Eh. it's November and the world is grumpy

so it's the post holiday blues over here.  Everyone's tired and grumpy and maybe coming down with something, or headachey...


It was unseasonably warm today - skirt and t-shirt weather.  I tried to dress extra cute to fight the blues I was feeling this morning...

Dad Report: I had a nice talk with him today about his years in Minnesota.  He first attempted to convince me that the number of years that he lived there, that I had come up, with was in error.  "I don't think it's possible that I lived somewhere else for that long of a time. My parents only lived here and I didn't have another set of parents living there" whaaaaaaahuh?  I realize (or guess) that since his memory pretty much stops after graduation -- and then doesn't pick up again until very recently - he doesn't really connect that there were all these years inbetween.  Once we started talking about him living in MN - he gradually filled in more and more details (some of which I didn't even know/remember) and then agreed that I was correct.

I later, in talking with the VHM, talked about how people who have dementia /alzheimer's are like the slow zombification we are all terrified of...losing speech, ability to relate, intellect, becoming wanderers, attached to strange objects, often being violent, etc.   Even Dad with his own level of dementia has real fear when faced with the severely delusional in the residence where he lives.  "the old women" as he refers to them "are quite disturbed."  I wish it could be different for him.

The next big thing:

Tweek the logo

Call the merc back [called em back, they put me off for two more weeks. suck]
Make an appt to talk with Phoenix
Make an appt to talk with Hobbs [Done! - Next thursday]
Stop in at Raven, check on stock - show Z's cards
Start prepping new Pic-Mic images
Make an appt to talk with Wonderfair [1/2 way done - sent an email, haven't heard back]

Work on letter to out of state shops
Figure out how best to promote Etsy site

I need to set aside a time to write - it's quite obvious that otherwise I just won't do it.

Random Photo of the Day:  Ok, so this should show that I don't cheat, or I would NEVER post this picture of me (omg. baaaaad photo of me) - but the joy it brings me in memory is worth the pain of the bad hair, and gummi-ness of my smile.

I miss you BFF.






in a day where even custom cupcakes couldn't cheer up my kids, and everyone seems like they are on the edge of going from "I'm in a funk" to "I'm not getting out of bed ever again" - I think I will close with that wave of joy from that time, that place, that BFF moment.