Oh yeah, and one more thing. This just about sums it up for me. Some days are just like that.

Oh My God. Why am I still awake? Sometimes I do really stupid things (like staying up way too late).

I had a good birthday. Phone calls from friends and family…. beautiful flowers from mom and dad… free babysitting from Jenn (and therefore dinner and coffee out in The World with Josh). I now have an Exploding Dog t-shirt, as well as a couple of new books and a cd (from Josh).

What better thing is there to do on your birthday than to think about your parents? Recently I have been thinking about the last few years I spent in my parents’ home… and I am sad because I was horrible to them. I was so angry, and mean… and just unreasonable much of the time. Mom, Dad– I’m really sorry. Thank you for putting up with me and still loving me after all of the awful things I did and said. I was so disrespectful. I know all teenagers do that stuff…. but I just want you to know that I regret much of it. I didn’t realize til a few years later how good I had it. I’m so glad that I can count you among my best friends now– you are two of the brightest stars in my sky. Thanks for being my parents, and for giving me some of the most important pieces of yourselves. Being a parent makes me even more appreciative for everything you have done for me. I love you both.

Good night, world.

Need to head off to bed– have to be up and conscious by around 6:20am each day for the next several weeks. Ouch.

Must take Max to the mall to get pictures with the Easter bunny! Max has four teeth now– the other top front tooth came in this weekend. He’s still drooling like a maniac, though.

This evening we went to Josh’s mom’s for dinner, and I got to open early birthday presents! She got me two Russell Wright ‘American Modern’ pieces (with Jenn’s help!) in a beautiful grey. One is an oval platter/shallow dish, and the other is an oval serving dish. Someday I will have an entire set, though it may take me years to find all of the pieces I want. I found a few on ebay, but the bids rose quickly out of my price range. I think I need to start frequenting estate sales– that way I don’t have to pay shipping costs.

I’m going to be 27 on Thursday. Wow. 27 in itself doesn’t mean much to me… what it does mean is that I’m only three years away from 30. The me in my head hasn’t changed since I was about six. Hmm.

Time for bed…………………………..

Hi. Remember me? I’ve been hiding.

It has rained and rained, and rained some more. I like the smell, the light quality, the greenness that it brings. I wish it could rain inside my head sometimes… just kind of a spring cleaning.

Katie, Meg, and I went to Dallas to be a part of a reiki gathering. It was… peaceful. It was exhausting. I will probably do it again. I know there are lots of changes I need to make in my life before I can realistically dive into reiki very deeply– I just need to regain control and center myself first.

Max is working on his two top front teeth. I have mixed feelings about this, and two-thirds of those feelings are synonymous to extreme pain.

I have a new cheapie digital camera to carry with me without fears of theft/being dropped/soggy cheerio invasion. Hopefully that will mean more random Max-pics and life-pics in general, like these. Please forgive the wacky colors… I’m still trying to figure out how to deal with the less-than-stellar images this camera produces.

Spiffy new look over at applesaucy.net…

Max had another round of shots today. I think I hate it as much as he does. He’s so good, though– cries after he gets stuck, and then stops as soon as I pick him up. I can’t wait til all of the shots are done.

Have not felt like posting much lately– have been doing my writing offline (gasp!). That’s one less boring paragraph of my life that you have to read. Lucky you! I’d like some cookies now, please.

We’re back. It was an exhausting weekend– emotionally and physically. I have many, many old pictures to scan (and then cds to burn afterwards).

I had things to say, but they’ve slipped away now… I should nap now while Max is sleeping.