Duckin In on My Way Out

Yesterday I drove my Mother to Waco (about 5 hours) so that she could have lunch with an ex neighbor of hers. This was my idea. Coming back, we stopped in Gainesville and stayed the night at a hotel with a heated pool, where we did water aerobics and sat in the hot tub.

I've taken many long trips for silly reasons, and picked many hotels for the pool or the view or whatever, but I've never done that with my Mother before. And you know what, I'm glad I did.

Now I've picked up the dogs and I'm off to water aerobics, but I wanted to wave hi hi hi to everyone.

Artistic Explorations

I did not bring my laptop with me-it was fabulous to walk through the airport with no baggage! I highly recommend it.

This morning the girls and I explored paper plates as an artistic medium-you can cut them, fold them, draw on them. We made mandalas, totem poles and airplanes. Later we are going to move onto colored construction paper.

Last night Maya, Jay and I took the dogs for a walk. Jay indulged in his habit of picking oranges as he walks...the forbidden fruit is always the best, isn't it?

Maya just got a list from God that said "Deb Cowden is losing and Hannah is winning....". I think this game is stacked against me. Spending time with demented elderly people makes me a suitable companion for children-logical thought isn't really necessary. I gots skills man.