Thanks Tash!

So while I was with the Posey clan, I got yet another great haircut from Natasha. Not only does it look great straight (which Tash did but I probably won't due to stupid physical issues), but I can go from showered to bouncy curls in just 30 seconds.

Which is great since getting ready in the morning is rather tough right now...

While the move to WA has (overall) been good for my health in relation to the peripheral polyneuropathy (way fewer flare ups), my fibromyalgia has been acting up with the onset of cold weather & rain. It been taking me longer to get up & get going in the morning.

Due to pain & stiffness, it has typically been taking me 1-2 hours to really be able to move after getting up each morning. Today, however, was classic: mom litterally had to pull me out of bed. I think my 12 hour drive through torrential rain on Saturday, kinda screwed me up a bit! I was in so much pain & so stiff I really couldn't get out of bed. Which sucked cuz I had to return the rental car I'd used for my CA trip. (Figures--usually not being able to move wouldn't be such a big deal: I have a very boring life, but the one day I've gotta be somewhere early, I have a completely non-functioning body!)

But at least I look good while immobile, right? Always a bright side! Thanks again, Tash, for doing my hair...you rock!

It Had to Be Done...

...it's been nearly 6 months since I've last had my hair cut...and, since I couldn't afford to fly my dedicated hair stylist up here (sorry Tash!), I had to have a stranger cut my hair. Milla, however, is rather like Natasha in that she understands curly hair & how it behaves when cut. (Having curly hair is like having a separate entity with its own mind living atop of one's head.) So even though I have only let Natasha cut my hair over the past few years, I walked away happy with the cut. Which is a relief~I mean, it's not as though hair grows back & I could have been stuck w/ugly hair...oh, wait! It does grow back...hmmm...anyway...

Before:

And After:

So....what do you think?

Do You See What I See!

Curls!!! Little curls starting to form!! She's going to be like her Mama, Auntie, & Gramma!!! Hooray for curls!!!

Hot Mama

Have I mentioned that my sister, in my totally unbiased opinion, is one hot mama? Who would guess that this babe just recently gave birth to a babe of her own? She is now sporting a new haircut that I am just a wee bit jealous of!

Love that her hair works both straight & curly...Actually, mine does too~I'm just to lazy to take the time to straighten it!

Our little TeaRose's hair has been growning too...though she is sporting more of that just-rolled-outta-bed/mohak look. ;-)

While I miss living so close to my brother & his wife, J&D, I do love living so close to my sis & her family. I realized today that my sister & I haven't lived this close to one another for about 16 years!!!

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Speaking of J&D, if you would, please join me in praying for D & the little one in her womb... All pregnancies are a miracle of life & gift from God, but (of course) this one is special to me because that little one is going to be my neice or nephew! And it's all about me...right?! ;-)

Psalm 139 reminds us:

For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother's womb. I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them!

So while I know the Lord is creating his latest masterpiece within D, I also know that the Lord hears our prayers & petitions that this pregnancy go smoothly and that this baby will be healthy. J&D had another ultrasound this week & were able to hear the baby's strong heart beat & see him (or her) actively swimming around in there...all this at only 10 weeks gestational. Truly amazing! While we are waiting for the latest pix, here's one from a couple weeks ago:

Don't you just love modern technology? Baby's 1st picture has taken on a whole new meaning.

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Guess I'm out of musings for now...so au revoir mon chéris