Giving joy to someone else!

Finally having this day come to end and having some time to sit and gather my thoughts...

Ricki Racer Kitty's first big rain in So Cali
 

Wheeee.

We had rain at 4:30 in the morning. Get up Daddy.

See the rain..Pounce bounce stretch jump bed to window, :)
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A great lunch today with ArkansasPiscesGrrl, who had me in absolute stitches. The most I'd laughed in a good long time. <3 you, my friend!

I had two huge epiphanies just before and during the lunch:

1. My life is not totally lost, as I'd thought. "Lost" would mean I have no idea what I want or where I'm going. I know very well what point A looks like-I can see that in every facet. However, I also know what point B would be like, so I actually have a vision. The trick is to take the steps to get there, however long.

2. At last year's Reunion and this year, I told myself that I didn't want to take up a hotel room for myself (being local) that someone from out of town would need. I came to a sudden thought last night that this is a cop-out. I didn't take a room because I was afraid of potential intimacy or a serious conversation breaking out, or actually facing myself. My way, if things got uncomfortable, I could bail. I felt as if I had my feet in two worlds. I had a wonderful time, but I know it was what I call "Reunion Lite".

Well, no way. I'm there, in a room next year, whatever happens. More to the point, I'm setting out for my points B, full steam.

a beautiful drive
 

With a great human up the north coast of Cali to town on the sea and there was SHE in her blue and white skirts!! Yemaya se su a se su a Yemaya.

Watching Texas A&M beat the hell outta Bama with my kids!

taking a tid bit of a hike in the woods before work....hopefully get out for a broader spectrum type hike tomorrow with the pups...it's hunting season and I have to be selective about where we hike...places that don't have hunting here typically don't allow dogs....

finding the perfect lil round pine cones I like to use to decorate for Christmas....

a nice talk with my eldest child.....she's my heart <3

Actually last night : having fun, feeling a bit more confident & getting to test some things out!

Simply..
 

How amazingly delicious my homemade dark chocolate and banana pancakes turned out this morning...:hk4:

My elec bill was $ 13.50 this month. hahahah I love it !!!

The first bite of the snickerdoodle cookie. It was so amazingly yummy.

Being able to go out and paly some basket ball without any pain,just artritic knees but still doable.

We have a new addition to the family!
 

Her name is Rosie aka Blossom's little sister and she's also a Shih Tzu.