- my sweet sister came to visit with me tonite and she brought that cute baby with her!

- i killed myself with salsa today at lunch time....can you smell the onion and garlic from there?

- i have decided to let my hair grow long. in the past, every major change or upheaval in my life was marked by me, wielding a large pair of scissors aimed directly at my locks.

- i am going to new orleans this weekend for a wedding with susan. i have not been there in years. my babies' daddy proposed to me in a bar there. he was denied but i came around later. we used to go there every year. to me, being in new orleans is like going to a foreign country without needing a passport.

- i received a mother's day gift of flowers from far away this week; a large, gorgeous, aromatic bouquet of color. they make me smile!

- kids give parents A.D.D. there are so many constant interruptions that parents lose the ability to focus on any one thing for more than 5 minutes. what does it take to gain that skill back?

- i test drove a honda element last week for fun, because i like them and i want one. 

- i do NOT like chain restaurants. i almost never eat at them.

- letters from the IRS saying i owe when only weeks ago i was rejoicing at the amount i was going to get back is a scary thing. guess i'll be giving the ole accountant a call first thing tomorrow morning!

- the way to my heart as you all know if you know me at all is to just touch me, hug me, rub me, pet me.....and i am feeling the need for caressing fiercely this evening. here i am though.....waiting it out. asking myself, 'why you fool, are you such a touch slut? what are you lacking? maybe, just maybe you can meet your own needs.' (and no, dont be dirty, i'm not talking about that!)

- my friend alice is in spain again walking another portion of the camino. i want to visit her. i want to see spain. i want to live in spain. spain neeeeeds me!

- parker is having a sleep over at the dad's house. it is so quiet here without the constant whimpering and clickity click of her talons on my terra cotta floors. i could get used to it!

- when are sheets realllly dirty? 1 week? 2? 3? maybe i should do laundry. i'll get on that right now!