Day 283/365 (April 26, 2015)

Day began by attempting a run with Sasha. I was not as successful. Then I made an omelette that was super yummy!

Lola came over and we went to playing right away. She brought spring window clings that we played with on the mirrors. When it was my turn she said that my art show was "not what I was expecting, the flowers should be on the ground but was nice" and then she played with the window markers. She told me that everyone is an artist "all you need is a brush, paint, and imagination" then she cleaned it up. Since Karen was not there she had me play the role of myself and of Karen. SO i would have to pretend to be angry with her for cleaning it up then pretend to be Karen telling me it was okay, and back and forth like that... she was cracking up! She also asked if I missed her and then told me she missed me very much! She made a matching glove to replace her missing one for dress up.

Then it was story time/dress up. We took another girls vs. boys vote (this time the boy was on fire) and then she read me 3 stories. Then it was time for a tea party with the friends and she was very said when Ellyn came to take her home.

After Lola left I made chocolate chip oatmeal cookies and ate way too many of the giant ones! Then I made a card that was next to normal themed I was quite proud of, and Also throughout the day i did so very much laundry! I changed my bed sheets and my room looks neater than it has in a long while!

Sasha and I also had a lovely conversation with our neighbor Chris.

Charlie was sleeping in my underwear drawer and Lola really wanted the batgirl cape... glad I could find it! Fred is a cutie.

Day 233/365 (March 7, 2015)

What a lovely day! The day started by doing some laundry and looking for my shorts that I put away for the winter... sadly I did not find them! I ate frozen nutella, Then Lola arrived!

We spent quite a wonderful day together! We did art shows with the window markers, she got dressed up and we took a vote of boys vs. girls. The boy picture shows a boy thinking he is afraid a girl might kill him. Karen tried voting for boys and Lola peer pressured her into saying girls. She laid on my lap cuddling with me while watching a little My Little Ponies. She also played a game where she would put stuff on her head and I was supposed to be angry so I had to yell at her. It was very difficult because she was so funny so she kept telling to to "get all your laughs out Tamra and be serious"

We ended up meeting with Ellyn for a bit and got our nails done. I went with blue for Ravenclaw (even though the color isn't the right shade.) Lola was so funny when they put a warm towel on her hand at first she was like this is warm then she went AHHH. It was pretty cute! I got a mini shoulder massage and didn't realize how tense they were until it happened. When we were walking to Port Authority Lola ran past the scary people (good for her!) She also told me I was her best friend which melted my heart. On the bus she gave me a pretty accurate lesson on MLK Jr. and it ended with "its not what is on the outside that counts, it is your character that counts and my character is Lola!" B.T. was also at the nail place and I was a little embarassed when I took my coat off and I was wearing my Godspell hoodie.

Then I took her back to NJ to drop her off with her dad. I had to hang out for a bit while waiting for the next bus. I watched her do some chalk drawings and we danced around. Then I headed back into the city and went to Max and Liz's engagement party for a while. Then I headed home just enjoying the weather. Before I got home I popped over to meet up with Ellyn and give her back the stuff she gave to me... it was mid performance. I saw her for a second then she disappeared to finish singing a song then popped out... It was one of the funniest experiences I have had this year.

Then it was home because of the time an getting ready for bed.