"Is she breathing?"

I slept with my niece Ellie and she was having repeated nightmare or something and would scream every 45 minutes. I would wake up in fear wondering is she was choking or can't breathe etc... I couldn't sleep because I was freaking out for her. I don't think I'm cut out to be a parent. My heart's too frail for such things. In the morning I made waffles for everyone and it was quite a hit. They ate it all up and asked for 2nds and 3rds. Everyone went to play ball again and I stayed back and took a nap and catch up on the sleep I didn't have. Then we played more wii.

Slumber Party

I was so tired from all the cooking and fun that I actually slept for 12 hours straight yesterday. Today was my brother Mike's turn to host and he hosted a slumber party. In the afternoon we played baseball at a nearby ballpark, then we played wii. We watched movies on our bed and ate popcorn and cookies in bed. We tried to play Battleship at 11:30pm but we were all really tired and it was too late to start that game. Another day of fun filled family time. Pretty worn out, totally worth it.

Thanksgiving with Family

My sister Helen's house is hosting the first day of our Thanksgiving gathering. Our Thanksgiving is more like a 4 day family affair. I am doing the first meal of our many meals over this 4 day family event. Every one is taking turns hosting with their house or with their cooking, we are all taking turns. I started to cook yesterday and did three days of shopping before that. It's been years since I made Thanksgiving meal, I was nervous but I felt everything turned out generally well and I had fun preparing it. It's been years since I spent time working on a puzzle and so I spent the time after our meal with my awesome nephews and nieces working on it. I have to say the ocean aspect of the puzzle was very difficult to put together.

Charity Focus Thanksgiving

I love Charity Focus. I went to Charity Focus for their Thanksgiving event and was happy to be of service and help out with food. There is just something very healing about working with people who give you space to work and trust you. What's the word I'm looking for,..... absence of drama, that's it! It's working from a heart of gratitude in service for everyone including each other.

Sylus at one point told us a dream he had. He dreamed enemies were at his door, his parents handed him a weapon to defend himself and the family and then Rev. Heng Sure showed up and said the following,"there are two things you can't work out 1) taking a life, 2)bringing a life, everything else you can work out."

Here is their website, check them out.
http://www.charityfocus.org/new/

Martin Simpson

I met Martin Simpson back stage before the performance and heard him speak of his tour stories as he changed his strings. This is the first time encountering and I felt he had a very sweet, gentle, loving heart and someone who weathered a lot of hardship in his life. He was also very strong looking. If he wasn't such a great artist I would of thought he was a miner or builder someone who laid the foundation to things, or someone who would be in the front lines of pioneers who lead others in the unknown.

During sound check I realized he knew more than the sound man. I felt when he sang Jahova as the first song during sound check, it was a prayer he did before his performance. During the performance I was inspired by his arms and his ability to heal with his music. I really felt after this night, I should pick up guitar again.

Alec Stonesweet

I met Alec Stonesweet and his wife for the first time. They are very sweet and creative people. I really enjoy Alec's music. I especially enjoy how he seems to forget about his audience and as if it was just him and his guitar

Dreams as My Secretary

I dreamed I was exhausted. I woke up realizing I have been exhausted. Sometimes I don't register how tired I am and how stressed out I have been and it takes dreaming about it to remind me that I am. Silly huh! My dreams is like my secretary.

I watched the Presidential speech and was filled with hope. I am so glad I lived to see this day. For the past 8 years, wherever I traveled people expressed their hatred towards America. I was ashamed to have an American passport. I even thought hard about moving for good to another country if Obama did not win this election. Now I don't have to be ashamed of having an US passport. I was so happy I could cry but no tears came forth. I was so happy I could scream for joy but not sound came forth. I felt saved.

I have witnessed history in the making. Humanity took a step forward without blood shed, without a revolution or civil war. Humanity took a step forward by reason and logic and conscious choice. A new dawn is breaking. People have chosen to wake up instead of the continual silence and paralysis of sleep. People have chosen to heal instead of continue with destruction. THANK YOU ALL

Big Grin From Cheek to Cheek

Went to lunch with parents and nephews. At the end of lunch my dad disappears for quite some time. When he returned he had a grin on his face that stretched from cheek to cheek and two shakes in his hands. He looked like a kid who went to the candy store and bought candy. He looked young and happy. He looked like my dad.  He bought the shakes for his grandchildren.

Then I made cookies and sushi with my nephews. I enjoy spending time with them. I like to just hang out and play games, sports, bake, go to the ball park, watch movie and eat lots of junk food with them. I don't know how to ride a rip stick yet. I'll have to work on that.