  Now, I’ve had a lifetime of SSRIs and know there is no effect this quickly, but I believe, I hope it is that Ethan finally feels a little relief from this Dark Depression he has had, there there is a A Way Out.  We shall see.  We talked for a while and then headed home.  There was a single car collision into the one tree on the center divide of the freeway.  Speed, every time.  Just like Jonathon.  I don’t think anyone died, but it can happen that quickly.  Per my usual, I pointed this out to the kids (I had also given Chenoa her Driving Tips and Life Lessons during our car ride using on driving in the right land, the left lane is for passing, focus, and don’t speed.

  

After sushi, the kids and I prepared to play cards, but I needed to get an inhaler for me and seltzer water for the kids and I .   I ended up with some decent medicine which should help and 2 cases of seltzer: kids and I were gonna party.  We had a few fun games of “Joker.”  First I should the kids the Kanye/Freddie Mercury video.  They love Freddie and Queen and think Kanye is a jackass - proof that I have raised them well.  Then we got down to some ABBA.  Mags tired quickly – she is very excited about the upcoming Best week Of Her Life.  Ethan and I kept playing, even though I was exhausted, this kid was laughing and having such fun and I would much rather hang out with him than <no offense> go into my room to write my 5aD.  

Pictures: Ethan and Sophia having fun; This smoke killed my pet owl; Violets old fur coat; Mags and I washed the car for the first time since January (there's a DROUGHT!) and Mother Hips came off; Joker <3