happy thanksgiving everyone. i'm awfully grateful for my mom, sisters, brother, my visual journals, ability to travel, cat posse, friends, and YOU! and also my coach seat to kansas got upgraded to first class. i like it when that happens. i like it a lot.
and…thanks to whoever sent me the venetian advent calendar and mysterious painting. i vaguely recall someone mentioning the calendar, but w/o a name or note i can't deliver a proper thank you. my email detective work yielded nothing. so thanks!
i've scheduled a couple of posts while i'm gone. including one about my decision to return to the classroom in january. have been meaning to post it, because i wrote it a month ago, but haven't. i'll probably be instagramming from kansas. hopefully i won't freeze to death. haven't been in that kind of cold in a looooooooong time. brrrrrrrrrrrrrr.
Thinking of you. Sending love.
thanks joan and everyone,
i am anticipating a wonderful visit with mama moss. she is adjusting very well to her new digs and all the recent visits from the moss kids. if you look on carols instagram youll see a rather funny recent pic of her. i will blog about my visit when i get home.
Glad to hear you got the upgrade to 1st class…that always helps the journey comfort. I loves me those big, wide seats and the attention paid.
Hope the visit/caretaking of your mom goes way better than expected. You have my moral support you know.
Keep doing what you always do: brighten someone’s day and spread the good cheer in your own unique way. We all love you and care about your family.
Isn’t Hendry’s Beach amazing? Have’t been lately, but around the turn of the century (I love saying that, makes me feel like some kind of olde timer!)used to meet one of my girl friends there. Lunch at the Brown Pelican and then an afternoon of talking and journaling.
Take our prayers and thoughts with you to Kansas and spread them out amongst your family.
Erin
Happy Thanksgiving to you too and safe travels!
I’m kinda thankful too, that you are out there in the big wild blue yonder doin’ all that you do, not the great big stuff but the little things, your posts, your pics and your awesomely, sweet and always straight to the point observations…you know, you’re like the whipped cream on top of the pumpkin pie, or best latte ever….wishin you a wonderful turkey day and stay warm and toasty, sendin you warm hugs that don’t have as far to go, MN to Kansas, that’s half the distance….from here to LA, well kinda of sort of…;)
Hope all goes well MaryAnn with your visit to Mama Moss. Not an easy path. I’m relieved you have a sister and brother to help with what comes next. You are an admirable person ( I don’t say that lightly or often) but tis true. Hope it all works out at home and you can come back to your teaching career with renewed vigor – those kids are damn lucky, girl. Damn.
Happy Thanksgiving Mary Ann.
Wow, the orchid….you must have been deep in thought while working on such detail ! Love your journal style …. sorry the pkg wasn’t from me….warm socks help in that kind of cold…. I still have an old army issue wool pair I bought years ago, don’t know why none others compare in warmth!! Stay warm have a safe trip. It is nice to have a clan like yours!!!