I'm BAAAACK!

Well.... This is a pic of what the back of my neck now looks like. I had this done on Thursday, just after arriving in Spokane. *grin* I LOVE it! (Of course, Mom, Shelli and Kori have already seen it. This pic is for the benefit of those who didn't see me while I was down in the states.)

Anyway.... It hurt like hell! I certainly won't be racing down for another tat right away. Not that I'm ruling out EVER getting another tat, but not right away. Esp. not if I've got to fly to Spokane every time I want one. *grin*

The hubby is somewhat less than pleased, but he acknowledges that he's known I wanted one and that being as it's MY body.... Not much he can do or say about it, really. Thankfully he loves me for more than my skin. *wink*

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• I don't have much time to write. I need to get off-line and get reading and rehearsing the books I picked out for my story-time presentation tomorrow.
• I'm doing a "Gardening" theme. My book choices are:
• _The Rose in My Garden_ by Arnold Lobel, illustrated by Anita Lobel
• _Titch_ by Pat Hutchins
• _The Snail's Spell_ by Joanne Ryder, illustrated by Lynne Cherry
• I've got another book I'm going to suggest as additional reading of the poetry sort, titled _In a Spring Garden_ edited by Richard Lewis with pictures by Ezra Jack Keats
• And for finger-plays, I've got two that I'm leaning toward. (I need two, so this works well.)
• The first is "My Garden" and the words are:
• This is my garden (extend one hand, palm up)
• I rake it with a card (make raking motion on palm with three fingers of other hand)
• Then some flower seeds
• I'll plant there (make planting motion with thumb and index finger)
• The sun will shine, (make circle with arms overhead)
• and the rain will fall, (flutter fingers down to lap)
• and my garden will blossom, (cup hands together)
• and grow straight and tall. (extend hands upward slowly)
• The other is more of an action poem titled "Flower Play"
• If I were a little flower (stoop down close to floor)
• Sleeping underneath the ground, (pretend to cover head)
• I'd raise my head and grow and grow, (slowly raise up from floor)
• And stretch my arms and grow and grow, (raise arms to the sky)
• And not my head and say: (nod head and smile at one another)
• "I'm glad to see you all today!"
• Anyway..... I haven't picked out the order I'm going to read the books and do the finger plays, yet. That's something I've got to do and practice well before tomorrow morning. All while working 6 hours today and watching a soccer game tonight. *grin*
• So, I'll post more hopefully on Saturday when I get some spare time. I took TONS of fireworks pictures, but forgot to take my camera with me on Saturday, Sunday or Monday. *sigh* So I guess y'all will just have to be satisfied with what pictures I DID take. *wry smile* Sooooo...... More to come later!
• Have a Blessed Day!