We are OK

We have made it past the 4 week, one month and even 5 weeks past Laura died.  Every Friday, Ani and I and others (Rachel's work alarm clock goes off at the time I called her on Friday Sept. 6 to tell her Laura passed) think of Lauras passing.

It has been a beautiful weekend and I have played with my gardens and yard most of the weekend. Art walk, music and dancing last night. I went out with John and Rachel W. They left me to dance away the night at Holiday Friends at the end of the evening.  Israel Nebeker (lead singer for Blind Pilot) sang a set at a new black box theater in Astoria. It was lovely.

Tim has bought a mountain bike and he and Ani have gone biking together and he has been out on his own this weekend. He is really happy about the bike and it is such a good thing for him!  I feel like a cloak has lifted seeing Tim happy. Ani and I had a big long joint cry together Friday night. It was the first time both of us were crying together. It was kinda sweet.

I have been doing a stupid diet since Oct.1. Its called whole 30. basically just meat, potatoes, veggies and nuts. NO sugar, grains (corn), dairy (eggs are allowed since they are not really dairy at all but fowl) alcohol or fun. No, fun is still allowed on the diet. Its a good reset for me.  It will actually only be Whole 26 since I am flying east on Oct. 26 and will stop my diet while on vacation. Some of Laura's college room mates and friends are gathering to tell stories about her on Oct 26 which Im crashing and then Ill see my Mom and friends.

My work team was honored by the Astoria School District as an important community partner.

The dogs are OK. Louis has recovered from his raccoon incident but he now lets Mia take the lead in night time forays into the yard

My red poppies self seed throughout the garden and this is an example of the third bloom, die, reseed and bloom again in the garden this summer. We often get two sets of blooms but this is the first year we have gotten three blooms.