Stella channeling rosedebbierose

This precious image is from a visit to my James' elementary school's100th birthday last year. We toured the immaculately kept brick and oak school and look what we found? His signature checking out this Daniel Boone book. He was 12 at the time. This is why preservation of our history is so critical. This is irreplacable. In my home town, the unspeakable is happening right now, they are tearing down one of my grade schools brick by brick, Hate is a strong word but the small part of me is feeling some pretty strong feelings for our red neck, narrow minded belligerant school board for not finding a way to preserve the irreplacable.

Yesterday I gave myself one complete day off. It didnt happen without some resistance from the reader of Daniel Boone who wanted my company and assistance. But after a somewhat tense conversation that I wish was not necessary, we each kept our plans. I hope he enjoyed his day as much as I did. I got blonded, hair cut,cleaned the car, window shopped at the thrift stores, did household chores of my choosing; took in Life of Bees. The reader of Daniel Boone and I got out and walked for awhile in the excellent fall sun. It felt good to be in the fresh air. The life of bees, back to the movie, was OK, but book was much much better.

Today most of the angst of work is gone and it will remain so, I predict and hope for a week. Its a 3 day Ray workweek with an early out on Wednesday.

Happy 27th birthday to my MLS's favorite guy, Ethan. I hear an Ethiopean meal was on the slate in SF for his bd meal du jour! Hope it was filled with tasty fabulosity!

Enough! The coffee is calling! Here DebbieDebbieDebbie *why did my dad have to be in love with Debbie Reynolds and name me Debbie? I would have much preferred a name I could gracefully age with like Stella from Streetcar Named Desire or a cool name from prep boarding school like Cocoa, Cookie or even Bets! TTFN!!