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THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 28, 2008 1. Four times in the potty today. Read them and weep! Four! That's every single time. Besides the nap, that's ALL the peeing David did today and each of them were in the potty. Woot! 2. I am thankful for fans today. It's hot beyond belief here. 3. The cleaning ladies. I am so thankful for how well they cleaned my house. They are worth their weight in gold. In gold! Thankful beyond belief.  PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 241  DAILY DAVID - DAY 241  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 27, 2008 1. A nice morning chat with a new friend. 2. Some rest. 3. Just feeling tired today honestly but thankful for my life so much. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 240  DAILY DAVID - DAY 240   THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 26, 2008 1. Two pees in the potty! A sure sign of progress. 2. An important realization. Hopefully it will stick. I need to remember and reread. 3. Heirloom tomatoes. They are amazing. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 239  DAILY DAVID - DAY 239      I can't believe this boy is mine. Is he really mine? REMEMBER THIS LATER I worry about the stupidest things. Everything. All the time. It's what I do. Worry. I don't know if I inherited it or just decided to take on at some early point in my life. I worry about big things too. My son. My marriage. My work. My health. But really, most of my day to day life is worrying about the stupid stuff. Whether David took a nap. If I ate too much. If I have enough creative talent. If my house is clean enough (it never is). Does my son eat enough veggies. This week I'm working from home cause David's school is closed. And instead of enjoying my time with him and being thankful that I am getting to spend this much of it, I decided to potty train him and be frustrated about it 24-7. I worry we waited too long and he's already 3.5. I worry he won't ever learn. I worry I'll scar him and make him have bigger issues. I worry. I worry. I worry. And so I am stressed. And then I am tired. It's so incredibly stupid. Instead I should be thankful my son is healthy enough for me to be able to toilet train him. Thankful that I get to be home this week and can take the opportunity and time to do it. Thankful that I was able to have a child. Honestly. It sounds stupid like the "be happy you have arms and legs" that moms always say but honestly, Karen, it's time to shape up. This one is for me to remember how I'm feeling at this moment. How thankful I am to be alive and to have a little boy that I get to toilet train. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 25, 2008 1. Spending a little extra time with David. So special. 2. Shopping at whole foods. Yummy fruits. And heirloom tomatoes. 3. Lots of sleep. Thankful to get so much sleep. 4. And some yummy goodies in the mail. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 238  DAILY DAVID - DAY 238  CATALYST 24 - PEACE, FAMILY, CHANGE, CREATE  A few months ago, I took this class where we talked about who we are as a whole and what we’d like to stand for in the world. We created three to four areas of things that we stood for. My four were: peace, family, changing the world, and creativity. These are the areas that inspire me. I want to feel a strong sense of peace every day. I want to leave the world better than I found it. I want to have strongly bonded and supportive family. And I want to foster creativity within myself and others. For this week’s catalyst, I took a photo for each area and printed them together. I then sewed between the photographs to create pockets and inside each pocked I tucked two sets of journaling. One was a list of things that inspire me around that category and the other was a list of things I aspire to do in each area. Whenever I have to make a choice about how to spend my time or how to decide around a commitment, I look at this page and see if it fits within one of my squares. This makes sure that the life I live is aligned with my priorities. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 237  DAILY DAVID - DAY 237  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 23, 2008 1. Good times with good friends. 2. A lot of sleep. So much of it lately. 3. Not creating and yet not feeling guilty. 4. Some one-on-one time with my wonderful husband. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 236  DAILY DAVID - DAY 236  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 22, 2008 1. A short but pleasant walk with the little one. 2. Big boy underwear. Sort of scared but thankful that I might have the time to finally train him. 3. A calm, happy night. And no plans for the weekend. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 235  DAILY DAVID - DAY 235  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 21, 2008 1. Thankful that David was so well behaved at the dentists. Let's see if he's this great when it's his turn. 2. Thankful that he napped at school today. Always thankful when he naps. 3. Thankful for a delicious dinner out tonight. 4. Overall feeling thankful and peaceful lately. DAILY DAVID - DAY 234   PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 234  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 20, 2008 1. The library. I love the library. Always makes me feel thankful. 2. A great new addition to the creative therapy team. So excited and thankful. 3. A few phonecalls and some relief. Thankful to have resources. 4. My son. My husband. My life. So thankful. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 233  DAILY DAVID - DAY 233  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 19, 2008 1. Some more big news. This must be my month for having dreams come true. 2. Thankful that next week I'll be working from home and spending some time with David. 3. No headaches today. Thankful for that. 4. I started reading Artist's Way. I miss that book. Thankful for a good week, so far. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 232  DAILY DAVID - DAY 232  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 18, 2008 1. A new office. Corner office. Beautiful view. Spacious. So very thankful. 2. Some new design team members at AMM. So fun! 3. Feeling more rested and still happy. 4. Anticipation for new books and rereading some old ones. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 231  DAILY DAVID - DAY 231  TULIP LOVE MINI               HIDDEN VALLEY FARM         CATALYST 23 - 50,000 CLICKS  I spent a lot of time thinking about this week’s catalyst. While I am definitely a pack rat, I don’t hoard one particular thing. I looked around my house and my table and nothing jumped out at me. Until I saw my camera. Yes, of course. I hoard photos. I take tons and tons of photos every single day and I don’t get rid of nearly enough of them. But, I guess in the grand scheme of things, photos and the memories they preserve are not the worst things to hoard. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 16 & AUGUST 17, 2008 I could do two for these two days but it would make no sense to separate these two magical days. 1. For the kindness and generosity of others. 2. For good friends and their good friends. 3. Nature. 4. Smores. My first ever. 5. Camp fires. My first ever. 6. Delicious, home-made food. 7. David, who was incredibly well behaved. Sweet. Funny. And slept through the whole night. 8. Adam and all the others who were so kind to David and spent lots of time with him. 9. Annie who let David play bocce. 10. An incredible, truly peaceful 24 hours. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 230  DAILY DAVID - DAY 230   PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 229  DAILY DAVID - DAY 229    THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 15, 2008 1. Nice morning with Clark and Jake. 2. David telling me that I'm a good person and calling my art beautiful. 3. Good quality time with my boy. 4. Another new possibility. 5. A new painting. 6. Thankful for the possibilty that we might go camping tomorrow. 7. A new class. More to learn. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 228  DAILY DAVID - DAY 228  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 14, 2008 1. Feeling rested. I've been getting a lot of sleep and it's been well-needed. 2. Day two. 3. Starting a new painting. 4. Finishing one more deliverable. And Thankful for Fran's help. Yet again. 5. Life. I am really thankful for life today. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 227  DAILY DAVID - DAY 227  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 13, 2008 1. Fran's good news. Made my day, Fran. 2. Beginning to a self-commitment. Let's see how long it lasts. 3. A wonderful video chat with my sister this morning. Love her so much! PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 226  DAILY DAVID - DAY 226  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 12, 2008 1. This morning, on the way to school, David told me he works at Google. "I have my own work, too," he said. I am so thankful for these moments. 2. A nice, thoughtful conversation with my friend Greta. 3. Finally feeling 98% better. 4. And maybe, just maybe finally getting some peace back, too. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 225  DAILY DAVID - DAY 225  THE LIFE SHE IMAGINED  I had never meant for the girl to be sad but somehow the drawing I made was sad, so I thought about it a long while as I made my last assignment. I decided to give her some thoughts that have been on my own mind. Here's the closeup.  I can't wait to get started on my second one. Thank you, Paulette. This has easily been the best class I ever took. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 11, 2008 1. Thankful that my cold finally seems to be gone. Not so happy about the severe TMJ pain in its place but oh well. 2. For my little boy, who asked me for an apple last night, in bed. When I said yes, he said, "Yey! You said yes. You're a good person." I love him so much. 3. Thankful to Paulette for a wonderful painting class. For getting to finish a full painting. 4. Thankful to have finished an assignment that I was sort of dreading. 5. Thankful for a week with a few less meetings than usual. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 224  DAILY DAVID - DAY 224  CATALYST 22 - TO CREATE FOR ME  I went through a long thought process for this week’s catalyst. I even created several pieces of art. Like several others, I was going to make it about my son, but, like Becky already mentioned, I don’t think of him as my accomplishment. He is so amazing and special all by himself. I was then going to make it about coming to the United States. Moving here was the beginning of a series of achievements for me and I consider it to be the achievement that allowed all others. But the more I thought the more I knew that wasn’t the right one either. So I finally opened my computer and let my thoughts come together as they always seem to when I’m typing. I think the journaling says the rest. More thoughts on the art itself in the technique section below. Journaling Reads: I have accomplished a lot in my life. I got in to the college of my dreams. At seventeen, I moved from Turkey to the United States. I graduated from college in four years with an undergraduate and a masters degree. I worked at a very selective Wall street firm and I got to become a Vice President pretty quickly. I got accepted to a very selective Nonprofit program. I married the man of my dreams. I quit everything and started all over again in California. I started my own photography business. I had an amazing baby who is now an amazing boy. I became an American citizen. I got a job with Google and I’ve been consistently doing well at my job. Just to list a few. These were all goals I’d set for myself at some point or another. I am good at achieving goals. I always have been. I work hard. I put my mind to it and I get it. And then I quickly forget all about it and set the next goal. the next challenge, the next mountain to climb. While I am very proud of all my achievements and I do take many of them for granted now. I look back upon them and think they were easy. They must have been. I was able to accomplish them, wasn’t I? Then I look at my achievements and they are all things I do. I am good at work. I work hard. But I am not so good at creative. My very organized, very structured mind doesn’t do so well with the unstructured, big picture oriented art world. I’ve always craved being more artistic. I’ve always wished I had that magical gene that made you creative. The one that meant I could draw. I could see things and imagine things the way other creative people did. Alas, it appears I wasn’t waiting in that line when they were handing out the genes. So when I look back upon my life, especially the one I am leading now, I am most proud of this place. Creative therapy. It’s something I created to tell myself that I can be creative too. That creativity is not always about drawing perfectly. It’s not about being the best designer. The most talented artist. I can create art too. I can even use it to grow. To learn. To reflect. To dream. This was my way of making myself create every week. It is my way of not letting myself give up (like I did for writing). Letting the conversations in my head go. Allowing myself to experiment. Giving myself a space to create. Recurringly. Holding myself responsible. Putting myself out there. Sharing my art scares me. I never think I am good enough. I always think people will laugh at me. People will say “who does she think she is to be displaying her art?” It scares me more than any of my work commitments ever did. It scares me more than having a baby did. It’s too raw. It comes from the place of ultimate uncertainty and it’s exposing something deep down that I normally prefer to leave in the dark. So I am most proud of creative therapy. Proud that I have the guts to do this week after week. That I have kept this commitment to myself. That I have created this space for me and for others. I am proud that it exists. I am proud that I wasn’t too scared to make it happen. I am still scared. Every week. But I am proud. Technique Highlight: I meant for this piece to feel raw. I used a sheet of old paper, put gesso all over it and stamped it with pink paint. Pink for color of skin. Since the journaling was really really long and personal and about being scared, I made it a tiny font and printed it on a sheet of music that I had also gessoed over. I stamped “ME” on the journaled paper to emphasize the theme of “for me.” I added a few pink pieces to make sure the little piece of paper didn’t get lost on top of the big one of the same color. I put some butterflies to symbolize freedom and a photo of me laughing for happiness. I stamped my title and sprayed some water over it to give the sense of tears. It’s not nearly as beautiful as I wish it were and it didn’t even come close to what I had in my head but none the less, this is what came out. CATALYST 21 - THANKS  The topic was "your first memory of love." As soon as I saw this catalyst, I knew it was going to be about my first boyfriend, Levent. He and I were best friends for a long time and then he suddenly decided he didn’t want to talk to me for a week. After going through one of the longest weeks of my life, he came back and said that he was in love with me. We started dating pretty soon after that. There are many joys Levent brought to my life but the most precious gift he ever gave me was to show me that I was worthy of being loved. And for that I will be forever thankful to him. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 10, 2008 1. Another amazing catalyst with an artist I admire. 2. The fulfillment of a book finished. 3. Relaxing and enjoying moments of quiet time. 4. Life. I am thankful for all of my life today. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 223  DAILY DAVID - DAY 223    THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 9, 2008 1. Watching my little boy play board games. 2. Spending most of my day reading a great book. Getting lost in a story is always so much fun. 3. Finally recovering. 4. Quality, quiet family time. 5. An amazing score at the flea market. 6. Saturday. I am so thankful it's Saturday. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 222  DAILY DAVID - DAY 222  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 8, 2008 1. I think one more day of sleep was all I needed. Thankful to finally be feeling a bit better. Not fully but I'll take what I get. 2. The book is here. So thankful to have a great book to read. 3. Thankful it's Friday. I need a lot of rest this week this weekend. 4. Thankful for another date night tonight. Getting spoiled. 5. Have I mentioned the book is here? 6. And thankful for the quality time with the little one. We've been reading books upside down and snuggling in bed and having so much fun together. 7. Thankful for a kind, generous and understanding husband. Especially since the illness seems to have made me a bit crazy. Thankful for his patience. 8. And again thankful for the book!! I love having a good story to turn to when I need some quiet time. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 221  DAILY DAVID - DAY 221  YES OR NO I just realized Shimelle was still posting blog prompt but I was not getting them, so this is going to be my attempt to catch up on them. Let's see how well I do. Tuesday: When was the last time you said yes to something new? Share that experience and what you learned with your readers. This is an excellent question. It's been a long long long time since I said yes to something new and interesting or challenging on a personal level. I should think about this some more. I have said no to some things which is good for me since I am not so good at saying no so I am proud of that. Professionally, I agreed to help out with a new product which stresses me out a bit but it's also made me excited to be learning new things and I am quite happy about that. Wednesday:Tell your blog readers about a time when you suddenly had more confidence than you expected -- maybe in replying ‘yes’ or ‘no’! For me, this was accepting to take a six-month business trip to Japan. Logically, I thought it was crazy and I didn't really want to do it. But emotionally and especially in my gut, I really wanted to do it. I knew I was going to do it so I put all my logic aside and jumped in with both feet. It turned out to be a really good idea and I am eternally grateful that I trusted my gut. Thursday:What’s one thing in your daily routine that you would happily say ‘no’ to if you had the option to magic it away? Work? Hmmm, other than that, lately it's been putting suntan lotion on David every morning. I really dread it for some weird reason. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 7, 2008 1. While I still continue to be sick, I am thankful that I didn't have too many meetings today so I could come back home and take a long nap. 2. I could complain about how my long-awaited book didn't actually show up but since this is about being thankful, I'll say that I am thankful I still can look forward to receiving the book and wait in anticipation. 3. I am thankful that David and I have been reading and rereading "The Foot Book" so much that he has pretty much memorized it. When he asked me to read the author's name today, he then did one of his fake coughs and said "I sick Mommy, I wanna go to Dr. Seuss." I am so thankful for this boy. Ok, now I go back to sleep. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 220  DAILY DAVID - DAY 220  ANOTHER GENEROUS GIVEAWAY Michelle's hosting another generous giveaway at A Million Memories.  Checkout this thread to see how you can win. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 6, 2008 1. Today I am mostly thankful that I have a job that allows me to stay at home when I feel like crap. It's a luxury and I know it. 2. I am also thankful for my bed. I love my bed. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 219  DAILY DAVID - DAY 219  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 5, 2008 1. Canceled and quick meetings. Love those. 2. Watching David play, he's so good at playing by himself and he loves toys. 3. Having a wonderful husband who comes home and helps when I feel really sick. (Looks like I might be allergic.) Thankful for such a generous person. 4. A nice chat with Viv. She's so inspiring and so sweet. 5. Good friends like Becky and Michelle. 6. Still happy about Kim's mail. I promise I will write back Kim! 7. Yona, writing to you too! I miss you my sister! 8. Oh and I am so happy my computer doesn't crash anymore. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 218  DAILY DAVID - DAY 218  10 TIPS FOR SUMMER FUN I have always admired Kimmi's art and I cannot wait to take the class she's teaching at a Million Memories. I cannor urge you enough to go sign up. I have no doubt that it will be fantastic. Click on the image to sign up.  Don't miss the opportunity to learn from Kimmi!! She is awesome. PAINTING FACES - WEEK FIVE  PHOTOS ON LAYOUTS Today's prompt from Shimelle is In general, do you prefer to scrapbook with single photos or a group of photos? Share a few of your favourite examples with your blog readers. I tend to scrap single photos more often than not. I tend to use 4x6. It's easy and efficient to print them ahead of time and just pull them as I sit to scrap. Scrapping is not about the photos for me. It's just about the memories and the stories so I don't use multiple photos unless it's needed for the story. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 4, 2008 - ADDITION 1. A wonderful email from my sister. 2. And a wonderful email from my friend Kim! Didn't want to forget these. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 4, 2008 1. David napping at school. I continue to be amazed and so thankful for this. 2. Coming home to a package full of creative books from amazon. 3. Coffee. I am thankful for coffee and graham crackers. 4. David was looking for his shoes today. He couldn't find them. He said, "I can't find my shoes mommy. It's a mystery." Love him. so so so SO thankful for him. 5. A happy, wonderful husband. I am so lucky. So lucky. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 217  DAILY DAVID - DAY 217  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 3, 2008 1. Getting to go on a wonderful date last night with my husband. A delicious meal. Seeing good friends. Listening to some music. Dressing up. And loving every moment of it. 2. Getting to go to Santa Cruz and having a peaceful and fun time. Breathing in fresh air. Feeling calm and happy. 3. A nice chat with my mother in law. 4. Reading "The Foot Book" with David, over and over again. LOVE Dr. Seuss. 5. A great conversation with a good friend and finally letting go and feeling some peace. So happy to feel some peace. 6. So happy to feel peace. (this one deserves multiple repetitions.) PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 216  DAILY DAVID - DAY 216  THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 2, 2008 1. Looking forward to date night tonight with my love. 2. Getting the time to create. 3. Allowing myself to stretch and try new things, despite the fear. 4. Finally making some decisions. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 215  DAILY DAVID - DAY 215  TWO DAYS          FIRSTS  One of the reasons I quit my Wall Street job was to get to spend more time with the kids I planned to have. I wanted to make sure I was there to raise them myself and to see them through all their firsts. First food, first steps, first words, first time on a bike. First time blowing bubbles. The reason I care about the very first time is because it comes with a few extra emotions. The surprise on his face when he actually takes his first real step. he joy of finally getting the bubbles to come out. The face he makes when he tastes peas for the first time. The fleeting moment when it's a brand new experience emotionally or physically is incredibly precious to me. It happens once in a lifetime. Once in his lifetime. And I want to be there to experience those with each of my children. Yet, life doesn't always work out as planned. Now I find myself working more than I intended to and getting to see fewer of those special moments. That makes me cherish each one even more. This weekend, we took you to the movies for the first time. You'd been wanting to see Wall-E and we figured that if we went to a 9:15am show, we could always walk out if you really didn't like it. But you loved it. You watched the whole movie (with the help of a little bit of chocolate) and you were quiet as a mouse. After we walked out, you talked about it nonstop. I am so glad that I was there to experience it with you. It made it that much more special for me and it made me really proud of you. I may miss many of the firsts but here's one I didn't miss and I want to make sure to celebrate it. NOT READY  I decided to concentrate on journaling this month so most of my LOs have journaling: Little boy, I look at this photo and my heart melts a bit. I think it's so cute that you're so sweet to little girls. And then I stop and freak out a bit. I am so not ready for this. I am not ready for you to grow up. I know this is nothing and I know that you're years away from actually going out with girls. I also am not one of those protective moms. I want you to have girlfriends. I want you to experience love. Being loved. And everything else. I am just not ready for time flying by so fast. I haven't had enough hugs yet. I haven't been able to spend enough time with you. I want to stop time and just play with you for hours. For days. For weeks, months, years. I want to freeze time for both of us so we can have some quality time. And then you can grow up. And meet girls. And have your own life. Just not yet. TWO  NO MORE DOUBT  Before you came along, I wasn't sure if I wanted children. Well, that's not true. I knew I wanted kids, I just wasn't sure I was ready for them. I kept worrying about how much I didn't know and how likely it was that I would end up messing you up. Causing you sorrow or frustration. Or even worse. Life long problems. I kept doubting myself. I kept seeing friends whose parents messed them up. I kept worrying and wondering and postponing. And then, one day, I was talking to your uncle Clark and I told him about my worries and he said, "Isn't it better that a kid has a mom who's paying attention to those things? Chances are your kid will be better off because you care." And I totally agreed. I guess half the game is just trying to do right. As much as possible. And then you came along. The most perfect, wonderful, kind, generous boy. The sweetest thing ever. And I realized I was bound to mess it up but that it was ok. Because there will be no single moment in my life when I don't love you more than anything else. No moment when I won't be giving all I have. Ever. Ever. And I wondered why I waited so long. You are the best thing that's ever happened to me and I just look at your sweet face and thank my lucky starts. And I thank uncle Clark. MAKING A LIFE Today's prompt from Shimelle: Share a story with your readers about one moment when you felt independent and in control. I've had a few such luxurious moments in my life. When I moved to the US from Turkey. I was really homesick for a few weeks but overall I was much more in my element in the US than I ever felt in Istanbul. I had a similar feeling when I graduated and moved to New York, when I had my own apartment, my own job, and just my own life. I love it. Even now. I am scared to do something to rock things but I do have a very nice life and I feel lucky to be able to be independent (or feel that way even with a 3 year old.). I love my life. I love my family. I love that I made this life. We made it. It's really magical. I've always, always wanted to make my own choices. Ever since I can remember and I love making them. THANKFUL TODAY - AUGUST 1, 2008 1. Thankful that I work for such a generous and fun company. They throw lavish parties and always make us feel so special. It's important not to ever lose sight of it. 2. Having a healthy family. I am not thankful for this often enough. 3. Feeling calmer and a bit caught up for a change. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 214  DAILY DAVID - DAY 214  JUST WAIT A WHILE Thursday's prompt from Shimelle was:What do you do when don’t feel very creative or feel like you’ve hit a creative block? Share a few tips that help you get back to yourself. Honestly, I think the best thing is to walk away. Wait until the next wave of creativity comes and don't force yourself. Or just to play with no plan in mind and see what happens. In the ideal world of no deadlines, I think that's the best thing to do. Give yourself permission to rest. Relax. Rejuvenate. If only I took my own advice. THANKFUL TODAY - JULY 31, 2008 1. Finally finishing with this month's kit. Struggled a lot. 2. Spending some quality time with David. He always brings so much joy into my life. 3. Getting a new computer. No more crashes. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 213  DAILY DAVID - DAY 213  NOT YOUR TYPICAL TEENAGER Wednesday's prompt from Shimelle was: Who was your personal favourite teeny-bopper pin-up? Share a story about that dreamboat or another happy teenage memory with your readers. This one didn't make me think a long while. I didn't even have one poster in my room as a teenager. I have never been that type of girl. I think that's one of the reasons I was so miserable in Turkey. I just didn't fit into the tiny community I was stuck with. I also don't really equate teenage with fun. Then again, I did have a few good, solid friends. One of whom I will be talking about in this week's creative therapy piece. The few friends I did have, I still cherish wholeheartedly. THANKFUL TODAY - JULY 30 1. David's mouth healing well. 2. Good friends and generous support Today's a short day cause I had a long week and wasn't keeping good track. Not good. PHOTO OF THE DAY - DAY 212  Daily David - Day 212  |
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