Moving forward in time

Last night I had a gig in town as a Face-Painter and Balloon Artist. The two hours went fast, and it all went well. They had a wonderful large band there playing Hispanic music. I loved it. The food smelled wonderful and they had it catered. The time went fast and the little girl turned 1 really had a festival. Of course, she'll never remember, but they have plenty of video's.

I was hesitant to do  the gig, because I wasn't sure I wanted to continue clowning. This is the first time in my life I've actually thought about not doing anymore gigs. But yesterday was nice and I will wait to make that kind of decision. I guess I'm a little burned out. I'm not in good physical health right now, and they kids have changed so much since the beginning of my career. Electronics have taken the place of interaction, and kids now haven't grown up with any kind of clown characters. Bozo is no more, Ronald Mc Donald is a bad guy because he pushes fatty food, and so on. It's discouraging. But I do manage to at least make a connection with one kid if nothing else. I was usually that one kid, and that is what keeps me doing what I do. Plus, I know kids now days don't get the attention they did when I was small. Life now is full of hurry, fast, electronics, noise, confusion, pollutions, and they are bombarded with ads that aren't healthy......just sometimes wish everyone could turn off and tune out. I think they had it right in the 60's.

The money of course is well received when I do a gig. Now that I have SS this helps. If I had to live just on the money I get I would live a very frugal life. Not that we both don't live that way now. But this helps us be able to go places when we want. 

I'm hoping to get the oil changed on the RV and some other work done this week perhaps. Got to get it ready for the big camp out in June. This will be Laurie's first one with the Camping Women. I can't wait to show her off. She I know will have a great time. I bought some steps for Pickles to use in the RV. From the couch to the loft Pickles pretends she can't jump up there, when in fact, she can easily. But she prefers to pretend she can't and wine a little to get your attention to help boost her up. Now, I have her game changer...ha ha.

In Lake Havasu, I had the green paint I painted the bathroom in the RV. Now, I can give it another coat. I also found the white roof paint that keeps it from leeking. So many things we can use. When you haven't seen things for approx. a year and you get them back, it's like all new stuff. Kinda fun. 

We watched Laurie's home movies to see if they had been effected by the heat. Laurie lost all her records. I felt so bad for her. They were all the records from her childhood, but the heat had warped them. I told her I could make jewelry out of them. I learned how about 20 years ago when people didn't know what to do with all the records they weren't going to listen too anymore. So, we'll see what we can do.

Our garden is doing pretty good. Pictures coming soon. In California you can have a garden year around. I love California! I've lived all over the United States, but there isn't anything like Ca. Now that we have Arnold out as Governor,  maybe we can recover all the damage he did. What an idiot!

 I do have to say that The Great Northwest is fabulous too. I'm just a little too old for the cold and snow now. And Laurie can't take the cold at all, so we want to keep her healthy and away from humidity of any kind. 

I was reading books that DJ a friend from Lake Havasu who lent me books on Fibromyalga. I've haven't researched it, and thought if I read up on the subject maybe I can help alleviate the pain and find a better diet that would work toward healing.

I'm also going to read more about MS. Just when I think I know something about it, I learn something different. I need to understand what Laurie goes through because she never complains and I know when she's having a bad day just by the look on her face. It happens when you are in tune with someone else. 

I've always been fascinated about being in tune with someone. I had a client that couldn't speak, write, or communicate, but yet after caring for her a short time, I could feel when she needed to go to the restroom, or was hungry or thirsty. After 9 months with her, I was so in tune with her, just a movement would tell me volumes. I loved it. We were very close and I miss her very much and pray for her daily. She to this day is an inspiration to me to do my best with all the gifts I have. Some people have limited gifts and ability to express themselves. We are so blessed.

With that I'll end this piece. I need to get going and try to find places for all the new stuff we brought home. Fun.

I wish for you, a lovely day, unhurried, and full of miracles!

Namaste'