7-21-24

 Aza helped me clean out the linen closet and we gave away a bunch of stuff.

7-12-24

 We went to Niagara Falls with my MIL.

7-11-24

 We took the boys to an alpaca farm.

7-10-24

 I just love this picture of J.

7-6-24

 

Me with the Js in New York

7-5-24

 We arrived in Chautauqua, New York today-- Jes's birthday. We are staying in this house for the week with the Js and my MIL. Dan and I took two days to get here, stopping off at a few national park places.

7-3-24

 Had my second sleep study-- with a CPAP machine.

6-28-24

 These are my nephews' cousins. I am their cousins' aunt. So, I'm their Cant. 

6-19-24

 Rose and I made a bird house.

6-15-24

 Our daughter has a PhD!

6-14-24

 We went to the Tar Pits with the Js today.

6-12-24

 Flying to LA for Jes's graduation!

6-9-24

 The swamp next door.

6-2-24

 Rose came over for the morning and we made fig bars!

5-25-24

 I made Rose's birthday cake. The theme was "Two The Moon."

5-23-24

 Celebrating some birthdays-- I was not there, but Dan was!  I was in Austin with my colleague.

5-10-24

 We went to Dothan for our niece's graduation from med school.

5-7-24

 I had my first sleep study. I was diagnosed with sleep apnea.

5-4-24

 This is what my studio looks like.

5-2-24

 I like this one. I used an existing oil painting for inspiration.

4-30-24

 My colleague, my partner in the crime of disrupting established systems.

4-26-24

 Some more therapy art.

4-15-24

 I've been drawing each night in a notebook. This helps because I had to get off my meds to do a sleep study. 

4-14-24

 My nephew has moved to town and is living with my mom. 

4-13-24

 I took Rose to the art museum.

4-8-24

 We saw the partial eclipse.

4-6-24

 I am spending my spring break with the Js.

3-30-24

 

My mini mes.

3-24-24

 When we moved into our house, we were told about the yellow roses that the former owner planted. The roses didn't do too well for a few years, but now when they bloom in the spring, they fill up the fence.

3-18-24

 I made these socks and this cream for Rose

3-10-24

 This woman and I have the same mitochondrial DNA and I think we got it from a woman on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay back in the late 1700s. It's shocking how much we resemble each other.