Life Through the Eyes of my Scattered Brian

 A week or so before DJs accident I painted this and took it to  my front porch and sprayed sealer on it. I laid out there, protected by my  covered porch until Monday night. I brought it in and added the ribbon. I painted this the other day. And to be honest, I am not liking anything I am painting. But, its my relaxing method. I painted this cat in the  window.   But I was not happy with it. My new painting friend studied  art in college so she suggested some changes. In not so many words, I think she was telling me that my cat was FAT.   Cause she slimmed my painting up. BUT...what Kim did not realize, I was doing this  painting from a pic of MISTY. My real fat cat. lol But I took the advice and liked it some better but that was still something off.  It actually took a day or so, to notice the problem. CAT NEEDS A TAIL!  yes, that is better, but now I think it needs a crown, and a diamond necklace! What do you think? Making a baby oak!...

  Hello! Normal, what is normal? My body felt like it was in  high gear from the moment I heard of DJs accident, and it did not slow till he went to  rehab....which by the way, he is kicking  rehab butt. However, even though things slowed, I am still not doing the normal, spending a lot of time on  the road between here and Nashville, sitting up in the chairs to keep Amber company. Eating here and there and not really that well.  NOW, I feel it in the body. While it was in  high gear, I think I convinced my body that to ignore what was probably going on in my body. Now, it seems like the slow has taken over and the body is  yelling. Slow does mean that I had stopped, it just means I move slower! lol Part of the slow, geared down but still going was shooting a wedding.  Evie, Beckham and Brodies mom and dad, Hannah and Brayden got married.  Amber was able to come home for  a couple of days while DJs dad stayed with him while she did ...

For Thursday when I went to visit DJ, I took him some homemade sugar cookies and a toy thing that shoots darts. He was excited and said, Nana keeps bringing me cool things to play with. Can't let him get bored!! He kicked PTs butt again today. He is not having to use the seat that they use to transport him to the wheelchair. He is done with that now, his core is strong enough that he can move from one area to the wheelchair. AMAZING. If all goes well, his release  date is Sept. 19. Then it will be  out patient rehab for however long. They did tell us that they never say, "well, that is how you are now", until two years out. It can take that long to heal. In two years he will be working circles  around us all. Since I retired....10 yrs ago, I  don't wear a lot of my necklaces and earrings. Basically, around my neck is my moms thumb print, and  my earrings are silver with either real stones and some not real. I like mixing  and matching and no one knows. Anyw...

If you have been reading my post and following me here in blog land you know that I am a Dolly fan. Dolly shocked us all with her passing and no words from her about her illness, about her fighting cancer. Such a giving, caring and talented woman she was and I even now find it hard to believe she is gone. The world will be such a strange place without new music from her, who it seemed like she could right a song at the drop of a hat. I have been aware of the imagination library since it started, but I guess I never paid attention to the fact that she started it because her dad could not read. And.....with that segway I will share this info with you. 30 yrs ago I had the privilege to welcome my sis in law Lori into this family. With her she gave me a niece and a nephew, and at the time I also had her mom, Eva and her dad, George as consultation gifts. Years back Lori lost her mom and dad but not before I  grew to love them. George was the father type everyone wanted for a dad a...