So far, the jewelry box has yet to show up.  I have asked the house.  I have asked the fae.  I have asked my guardians to please bring it back to me.  I know it will show up, and I have a pretty good idea why it isn't here now.  I think by the time I get back from my trip, it will be back.  Thank you all for your help! 

So this time tomorrow, I will be on a jet plane.  I am so excited and nervous all wrapped up.  I haven't got my bag packed yet.  My grandma will be here this afternoon.  She is coming to help out with the kids.  I do have to say that it is a bit of an ego boost to know that it will take 3 adults to take care of the kids like I do.  I even cancelled the kids' appointments for the time I am gone. 

Mike did something fantastic for me this past weekend.  I have had 55 gallon drums sitting around my yard for at least 3 months now.  They have been waiting to be turned into rain collection barrels for garden watering.  He found the plumbing needed in my Grandpa's old things and built them and installed them Sunday.  Up until this point we have had rain every other day at least this summer.  Now the forecast is sunny for the rest of the week.

I finally found the complementary material for my grey and red dragon skirt this weekend.  I made it on Sunday and hemmed it on Monday.  I think I have a few adjustments to make but otherwise it is ready to go!

This will probably be my last blog till next week, but when I get back I should have some great stories to share.

 I have been frantically searching for something today.  I have a little red jewelry box that has all my most precious jewelry since I was a child in it.  None of it is of any real monetary value, but it is very sentimental to me.  I cleaned and looked.  I asked for the house to give it back.  So far, I haven't had any luck.  If you have a moment today, could you send a little finding it's way back to me magic this way?  Thanks!

Yesterday seemed a bit of a waste.  My shoulder was aching to much to do the things I wanted to.  I was also running on my second day of a migraine.  Needless to say, I was exhausted.  I even took a nap yesterday afternoon and I never nap.

Today is looking up.  I have already paid a bill and will soon be on my way on a bike ride with the kids.  I haven't decided if I want to take a backpack and check out some yard sales or not.  But any way it turns out, I will finally be able to take daughter on the bike ride that she has been jonesing for.

Hopefully I will be able to report later that today turned out to be a very productive day.

I recently read a question that asked, "When is your spiritual birthday?"  Well, that isn't a very easily answered question for me.  I have been informally Pagan all my life.  I have been a witch since I was 11 years old and received my first Scott Cunningham book for Christmas.  But I do know the date that my spirituality really started to grow by leaps and bounds.  It was in Herkimer, New York on 7/7/7.  That was the day I rescued a tent from the rushing Mohawk River.  The more important thing was that I had my first ritual with the women that became my sisters.  Being an only child and someone that has had less than stellar experiences with women in general this is a big thing.  To be welcomed with open arms literally, and not experience the catty backstabbing that had always been my experience with women up to this point was truly amazing.  Over the past year we have grown, laughed, cried together and comforted each other.  To my sisterhood, I thank you!  I love each of you and value you.  I appreciate the fact that we build each other up and never tear each other down. 

 

After my Grandmother's visit, I was exhausted.  Yesterday, my mother came to visit.  We had planned to do some sewing together.  The sun was shining brightly and neither of us really wanted to be indoors, so we went shopping.  We ended up at the fabric store.  I finally found some material for my daughter that I have been looking for. 

 

Today is a lovely rainy day.  I hope to clean my house and sew today.  I really need to clean and get the residuals of my Grandma's energy out of the house.  I need to shield against her energy from now on.  I plan on finding a symbol or image to hide into emotionally from now on every time she opens her mouth.  Amazingly she can be so critical to me, then turn around and praise me to my mother.  I just don't understand that.

It is time to light my candles, clean and renew.  Wish me luck!