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Well, its been a nice ease back into "reality" after returning from vacation on Sunday. We loved being away, but let's face it, there's no place like home with your own bed (and toilet). I am so spoiled as my first full day of reality consisted of me going to painting class as opposed to say like, a job. Thank you Danny for providing me with the desires of my heart (OH and HOW!).

We both gained some poundage and are back into seriously eating well and drinking water and exercising. In addition to getting back into a healthy routine, I'm also getting back into spending time with God's Word (and Him). I had started a study in Colossians a while back and I'm back in it and hate to be so stupid as to say, "Wow, I love how wonderful scripture is!"

While on vacation I finished my second Amy Tan book The Bonesetter's Daughter -- which even though I had a bit of a difficult time at first getting into, devoured it and loved it. Again, so much of the mother character reminded me of my mom in such an uncanny way. The mother in this book has Alzheimer's (as did Amy Tan's mom in real life) and the symptoms and behaviors were almost identical to how my mom behaved in the last 7 or so years of her life. I am quite convinced its possible my mother had the beginning stages of Alzheimer's and we all just thought it was somehow cancer related. If you haven't read Amy Tan, you should. Especially you mothers and daughters out there.

Speaking of mother, I finished a painting inspired by a picture of my mom as a teenager. Its a rather small painting -- 9" x 12". I'm the girl that likes the 4 ft. x 5 ft. kinda size! Its a very meaningful painting that I am so very pleased with as it captures the many things in my heart about what I'm remembering and grieving of my mother.

title: Where Are You Yellow Swallow?
oil on canvas, 9" x 12"
2009