It's been a good while since I posted here. I suppose the main reason is that its been pretty quiet in my life, so there isn't much to talk about. I've started volunteering at the Lincoln City Library. Mostly what I do is re-shelve books that have been checked in. I'm pretty much the star non-fiction shelver...a dubious honor at that. I also get to process books and audio/visual items as needed.
I also volunteer at the Salem Mission Mill Museum. I lead tours of several of the areas of the museum, mostly for school children. I enjoy the interaction with them.
I got a new kayak for my upcoming birthday. I really enjoy it, but I had a tiny little accident with it and broke the windshield of my car. One of those days where stuff just happened....you know? This birthday coming up is a big one, and I'm not excited about it at all. It's weird to think I'm about to be the age my mom was when she passed away. Very strange.
I've got a busy summer coming up with grandkids and I'm looking forward to that. I'm trying to get them set up for swimming lessons right now. Ben and Ryann took lessons last year here in Lincoln City. They were both non-swimmers when they began, but were confident enough to jump off the high dive at the end of the 2 week class.
I'm still painting and having some success with that. I have a really nice set-up at both houses, so I just carry my paints back and forth with me. I have wayyyyy too many paintings around the house now, it's beginning to look very cluttered. I guess I'll have to start giving more of them away.
That's all I've got for now.
