Oh, the illness abides.

But it's mostly just all kinds of coughy more than anything. That lingering itch that doesn't really produce anything positive most of the time. It's alright, though. I have a great deal of increased patience for this kind of thing now since I am not usually accustomed to it and this one came so close to my most recent one... so I guess that's good. Ha. I just look forward to normalcy once again... some day... hopefully soonish.

People dyin' all over the place!

And even though we found out today it was actually closer to two weeks ago that my friend Larry Huffines passed away. I call him a friend because he was friendly to me and my family but I didn't really know him all that well. He started as a regular customer when I worked at the camera shop and eventually came to be an occasional visit until his passing. He was in his early to mid-nineties and had lived a very full, very interesting life. I am sad I didn't say goodbye when I intended to... yet another lesson that every person in your life is only there for sure when you see them.

Rest in peace, Larry, old friend. Your legacy will live on in your memory.

Feverish and fanatical.

I guess I came upon another piece of illness that has hit me pretty hard these last couple days. I am quite unused to getting even a little sick more than once in a year but I know I'm not impervious. Luckily, it has not been very oppressive. I just have to move a bit slower and have a bit more sensitivity to light... and the aches... can't forget the aches. But I can't complain. I'm just glad I can still do the things that need doing!

A long day of mostly travel.

Though, this time it was pretty much all in a car. And it rained pretty intensely about half the time. It was still beautiful weather the other half of the time, though, so that was pretty cool. I have a ton of work to do this weekend so I will be in full-production mode for the foreseeable future. Hopefully this minor illness(that I am now mentioning for the first time) will pass quickly.

Travel back to reality.

Which is not such a bad reality, really. Life is good for the most part. And I look forward to all the good things that are happening or are on the horizon. Sure, there's all the pesky trials and stuff but that's really the best part about it all once you get past/through them. Like running through an airport to catch another plane... though, that's actually fun when you're doing it, too... so that is probably a bad example. Ha.

Wrapping up with a bow on top.

I am quite impressed how clean the main living area became. The emotional weight that must have been lifted from her would be tremendous! Everything just seemed lighter. I think all the support of the family and our crew really made a positive impact, despite the many exceptional bumps along the way.

Just trying to do the right thing.

And it feels like I succeed in many ways. There are times when I seem to fall miserably short of that goal... but I know the effort is still important. Lately, I am feeling quite lucky to be a part of all that I am. It is a privilege and an honor to be a part of the work I currently am.