what would you wear in outer space?

let the water drip all night to keep the pipes from freezing.....how are you?

today is very cold, bright, sunny and clear.......still windy. 

in the middle of doing absolutely nuttin yesterday i popped up outta bed and got a haircut.  nancy was supposed to be there but when i arrived no nancy........so i took a chance on Julie.  her actual name is Pathaneen.......but non Thailanders find that a lot harder.  she is a very lovely person.......she doesn't have much support here by way of family.  i know what that's like......we all need support from the people who love us.  the cut looks good but the sides are shorter than i'd like........it's tapered in a flattering way, but i don't want tapered sides.  i want them to just be old school long, know what i mean?  i want the sides to match the back.......

i got a very muddled message from my sister yesterday.  i listened to it a few times and other than a few basic words i don't know what she was saying.  i could tell that she is draggy........her speech was slurred, she had been crying........i listened and felt such helplessness...........i imagine that she has once again lost her home, messed things up and needs a bail out.  harsh maybe, but that has been her pattern for a very long time.  she is ill, she needs help.......granted.  i have become much more self protective since the years where i was all in on her behalf.  i can't save her and it's not somthing simple where i can just be a listening support for her.  no matter what i have done to help has been sabotaged by my sister.  it's beyond frustrating, she is her own worst enemy. 

i'm giving her call a couple of days to marinate in my sluggish mind.......and then i'll reach out and see if listening is a help at all.

today is Ellen's funeral.....at 3 pm.  i've been told to arrive there early......the church is only 3 minutes from here.  maybe four?  it's a small white country baptist church......the pastor is gorgeous.  not that it matters, i'm just wondering how so many of these country churches manage to snag such handsome guys that all wanted to preach???  sillllllly string thinking for real............yes sometimes i'm just as shallow as the next ladynut....!  gotta pick out a black themed outfit.......feeling so much better today.  so relieved.

thursday and friday were rough.......after my haircut i picked up some rice & beans from a mexican restaurant.  it was exactly what i wanted........they gave me a bag of chips that are ENORMOUS.......with a tiny cup of salsa.  that is just plain funny to me......it's like giving one tablespoon of water to a kid for their kiddie pool.  i don't get it.

the sun is so bright.........i looked up and caught it right in the EYES.......whoa nellie.

a couple of nights ago i dreamt that i had been chosen to go into outer space.  i had been chosen to go as the first woman of my age......???? i was trying to question that out loud but the people in my face were soooo not listening.  i was like, "so you're telling me you're gonna pitch me up there based on my being 61 years, x number of days and so many minutess???? that's cuhhhh raaaazy!"

they weren't listening......i tried to tell 'em i'm not a good physical specimen, cause i is old and sick.  they didn't HEAR ME at all.......no ho ho, they were all talking FASHION.  what i should wear on this ridiculous mission was the only thing they wanted to discuss.  when i realized  that they wouldn't give up.......who are the they?  friends, reporters, a variety of social media folks......

they were dead serious about making fashion history in space.......i heard lots of ideas proposed.  i said i'd like to wear original levi strauss blue jeans if i had to go......the pants seemed to be of pantamount importance to this group.  they poo pooed this immediately and i heard a low steady outcry for WHITE PANTS.  first it was a variety of voice, then a slow chant.......white pants, white pants.......white pants, White Pants.......WHITE PANTS!!! 

so what would you wear if you had to represent our country in outer space????  think FASHION!!!!!!!  makes me laugh too! 

this evening at 6 i get to go to a birthday party for a fellow owl lady.  her son in law called to invite me......we're going to have cake and ice cream.  i got her a couple of things to enjoy for her birthday and a card.  i'm excited to have a party to go to.......

it feels like a sign of my age to attend a funeral and a birthday party of two owls ladies on the same day.........i'll be praying for ellens' sons today........and for the energy to get to go to both functions.

hang in there, keep warm.......love, sparrow