Adeline's Blue Dress

Adeline 3-29-06

Adeline is modeling her new blue dress that she will wear for a wedding in April. Doesn't she look adorable?

Love Me, Love My Age Spots!

My friend Loretta wrote a great entry on Perfectionism on her blog, Observations of a Misfit, (see my links) and she makes the statement 'dare to be defective'. She has a way with words that really get to the point and make me think. Her entry has made me think about my feelings about my upcoming birthday.

Birthdays have never bothered me before. Turning 20, 30, 40 and even 50 didn't faze me in the least, but turning 60 is another story and I am doing alot of thinking about why.

I think part of it is that I lost my mother when she was 68. Am I subconsciously counting down my own life expectancy? I don't know, but it is something I've considered.

I'm the oldest now since my sister died in an accident 6 years ago this month. I always, always thought we would grow old together--and now that dream is gone forever.

Sharon's 60th birthday would have been in December, 2003. She was supposed to get there first. She paved the way in life and I always had the security of her knowledge and experience and I miss that so much.

Perhaps when I turn 60 I'll celebrate it for us both.

Congratulations Loretta!

Loretta Dillon's book, Stone Cold Guilty: The People v Scott Lee Peterson, is in the final 6 non-fiction category of the 2006 Blooker Awards (see link below)! Good luck, Loretta!

http://lulublookerprize.typepad.com/

Chuck's Coming Home!

He left Afghanastan yesterday and is flying home via London nonstop to Los Angeles this weekend!

I can't wait to see him! Hopefully I'll be able to get both of my brothers together for a BBQ soon and listen to all the stories.

Thanks for all your prayers and positive thoughts for Chuck.