Another Happy Haircut

Today I am in Santa Fe.  I took a quick trip down to see the Warford's since I missed them at Christmas and we had a little Christmas of our own.  It was such a joy to see Susie, her bouncy beautiful self, on the mend after all the chemo and radiation.  Nothing could have been a better gift, for either of us.  In addition, I went to see my favorite hairdresser, Pearl of Pearl's Place, in Los Alamos and boy did I ever need it.  I also got to catch up with Suzy K and her two kids, who have each grown nearly six inches since October.  Must be something in the water :D

I needed a little break from Colorado, though I am looking for a house.  It's a little weird staying with Aunt Joan/Jean.  She has made me very welcome, but I am more used to being around many people and the world got a little small for me.  I will be back there on Saturday next, and it will be good to be back.  I do look forward to making some friends, I guess I need to be a little more patient.  After all, it is winter, not the most social time of year.

I now have a realtor, Kay Brown, who actually listened to my needs and has found a number of places in my price range.  This is a total change from Los Angeles where I couldn't afford a garage in Pacomia.  All of the houses that I'm looking at are bank owned foreclosures and under $80,000.  I don't know how fast or slow this will go, but I'm happy to be making progress at all.

I received confirmation that as of Feb. 1 I have Medicare.  Yeah!  I have quite a bit of research to learn all of the ins and outs of coverage including Part D which is drugs.  The idea of my medications being covered in whole or in part makes my heart (and wallet) sing. You can be sure I will be looking into that soon!

October Already?

Wow! Time sure flies when you're writing Fluffy! I have been editing it and editing it. Simplifying the text for the five to seven year old bracket. It is so much fun! I've added about half the pictures that I need and I am trying to find an illustrator. I have no idea how to do this, but hey, I don't know how to do most of the stuff I'm doing these days....why should this be any different? In the meantime, I have really enjoyed being here at the Warford's. We are very comfortable with each other, and it feels just like home, except the meat is burned...it has been nice to house sit for them and focus on my writing and it has been nice to have them back,they are such fun.

Susie is getting better, day by day. She is back to her usual self, except she now takes naps that last more than 15 minutes. She is playing the piano, gardening, and has her honeydew list well in hand. It's nice to see her back on her feet!

I had a repeat customer here in New Mexico from when I was here last year. That felt so good, I can't tell you. Not much money, but you have to start somewhere.

I have laid out my calendar for the next couple of weeks-I don't want to rush into anything, you know? anyway, I'll be leaving New Mexico for Colorado springs to see Aunt Joan Helm. I expect to stay a couple of weeks. On Oct 17th the New Mexico Book Association is having a workshop on publishing, so I'll come back for that, and then head to Los Angeles about the 20th.

I may stop in Tuscon to see the Wallaces (Trina's family) but I haven't had much success catching up with them lately, so we'll see about that. None the less,I expect to be in the Los Angeles area through Thanksgiving (assuming folks aren't sick of my face :) That's about all for now, talk to you next week!