honeydunce

I know, I know–I’m not winning the prized ham for updating my website(in a consistent manner) any time soon. That’s
fine. I don’t eat ham anyway.

In summary, real quicklike, these things happened:

My nephew, Cohen, was born 5 weeks early. He had to stay in the hospital for a few weeks so his lungs could grow
stronger. I was a bit of a mess until he was born–a ball of worry and stress 5 hours away from where I felt I should
be. And then the wait for him to finally go home. Now the fun begins for my sister–a new life with two little ones.
I’m going home next weekend to meet little Cohen for the first time, and I fully expect to ball my eyes out. He’s a
miracle. I’m thrilled to meet a brand new relative, to have another young person in my life to show me how to look
at the world again with a less cynical and more imaginative eye. It’s so fascinating to watch them grow and become
who they are, and to have some tiny part on that. Sidenote: I’ve started writing letters for both my niece Maddie and
for Cohen, and I’m going to save them so that down the road they have them. I don’t want to just be the aunt; I feel
compelled to show them a bit about who I am as a person. I also have grand plans for writing some children’s books
for their shelves.

I’ve been wrestling with a serious block with my writing, and the fight is like trying to take a shadow to the ground. The
shadow that happens to be attached to my feet. I need to focus on patience and living. It’s all there beneath the
surface–I haven’t lost a single thing.

My heart quit dipping and started boom-booming again. I’ve got a good thing going, one that I don’t have to bend over
backwards to describe. I’ve laughed more since April than I have in a very very long time. It’s good. It’s better than
good. It’s damn past wonderful.

Went to the dentist and had my cracked tooth fixed. A tiny thing corrected, but it’s funny what a difference the little things
can make. I’m also putting the miles in on the bike, riding until my legs are jellyish, giggly things. It’s the good kind
of tired, the kind of tired I need in order to feel better mentally and physically.

Renee and I finished the press release for our fundraiser show on July 7th. I’ll be posting the details soon. We squared
away a feature in Cleveland, and more are on the way in Chicago, Indianapolis, Dayton, maybe(hopefully) other
cities. It is officially summer. I’m in it, sweating like a champ and staying out for as long as I can. Hiking in the
woods and tiptoeing into lakes. Every experience feels tremendous, even standing in the Strip District staring at the
local grown flowers or trying on viking hats in Feinbergs. If you love your life then make it yours.

More soon.