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Jenny, Robyn and Evan have been visiting, and are staying at the apartment below the clubhouse where I officiated over Jenny and William's wedding. It's been nice to have the family around -- alluvem, but of course Mom being the deep dark hole with her absent.

A very wonderful thing happened this Saturday. We had a BBQ here, well actually the clubhouse, and there were some major gaps in who managed to attend, but the excitement changed when "Grammy", aka Doris, Gordy's Mom said she wanted to join us, and Katie drove her up, and Rog drove her home. It was so wonderful!!! Yes! An outing.

Doris was so strong and brave to have made such a long trip. It was brilliant to overhear her say, "So soon?" when Roger said it was time to go home! That was a real high having her here!!! Jenny and Evan hadn't seen her since Evan was just really new , at Terry and Georgia's, and my Mom was there too! That means it was about 3 years.

Of course Robyn visited Doris with Gordy and me for lunch when Robyn came to visit here.

Evan is a hoot! I can't describe him adequately, but he's uniquely himself, and adorable. It was soooo wonderful to see Mike and Evan playing, and watching Mike's sensitivity to size and ego, as he would chase him down, but he'd run slow so Evan could feel like he's fast, but not being condescended to, because he would catch up and then you'd hear the giggling and laughing. A merry sound that can't be matched.

Robyn decided one day to hang with Gordy and I, despite our telling her it was a long, boring, errand type of day. It was great being with her again. I love her dearly as you all know. These kids are all fabulous and loving.

Another highlight was when [I heard but didn't see..] Hannah [Chantal's daughter and Madelaine's grand-daughter] saw Robyn, and they ran into each-other's arms!!! I just love that too. These are super people! And Hannah, such a love, she gave me a wonderfully magical hug, and then again, and again...there is nothing to top unchecked hugs and love from someone I love so much. I am honored that they enjoy me enough to love me back.

More good news is that Candi did wonderfully with her back surgery, and she and Gary also were at the BBQ! It was good to see the strain, the pain, leave her face! I know she still has surgery pain, and a long recovery ahead of her, but her healing is amazingly fast, especially for someone who has been forced, from pain, to be sedentary. Gary was so loving and funny. I "get it" now. Seeing them together Saturday made sense in a new way. I'm not sure that I had truly seen his walls down this way before. He's so warm and funny and caring. He was stayed with Candi, at the hospital, and was her advocate, and made sure she was in as little pain as possible.

And Candi and Doris seeing eachother was goodness. There is a long history, and to sever that feels so wrong.

Now, that day isn't over yet. Robby invited me, Gordy and Jenny, to Mukilteo Coffee, to hear Danny O'keefe who was performing there. It's an interesting venue, and should be drawing more good people. It was so sweet of him to think of us and get us tickets. It was too bad that the BBQ started at 4:00, and the show at 7:30, time was crunched, and it gets away from a person. We got there during the break, and finally met Hannah's [Robby's girlfriend for lack of a more loving term] parents!!! We did get to hear the 2nd set, and he was really really good. The only downside is that seating isn't easily available. Finally Gordy scoped out a vacant freezer. Not being tall, nor being the spring chicken I used to be, it wasn't cake to get up, but I did it! Yay me.

Now if that's not enough for one day, Cameron brought his girlfriend to the BBQ. I'm not sure of the spelling, but her name is Z, and she's a lovely, smart, kind lady. Cam did good! I hope to see more of her.

I'm sure I'm missing very good moments from the day, but it's not for lack of good times, au contraire, too much love, and too little brain makes this post full of holes.

Now, first thing that AM, I headed down to my 2nd appointment for acupunture with Julie at Oriental Healing Arts in Langley. I really like her a lot. She has style, class, talent and a sense of humor! I hope this works for me, I need an end to pain, and to go to Fla again, after spending so much money and time so far away from Mom, well, it doesn't feel right. I had thought that Clear Passage in CA would work for me, but, so far, without really discussing it much with the CPfolk, it appears as if they feel FL is more appropriate still. My CTS is still killer despite the injection I received from Dr Fuhs. Not a good sign. I can't put it off too long, so I'm going to give my all to Julie's work, and hope to see improvement, and if I don't, I'll have to put her on hold and go back to CP, FL or anywhere to improve my health, it was so much fun and great joy to feel hopeful and be able to work out, and think of a future and...well, you know, I wrote when I felt good. ALIVE even.

But, let's see if Julie can get me where I need to be; baby steps. Did I mention that I heard of Julie through the most reliable source? Beverly told me, and she "knows" and "gets it". She's the Mom of my Somali, Zach. I had written her to see if she knew where I could contact his breeder, and to my chagrin, they are not doing it any more. Instead, she has two most adorable kittens; their breed is Desert Lynx. More on them and Bev in a different post. Very important stuff.

Let's see. One more piece o' the picture before I put Saturday to bed.

Don, Gordy's customer, lent us a video camera. I managed to suss out how to do menial stuff during the BBQ [I don't do manuals ], and got some great video to burn for William, and the care package we're planning to send him. There was no software with the camera, so I searched Sony, and then the web for a LONG time, to find the driver. I finally found way too many posts that said Sony is being a jerk, hoping to get "us" macfolk to get a [horrors] PC based on the incompatibility. Insanity fer sure.

There are 2 work-arounds, both cost money, and since this is not my camera, and it can go home at any moment, I just can't justify investing. But, the Yankee-Taurus I am will absolutely prevail, but just not today.

I think that covers a lot. It's a pretty upbeat post, quite the polar opposite of what today brought, but that, too, is for another entry.

I hope to get photos up -- I so meant to start doing a Photo du jour, but I still have to be more consistently well to be able to do it. I'm far from that with the onset of the Trapezeii and Rhomboid Spasm that is relentless [months - I'm talking months!] as well as my CTS acting up. Baby steps. Breathe in, breath out...sloooooowly.

Wednesday we visit Mom!!! I love and miss her so much xoxo+.

Peace!
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