Wondering Wondering Wondering...

...what I can share here that is exciting and inspirational...hmmmmmm...

See it's been over a hundred here all week...and although this year I've done amazingly well with the heat, I'm still working on feeling hot AND being inspired.

I've spent most of the time since my last post integrating my trip to visit my mom.










She's in her 80's now, and although I don't ever want to use age as an excuse to be mean and nasty to people...maybe it's like being hot and not very inspiring? I've noticed when she's afraid she gets even more critical and even resorting to name calling (like when both my of nieces this year had babies with health needs)...but then my mom wonders why people aren't calling her! My biggest issue was her flat out verbal abuse to my nieces children (except her firstborn...the fortunate one who shines in my mom's eyes)...and reflecting on all the years she would visit me for a month at a time twice a year and share that same kind of "love" to my children (except my firstborn). I'm not okay with this at all and have been mourning since coming back home. I'm not sure where this will go...but I am taking this issue to....

drum roll please...

a HENDRICKS TRAINING!!!!!







In less than 2 weeks I will be attending a training with the Hendricks on the California beach in Ventura, with 2 of my lovely daughters!!! That's right, this year BreeAhna says she is ready to attend with us...and wow, I am excited!!!!!! (smiling and breathing deeply as I write!)



We're missing Colin! (HI COLIN...I'm writing this post since Audree said you were going to check my blog and I haven't written in sooo long) For some strange reason Colin's dad chose to send said son to Colorado for the summer (I think it's so there is no chance of hanky panky between Colin and Audree...not knowing these 2 amazing kids and their commitment to wait)...so I've had the job of addressing many envelopes...and supporting Audree in her creative project for Colin's birthday (which I can't write about yet since today is Colin's 17th birthday and I don't think he's received his amazing gift yet).








One great thing about Colin being so far away is that Audree has explored how she is a whole person with or without him. She loves herself, her life and works consciously (most of the time) with parts of her life that she isn't enjoying. She continues to be creative, and happy and although she misses Colin, she isn't pining away in misery since her first love is away for months. Hurray for Audree!!!! And Colin, feel free to post a comment to add your experience of this time apart.

What else...hmmmm

Did I mention a Hendricks training?

And I had a birthday...below is my new pirates tunic created special for me! Whee!













And Chels is almost due with her first...













and I have happy children...













and my son loves me!!!










Work is amazingly great, which I appreciate soooo much!!! And the kids and I are finding fun ways to stay cool (like topless playing in the sprinkler on the 4th... since Zackary wasn't here)...and we are playing with food recipes that won't heat up the house...so the grill has been fired up quite a bit...and lots of smoothies have been consumed...and our Jet Stream Oven is our most favorite appliance since it cooks food in half the time and can be plugged in outside. Life is GOOD!

I hope all of you are having a great summer!!!