Feelings of Relief and Winning at Life

February 12 2020

Paperwork (loads of it) turned in for Lillian’s Age 18 Redetermination for SSI … Another one done! Only had to wait about 2 hours just to turn in paperwork (I wanted a date stamp on it as I’ve had things get “lost” before.) Wahooo!!! A beautiful photo to match the feeling of relief … Ahhhhh ….

Winning at life! Just took a really long, hot shower, turned the water off, and thought, “Um, I don’t think you actually used any soap, girl! You just stood there under the running water!” Winning = I realized it BEFORE I dried off and got out! Wahooo! 😜😂

Lillian and Camilla January 2020 Date Day

February 7 2020

Lillian and Camilla January 2020 Date Day … (a little late)

First stop was a wonderfully warm walk around the lake.

She and I have had an incredibly rough day. One of the toughest, roughest parenting days I think I’ve had to date. Please send us love and good juju that she eventually understands and accepts the decisions I’ve had to firmly help her make today. She is not happy with me and is deeply sad … xoxo

Second stop was for fries for us to share, with a lovely heart shaped cookie for Lillian, and yummy piece of dark chocolate with pink Himalayan salt for me.

Next was Barnes & Noble so as to use a gift card Lillian got for her graduation. Last was a quick stop for a few more minutes of window shopping.

Living and Dancing in Love

February 3 2020

I went for a nighttime walk, returning with a frozen face, legs, and toes. This is hitting the spot, with tea wisdom that hits the spot too. I adore the smell and flavor of this decadent tea. A Netherlands friend brought it to me when she visited last year. What will I do when it’s gone??? ♥️😭

February 4 2020

Nothing brings you right back into the 80’s like Billy Idol’s, “Dancing With Myself” … Problem is, my body knows it’s not the 80’s anymore …. I still got the moves. It’s just afterwards … I’m really feeling those moves .. HA!

 

 

Supported Decision Making Agreement and Room Rental Agreement Done

February 2 2020

It is FINALLY done!! I have just finished creating the Supported Decision Making Agreement for Lillian. She and I will sign it tomorrow in front of two witnesses … The Romano Duo … January has been, and February will be, all about paperwork, lots of paperwork …. Come March, we should be finished with all the big ones. Next up, Power of Attorney for Medical and Financial. Hallelujah!! 🎉🎉🎉

February 4 2020

Another one done!! Room Rental Agreement created. Nearly finished with the Power of Attorney documents also. Then it’s on to opening checking/savings accounts and an ABLE account. Feels so good to be getting these things done. 🥳💜

Throwback Post – Hold Out Your Hands

**THROWBACK POST**

May 27 2014:

“Hold out your hands to feel the luxury of the sunbeams. Press the soft blossoms against your cheek, and finger their graces of form, their delicate mutability of shape, their pliancy and freshness. Expose your face to the aerial floods that sweep the heavens, “inhale great draughts of space,” wonder, wonder at the wind’s unwearied activity.

Pile note on note the infinite music that flows increasingly to your soul from the tactual sonorities of a thousand branches and rumbling waters ….. I am sure that if a fairy bade me choose between the sense of sight and that of touch, I would not part with the warm, endearing contact of human hands or the wealth of form, the mobility and fullness that press into my palms.” – The Faith of Helen Keller

Walk with Thomas earlier this evening … Just got to see how this picture turned out .. LOVE it! Looks like a giant lit match or giant glow ball on a stick! HA! It’s a lamp post with the sun lined up right on top of it!

LOVE looking for LOVE everywhere we go!

Came across a dead bird. Thomas said we had to have a funeral for it. He found a stick to push it into the bushes. I said some kind words about Mr. Birds soul … and we carried on … then we came across the big heart rock in one of these pictures! xoxo

Honeysuckle …. I LOVE HONEYSUCKLE!!!!!!!!!! Intoxicating!

Breathtaking with Amazing Wind and Visions of Pink Layered Magic

January 20 2020

Heart warming, inspiring, breathtaking, magical walk this afternoon. 💙💙💙

January 27 2020

Wonderful walk with Thomas this afternoon. Amazing clouds and formations. And windy. And cold. Brrr …. 💨💙

January 28 2020

Almost missed the swath of pink this morning. It was brighter about 2 minutes before this, and gone about 5 minutes after this. 💞

And then there was this. So many different types of clouds. Magical.

February 1 2020

Sunrise yesterday morning. Incredibly beautiful with the layered, wispy clouds.

Oh Where, Oh Where Did the Proof Book Go and Hidden Messages While Singing M I Crooked Letter

January 21 2020

There once was a proof book titled, Words of Alchemy. It had its photo taken, it traveled in the author’s bag here and there, proudly shown to all who had been following the journey of the book’s creation.

One day, the author copies of the book arrived. The proof book was pushed to the side in the author’s joy to get the books signed and mailed. Now the proof book cannot be found.

The author has looked everywhere. It very well could be buried underneath something as the author is unpacking from a move. However, she may have mailed the proof book to someone by accident! 😳 Please let her know if you received the proof book so she can get you a proper copy. She’s such a goofball sometimes! 😂🙃

January 26 2020

Received another shipment of books on Thursday and headed to the post office to mail more. Let me know if you’d like one coming your way. Each is personalized with a note to the reader along with a creative message hidden within the book. xoxo

January 30 2020

Headed to the post office tomorrow to mail a book to M, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, crooked letter, crooked letter, I, humpback, humpback, I …. Always feel like a kid when I do that, as it’s said in a sing song way! HA! xoxo

Out with the Old, In with the New to Me Plus a Home for Team TLC While Laughing Out Loud

January 24 2020

One of these was purchased in 2009, facilitated in teaching dozens of workshops in 2009 – 2012, was used to write, organize, and publish 4 books from 2012 – 2019, and is considered a dinosaur by those who work at Apple.

One of these is a 2014 version that a sweet, angel of a friend gifted to me as she just recently upgraded. Can you tell the difference? HA!

What a blessing it is to use the x and z key, the mouse pad again!! Plus (huge plus), not having to wait minutes for a page to open or a function to complete, with continual freezing. I feel productive again!! Ah, sweet technology relief!! Thank you, thank you, thank you K!!!! xoxo

January 26 2020

The unpacking continues. The Team TLC letters found a home. Not sure if I’ll keep them there, yet, it works for now.

I was hoping to be finished by February 1st. I’ll definitely have all boxes emptied by then. It’s just finding a place for everything, organizing things, and donating what is no longer needed.

January 26 2020

When you open the calculator to make a phone call. Um ….. You get a lovely big number, but doesn’t work to make a call. Made me laugh out loud. 🤣😜

Throwback Post: Patience While Worrying with Relaxing and Cleaning and Laughing

**THROWBACK POST**

May 26 2015:

Reminders about life from conversations with Thomas …

Discussing patience with him. He does not like to be patient. As I’m putting him to bed, he says, “Like you need to be patient?” There are some changes going on and I’m getting all worked up about not knowing and not being able to control the result right now, not having an answer right now. I said, “So I should just stop worrying, stop trying to figure it out, just release it, and know that everything will work out as it should?” “Yep, something like that” -Thomas …

My shoulders and neck liked that. They can now move back to their proper location instead of wrapped around my ears. I just LOVE the way this all works. I think others needed to hear this tonight too. Love to you .. xoxo

May 26 2013:

We had a GREAT day relaxing at home with a little bit of cleaning and pulling weeds, lots of laughing and tons of reading! LOVE!!

Thomas and Lillian May 26 2013