Mountain NewBee

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I need to pay more attention to my poor neglected blog. This is how I was with my journals growing up too. When I was really young I would actually write an apology into the journal for letting it get lonely. I've always personified just about everything around me...everything has energy, that's all anything is. We are The objects around us are The people who touch them are The information they receive are The fluid energy of life...this is too deep and improper for today and it's getting out of hand! 

In an effort to get back into the habit, I'm just going to kind of go off on what's in my head...randomness here I come!

Look at the sky today. It holds us all where we need to be. Watch the stars in the afternoon, just not the nearest, please. They're still there, even when we can't see them, and as far as I can guess, the smallest thought sent to the furthest star is what fills it with more than heat and gas. Maybe thought energy travels so fast that the next person who forms an impression of that celestial body will be imparted with a bit of that thought-energy. Why not?

I changed my blog design...it's pretty nice, but I wanted a couple other ones instead- humorously whimsical ones like the crazy dog chasing the butterflies across the pink linen or the bumble bees and the bear, but they allowed only the narrowest area for blog content and that will not do.

Have you ever wanted something SO bad that it literally hurt? Heart-breaking hurt? You know you'll hopefully probably get what you want, but you have to WAIT for it, and go through a PROCESS instead of jumping right in and you can't imagine how you can wait a few minutes, let alone weeks to get what you want. I'm there. The days are so long because I either can't fall sleep or wake up early and can't get back to sleep, then every half second awake is spent thinking about how amazing it will be to finally get what I want, so I am the least productive person in the multi-verse right now. Oh, what? You want to know? I'll just say we are in escrow and let you fill in the rest. 

But there's more. I am in love. Trees, fresh air, LAKES, trails, kamikaze squirrels, birds, winding roads I feel like I know by heart, deer to eat all those pesky flowers, seasons, waterfalls, carnivorous geese, snow, boating, camping, hiking, new-to-me plants, exploring, adventure, freedom to fearlessly leave my home without a car, raising my kids in all of this, learning how to live somewhere new...all of it! I need it so bad I feel like I'm crumbling every second i'm not there. It's killer too because extra cash is non-existent right now so I can't make the 1 1/2 hour drive up there for exploring. I can't wait till I only can't afford to go to the valley. 

Yard sale! I need to research this. How silly! To research yard sales, but I have no idea, I've never had one before and we need to plan one for the next couple weeks.

Well, I'm winding down now. I'll try to do this a little more often...aka "Dear Journal, I'm SO sorry for neglecting you! I'm sure you are wondering what happened with...blahblahblah yeah. ;)

Sunshine boy update- his new "lovey" is a plastic push-button guitar that's only about half his size...He must have it in his hands most hours of the day, including breastfeeding and naps...and most naps are on me (I know, I know, get over it...that's how we roll) while he breastfeeds and now there's this new chunky element involved, so I get all kinds of new bruises. THANKS AUNTIE HEATHER!!! ;) He's also walking most of the time now and laughing maniacally...SO his Father's son!

 

Placerville and Pollock Pines Day Trip or Why July 15th was an Amazing Day

·         Waking up early and getting ready on time.

·         Driving up the hills to get to an area I feel I can relax in.

·         Good conversation with someone I think will make a good friend.

·         New toys for my Sunshine boy.

·         A plan and a route for a day of exploration and fun, all mapped out for me.

·         Swinging my Sunshine boy on the baby-swings for the first time at a nice little park in Placerville (on Benham and Pacifica, for you locals).

·         Driving long country roads in the morning sun while listening to good music.

·         Meeting an old friend at a spot (the link takes a minute toload the right image) that, little did we know, is very familiar to us both.

·         Being told my “hippy tree-hugger” reputation precedes me (fyi-more like naturopathic, but there isn’t much difference for many…and I really don’t mind J ).

·         Driving a new, beautiful, scenic route to go see my future home, thanks to a very helpful map.

·         Pursuing a squirrel in HFFSGM (Horror Film Frightened Sorority Girl Mode) down the middle of said scenic route for about 30 ft in an extremely slow car chase. I even tried going around the little guy, but he just ran back in front of me! Then a local dog chased him up a tree to safety. (I happen to think he was safe enough in front of my car, but the pooch must have been worried.)

·         Seeing our future home in the morning light- it does look different, but still very good and full of hope.

·         Checking out my future sewing machine while feeling not-so-stealthy at high noon in a friend’s front yard and wondering why it is I think I should be stealthy when I was given permission to be there.

·         Off-roading up to “The Property” (old friend’s family’s recreation property) in my PT Cruiser to drop her off.

·         Nearly having my sweet, innocent, off-roading PT Cruiser charged by a bull with huge horns (I really had to think about my wording in this sentence! Haha) while my friend just stood there grinning…out in the open and everything…totally calm and gore-able! I guess she doesn’t have gore-o-phobia…hahaha…What?! My men-folk would laugh!

·         Deciding to stick around and explore despite the “go-home” instincts of the Cancer side of my cusp-born triple zodiac personality (Cancer, Gemini, Gemini).

·         Starbucks birthday gift card from my mother-in-law keeping me from starving.

·         Commiserating with a Starbucks barista over tip rules (I’ve been there 3 times…only a week for Starbucks though...they needed me to wake up when I normally go to sleep!) while my Sunshine boy flirted with her.

·         The way an Iced Soy Chai Latte helps everything in every way. No joke. Especially awesome on a day that is feeling no pain!

 

·         Forebay…lake? Reservoir? Whatever it is…it’s gorgeous, peaceful, still, restorative.

·         Blood-thirsty Geese…well, one blood-thirsty goose in particular, eyeing me in a creepy blood-thirsty goose kind of way.

·         Bravely defending my Sunshine boy’s toes and fingers from said blood-thirsty (and HUGE!!!) goose and it’s gang, er… gaggle, rather than fleeing onto the picinic table as earlier suggested by route-plotter.

·          Saying “pic-i-nic-“.

·         Escaping with all the unprotected fingers and toes that we came with.

·         Complaining, via txt, and getting laughed at, repeatedly, via txt.

·         Being silly (is there any better way to be on a day like this?).

·         Smiling with Sunshine boy and laughing with friends for a good part of the day.

·         A sleeping boy on a long car-ride back to our current home.

·         Good music all day.

·         A foam sword wielding sweety.

·         A good phone talk with a fellow crunchy mom.

·         Being caffeinated.

·         Picking up my husband from work and having my family all together again.

Being sleepy at a socially-acceptable hour.

        Taking a long, hot soak in the tub. (I have no idea what happened to my formatting here, or how to fix it...oh well!)

·         Lentils, rice, blueberries and watermelon for dinner.

·         Sleep- finally sleep.