It's Tuesday, still raining like ... umm... Noah's on his way for a visit and he needs the water to float his boat...Yup...that's kinda funny actually. Myluc's SCA name is Noah Vale (yup...he's weird) and his car is Zark for Noah's Ark...I know I know...groan!

I haven't heard from my friend Strongarm in a while and I really hoped that nothing happened to her boys. Her pets. Her. Her work. Her family. I finally talked with her this morning and it turns out that I haven't been totally paranoid about not hearing from her since Myluc and I sat for her hamster and guinea pig. She's going through a rough time right now and luckily I can shut up and listen as well as talk. I think that the advice I gave her was good stuff. After all..what I say is what I've learned over the last few years, what I believe and o'course what other people have told me. Sometimes what you hear can apply to different situations.

So...I talked with my friend Strongarm about my trip and about me and Myluc and me me. Strongarm understands what I speak about when I talk about my trip. She understands how important it is to me as she is going to be coming with. Goodness.

I've know Strongarm going on 12 years. Yup...a long time. Our 10 year reunion is this year. If we go..it'll be together..Myluc will probably stay home and we'll do a Romy and Michelle kinda thing. After all...when I moved to the lower mainland in '97 her mom was kind enough to store my stuff in her basement. I haven't been back since. So...when the reunion or even time for us to rent a car and road trip it....I'll go through all my stuff. I know that most of it will probably not be coming home with me but I still need to go through it. It's the stuff that has been around from 0-17. 17 and on...well..that's what I have with me now.

I'm hoping that Charlie Bear - one of those huge panda things from the fair that I've had since '77 isn't too moth eaten and icky. After I moved out of my home when I was 15 he stayed with my Mom and then my Gran and then Strongarm's mom...in the basement, under the trailer wrapped in plastic, in the guest room. He's a well travelled thing and the joke was he'd need his own seat on the greyhound to come visit me.

I'm also hoping that I don't run into any of my old diaries. They'd be full of pain and anger. Stuff that I don't really want to relive. Myluc recently watched The Butterfly Effect. Scary stuff. If it were true though....goodness. I already thank the lord and those who helped me choose the paths that I have taken. But I do wonder about those other paths...where would I be.

And o'course there will be books. Tons and a whack! All my Nancy Drews and Romances from waaay back.

I'm really looking forward though to rediscovering treasures. Don't remember what's in the box or boxes and it'll be an adventure.

Adventures are really good stuff.

Kinda rambled on .... probably will more.

*HUGE HUGS*