Good Sunday Morning

Wow I'm the first one. Well I'm up because my poor puppy had that horrible reaction to her Bordatella Vaccination and can't stop coughing.  I'm supposed to be getting good rest before surgery Monday.  She will be boarded at the breeder, I'll have to have her take Abbey to the Vet.

Janine did you have flash flooding, I haven'****ched the weather reports. Only if you could send water up our way..
Lisa I know your as excited and ready as I am. I'll be thinking about you and all loser's having surgery on Monday.  I don't check in until 1:00 and surgery at 3:00...

Lauren what a touching story about your Mom, a Mom would be the ultimate Guardian Angel and see you did great, so she looked after you well.

Maureen, your are too funny, did you like The Bucket List.  I really did, I have several things, the first one right now is just get through this surgery Monday, the second is do well with it the 3rd will be have plastics if I need it. Oh and get two more Tats, one with my childrens names and one Portrait of my Dad - he was my hero, I was his little girl (Tom boy)...

Jeni, Need the name of the Lady who does the permanent makeup, my massage therapist was just asking me if I knew someone. Sacramento is only 45 min to and hour away definatley do able for a good person. PM me on that. Thanks

So here is to a wonderful Sunday and waiting forever for my surgery Monday - I'll be on those dreaming drugs come 3:00p.m.

Terry 

hi terry and cali crew...
yes i'm very excited for monday my surgery is at 11 but my check in is at 9... i can hardly contain myself.. i got all my food ready for when i get home... i hope your surgery goes well too i'll be thinking of you good luck...

Good morning Cali Crew!  I haven't been to sleep yet...ugh! Have been having trouble sleeping and I don't know why. I think I need to talk to my PCP about a Rx for Lunesta. Yesterday was a blast at Comic-Con in San Diego. We got autographs from a bunch of people (Katey Sagal, Lindsay Wagner, Jane Wiedlan from the Go-Gos, Erik Estrada, etc). We also sat in on 2 panels. One for Futurama and the other for Kyle XY. They were giving away a bunch of stuff for Kyle XY. I got an ABC Family baseball cap and the first season dvd collection of Kyle XY just for asking the panel a question. It was a lot of fun. Today we are going back to get more autographs and to see the artists on the main floor. I love Comic-Con!!! Hope everyone has a great day.  =)

Morning Terry and the Cali Crew!

Hey I am glad you did the post! I slept in for a change and slept the night...how unusal is that???

I am telling you Terry your dogs shot sounds sooooooo Italian or something!!! I hope the poor pup gets over the reaction soon!

You know I do not have my kids names tatted, but I surely got my grandkids name tatted when they were born this last year. I cannot believe that my Avabear is turning 1 in 7 weeks!!! I just can't imagine a day in my life without her or Hunter!

Oh and no we did not get rain...thank gawd!!! But you could see up in the high desert that it was raining...it just look threatening at times. Here in the desert, it can be sunny one minute and the clouds just form up...thunderheads...and just pour...kind of like it does in the midwest. I am hoping today does not bring any rain either.

I spent most of my afternoon at the easel painting and in fact nearly finishing the painting I started just recently. I love it when I can have days like that were you just know you are on and the creative stuff just flows. It is a day of the dead painting....one of my favorite styles of artwork. I do not know where it came from, but one evening a couple of weeks ago I was talking with my son on the phone and went in my darkroom and got a canvas while we were talking and just started sketching out the canvas as we talked. It is a pretty good sized canvas...it is a 24x24...like I said it is not finished, but will share:

I have not painted with texture in a while because I have been working in oils, but it felt so good to go back to acrylics and texture...makes me want to drag another canvas out as soon as I get done with this one!

Well you surgery gals this week....OMG I am so excited for all of you....I wish you all so much success!!!! This is such an exciting time in your life and a real turning point. It is a decision that will last a lifetime if you work your tool properly!!!!

 

Have a great day Terry and the Cali Crew!!!

 

  

wow Janine thanks for sharing .... that one is cool!

that's the oranges I'm painting my living room.....how kewl is that picture.........

Wow Janine that painting is friggen awesome.

To clarify the Tattoo, my children and grandchildrens names will be on it.  In order of birth....  As good as you can paint heck you can do my tat..

Cool painting, Janine!  Wish I could do something as creative as that!

hugs!

Good morning (or afternoon) California.

I really need to start getting up earlier.  We stay up till 2 or 3 am because it's the only time of day I can truly feel relaxed and know I'll have some peace in my life so I hang onto it and don't want to go to sleep.  I have so many projects I really needed to get done this summer and life happened and I've not finished any of them.  School starts in less than a month, so I really need to change my internal clock and get moving.

My son is in a Sober Living apartment now with 17 days sober (he lets me know every single day his count)  He's going to meetings every day.....sometimes two or three.  We paid for his apartment, truck repairs, overdraft on his account (due to something very dishonest he did while high), registration, insurance, cell phone, cable/internet.  Yesterday we took him to the grocery shopping and filled up his gas tank. 

Enable much?  I don't know.  I want him to make it, but I can't keep doing this.  Like I said, my only time of absolute peace is the wee hours of the morning.   So there's where things are with him.  I want a life too though.  Is that terribly selfish?  I've been working hard to get my prereqs done for nursing school.  At the end of August, when school starts, that becomes a full-time job and I need to be allowed that.  Ok enough about all that for today.  Sorry to ramble.

Janine, thank you for sharing your art.  I can't draw or paint AT ALL, but I do play the guitar.  One of those things on my list to do:  tune up guitar and play again.  I'm so sorry we missed you Friday while we were in Cathedral City.  Next time, we'll plan in advance.  This was a very spur of the moment trip.

Katt, I wish I'd known about the Comic Con, that sounds like so much fun and great excuse to get away for the weekend.  (I could use a weekend away)

For those having surgery this week, congratulations.  I'm so excited for you.

I'm so glad you're doing well Linda and hopefully Julia will be home and on the mend very soon.

We had a great time at LB Coffee yesterday.

Today we're going to go get the supplies to clean up our backyard so we can start enjoying BBQs out back and fires in our little firepit.  (one of the many projects on my list)

Everyone have a great day!

Janine,

What a beautiful painting! Girlfriend, you are so talented.  What is your inspiration?  Whatever it is, keep it up.

Kim