An Aging Face…with Artist’s Grace!

Today my vibes are stirring in a humorous and artistic way.  It is interesting how our physical bodies age. And I am part artist, my favorite canvas? The human face.

Yes the human face, and in particular women’s faces. I had a past career as a make-up artist. I actually got paid to have fun blending art with people. It was fabulous work….until one day, after WAY too many encounters with “Mother-Of-The-Bride-ZILLA’s”….I had decided to move on.  Let me just say that dealing with the MOTHER’s of these beautiful young women (especially from a certain income bracket) is a torture that NO human should have to endure. I mean seriously…did they REALLY believe that any make up technique could fill in those wrinkles like some magic youth putty? Come ON. LOL.

Today I sit here remembering these women. And….looking at my own newfound crepe-y eyelids, I NOW am beginning to understand where they were coming from. (Still…they didn’t need to be such b*tches, and  yes….I get it)

SO…for those of you in my age bracket that love to play with and wear eye makeup, here are the results from my last couple of weeks of playing:

1. Get a good eye cream….AND USE IT DAILY! Crepe-y lids are a part of life now, and you don’t want them DRY on top of crepe-y. There are a lot of great ones out there…with a wide price range. Just choose one you like that fits your budget. The most important thing is that it is formulated for eyes….and that you USE IT REGULARLY! (I happen to love AVEDA’s Firming Eye Cream)
2. Let us NOT go Brow-less!  Nothing ages us more then not having the proper frame for the windows to our soul! Get a good angle brush and some powder shadow in a half shade darker  than your hair color. Brush just a tad of the powder through your brows to give more definition. This is key: DO NOT start at the inner corner of the brow. This will deposit TOO much color there…which will only add 10 years. Instead…start at the outer edge of your arch, THEN go back and touch up the inner portion of the brow. If you like…Smashbox makes a great “brow wax” to dab onto your brow…which will keep your brows groomed for the entire day.
3. Use a good eye shadow base. My findings here: Clinique touch base is for a younger lid. It’s GREAT on my daughters, however too dry for me. There are many good ones for us older gals, and my favorites: Bare Escentuals Prime Time (great stuff with moderate coverage) and Smashbox Photo Finish Lid Primer, smooth, creamy, great full coverage.
4. Try Cream Eye shadow! It is wonderful and is a bit more moisturizing then powders….HOWEVER, stay AWAY from metallic. FAR AWAY! It enhances the crepe-y-ness and adds about 15 years. LOL  As far as cream shadows, I have tried many  and returned them all EXCEPT for Bobbi Brown’s cream shadow in “Malted”. This is luscious. It’s a nude color that works wonders as a base color. And her “Bone” is a good highlighter color. There is no shimmer in these, and they apply smooth and creamy….giving a more rested look. (and god knows most of us need this) Powder shadows are fine too….but again, STAY AWAY FROM METALLICS.
5. NO Lower Lid Lining please. Let’s face it….the upper lids are drooping a tad now so let’s not make the eye look smaller by lining the lower lid….leave that to the teens. However, if you take a TINY bit of powder shadow in a color that makes your eyes stand out…rub just a tiny bit along your lower lashes. (this looks great if done with a VERY light hand)
6. Always SMUDGE your liner on the upper lids. A sleek liner on the top lid now only emphasizes the crepes girls…..get a good smudger brush and dip it in a little powder close to your liner color and blur that line. It gives a really soft look…..which is what you want here. Again, stay away from harsh liner.

 

Here is one exception to the metallic no-no rule. Shimmer…is different than metallic….it is subtle. We still need to be careful with shimmers however…so here is my “Shimmer fix” for when I want a dewy glow….without the aging effects. Once my cream shadow is in place (usually Malted w/bone highlighter) I blend JUST A TINY bit of Smashbox’s  “Artificial Light” onto my lids. This stuff IS GREAT. It LOOKS scary. It is a warm shimmery liquid that is so sheer….that when added to your face in ANY area, it creates a tiny bit of glow…..without actually looking at all metallic. It really does what the name implies! I love it and will never be without it.

And in closing….always remember…LESS is MORE unless you are a highly skilled makeup artist! (and sometimes even then!)

OK…that’s enough from me about make up for middle agers on a Sunday Morning. LOL If I am not ready to leave for the gym in just a couple of minutes, the hubby will leave without me.

Quick….Where is my Artificial Light???

With Love & Laughter AND LIGHT to all….

Leann

Messages From the Other Side For “T”

Apologies for not writing in this area for so long. I forget to do it when I have the experience, and then, I often have no recollection of the experience at a later date. I am recording this NOW before it leaves me.

I was working with a  client of mine, “T” , about 2 weeks after her father had passed away. While we were engaged in conversation, the name Lawrence appeared in my inner screen. Here is the conversation:

Lee: Who’s Lawrence?

T: Um……oh, my mother’s father’s name was Lawrence.

Lee: ….he seems to be wanting to make himself known. Could he be with your dad?

T: ….SURE! They were very close!

We let that drift by…continued talking about other things and then I got a vision on my inner screen of a large, round belly, with man hands on it….bouncing/jiggling around like he was laughing and jolly or something. (it seemed odd to my logical brain to say the least) I shared the vision with “T”.

She said: Oh my gosh….that is my father’s father…..he played Santa Claus for us every year at xmas…he WAS fat and jolly!

It would appear then that T’s father was back with his father and father in law on the other side. I delight at the thought that her grandfather knew to send a sign that SHE would recognize (fat jolly belly) even though my brain would register it as odd.

For those of you who pick stuff up like this….never “judge” what you get….just allow it and let it flow in!

Love & Laughter to all.

Our Physical Bodies…keepin’ healthy & fit.

So here is a new topic for me. My body. Admittedly, I don’t have what would be considered a ”serious” weight problem, however middle age has caught up with me and I am finding that I must be much more diligent about diet and exercise then ever before.

I recently joined Ediets….which is a wonderful site that offers lots of options and for me, it is about re-learning healthy nutrition and habits. Not that I don’t know this stuff…indeed I do. It is just that I am very much a free spirit….not all that aligned with following routine if you know what I mean, so I am using it as a method of accountability. I have a little blog over there….which I have posted on twice so far. Amazingly, I had a number of folks comment back and friend me, stating that they find me both motivational and…funny. Who knew? SO…I thought why not post those posts here as well. Here are the first two, and from this point forward I will copy them in this section here as well in the event that they may entertain and make you smile!

#1:  “DIDN’T I HAVE A BELLY RING DOWN THERE SOMEWHERE?

Oh where or where has my belly ring gone….oh where or where can it beeeeee?????

OK. Today is the day. The universe has aligned a magical week of TIME for me to get all about me. About my self-care that is. (was supposed to have jury duty and voila…they settled! so my calendar is amazingly clear!)

I did Ediets years ago…and lost 17 pounds. It works. I like it. NOW at almost 48 I am up to 169….my most voluminous self ever. I have officially too much middle-aged middle to fit into most of my clothes. And SO….I begin again. I am starting to work out again too….rejoined the gym.

One thing I have committed to myself which I think will be fun….is that while on this journey…I do not WAIT for 140 pounds to look great. I WILL pull together some great looks (outfits/accessories/hair and makeup) right now….every day. I am worthy…I am a gift of the universe after all! Yesterday I make a grey sweatshirt look amazing with the addition of a beautiful scarf and some rose quartz and silver earrings! Today….dont know what I’ll create yet because I am sitting her tying in my pj’s…and it will be something cute. I shopped the winter clearance sales for a few cute things in a larger size to this will be possible….next winter…off to salvation army they will go, because they will be too big!

I feel like in the past…I have gotten on that “when I get to 140 I will….” wagon. I think a lot of women (and maybe men) do this to themselves….and it is not right! We are ALL worthy of love…and looking great….at ANY weight! It is our birthright.

Well, that’s it for now…I have to go re-learn the diet…..

I Love me!

#2 “WHOLE WHEAT CRACKERS HAVE MAGICAL POWERS, RIGHT?”

So as I was eating that handful of Wheatsworth crackers last night, I made up that because I was combining them with red wine…they’d have some mystical magical powers what would absorb all of the crap contained in the box of Good & Plenty I ate while at the movies with my daughter! That works, right? LOL

Well, here I am ….tomorrow is my 1st weigh in. I am not exactly optimistic….because I pretty much blew the week with a wildly happy day of eating whatever I wanted yesterday. Hey…I was in a good mood…what can I say…I am a JOY eater! And, I shouldn’t think that a 48 year old can eat what an athletic 15 year old can eat and not have it show up on my middle. In addition to my daughter…there is my husband…who is REALLY GOOD at keeping routines, including healthy eating and working out…and I am not so much. I am more of a free spirit. And let me tell you…when I say he is routine…..if you looked in his underwear drawer…you’d see neatly folded goods. No kidding! On the other hand…my drawer is a colorful array of crazy fun…all fluffed up and tangled in a beautiful messy art-form! Anyway, my point is, that I am NOT so good with routine. And this 1st week proves it.

However, I refuse to beat myself up for it….I am after all, divinely human. And there is still the same physical volume of me to love today as there was last week!

Reality check: I gradually fell OFF the wagon…so it’s ok that it will be a gradual climb back on. I do not view this 1st week as a failure….I view it as a warm up! I DID get something out of it. I re-learned the basics of how to use this site (though I am still learning) AND I re-acquainted myself with the plan. That is progress!

Looking forward to seeing what progress I am able to make in week 2….while honoring that I am wonderfully human!

Much Love & Laughter to all who read….

Leann

Owning ALL of Ourselves!

Well, here I am sitting in amazement at how long it’s been since I’ve posted anything. Where on earth does the time go? I have a very fulfilling life. I ooze gratitude for it. And if there could be more hours in a day, I’d take them! I’d likely use them to laze around and goof off…and I’d take them none the less!

So I am moved to write today because of something a dear friend of mine wrote a day or two ago. He wrote about owning ALL sides of himself. The enlightened one AND the online game addict. (very readers digest extreme paraphrase there)

I started thinking about my life. I have MANY interests and passions. I am not one to “do the grind” of what is “expected” of me by anyone. I tend to dance a jig to my own inner drummer. It’s how my energy flows. And I own it. Except…… that I find that there are little pieces of me here and there that my gremlin says thing about like “well, that’s not a mind-blowing enlightened thing to do…what will people think of you if you “just” do that?”

I then argue back with my little inner demon…”just?  did you say JUST? Are you kidding me? Step back B*aaaatch and get YOUR issues out of MY way!”

Here is what triggered my little inner demon. I happen to love, and I mean LOVE things that are colorful and creative, and that feed my soul. I indulge in them. In specific for me, it is jewelry. I’ve been making it for years, occasionally I sell it, yet most recently I have fallen in love with a line that because it is a tad pricey, I became a rep to get a discount and have found that I LOVE sharing it with other women.  Top this off with the fact that I am also a huge fan of creating a warm, enveloping feeling of love in my home, which is partially created with scent, and so I am a huge fan of candles etc., and…my love affair with a line of wickless candles, landing me in a rep “job” with this company as well. Again I love sharing it with others who like it as well. I love the connections with like souls….it feels GOOD to mine! And I meet a lot of wonderful people….

So a friend of mine said to me last week…..”I thought you are a Life Coach?”  I replied “yes, I am.” She said “then why are you bothering doing these other things?” My answer: “Because I love them…they make my soul sing”. She says “you’d rather do sales then coach?” I said “I dont “do sales“…I dont sell   by standard definition of the word….I share something I am passionate about, and the products sell themselves.  AND I coach, which I also love.”   In addition to these passions, I also kept a portion of one of my old careers and have an amazing bunch of women (for the last 15 years) who I still do their nails. (I call them the Magnificent Divas) YES FOLKS…I am also a nail technician! I can create a competition quality set of acrylic nails! (and yes…there ARE such competitions!)

As I am writing this I am realizing that over the past few years, while in training for Coaching, Leadership and various metaphysical studies….I had been denying this creative side of myself in public. This is similar to when I left my Accounting career to got to cosmetology school and my father nearly had a heart attack!  You see, when it was time to go to college, I wanted to study art and social work, and my father said NO WAY…you need to be able to feed yourself now go study accounting and business. I was 18. I said “OK”.  I had a good career in that field for years. So you can imagine his shock at my decision to follow my soul’s desire. Fact is, it turned out to be a journey of LOVE as I created an amazing sanctuary of a spa/salon and I also showed my father  that I could make a living with a brush in my hand. (for me it was the acrylic sculpting brush that got me high…no pun intended…LOL) And isn’t any job in the cosmetology field THE combination of Art and Social Work? YES it is indeed.

So….here I am again. I AM still following my hearts desires….I love being a rep for Silpada Designs (jewelry) and for Scentsy (wickless candles) and I love to Coach. And I still love doing nails too. I’ve noticed that I havent been talking about these other parts of me so much within my professional coaching community. I had made up the assumption that they all feel so f*cking serious and intense…and my playful artsy side will be frowned upon. YEP…that is what I had made up.

Today I am here to say….I dont care. I am me. I am playful, creative and artsy….and I COACH. Perhaps not in the same way many others do….and so what.

What I am realizing as I am wrapping up today’s post….is that nowhere in here did it come forward that I was holding back my intuitive side….huh. That is interesting. That no longer feels like an issue…I can own that now and it must be integrated as it never even occurred to me to be connected to my little gremlin as it was so strongly before. I love that!

Bottom line folks: OWN yourself and ALL that makes up you. DO NOT be concerned with what others might think. If you are passionate about something….if it feeds your soul…sing it out. And do not be surprised when like souls enter you circle….it is meant to be.

WhaaaaHooo!

“Batman” Shows Me The Way…. :)

I am currently in transition. Professional and physical. And in honor of being in transition, I am also taking a bit of a sabbatical. This is new for me. It’s taken me a good month to settle into. You would think that having the “gift of time” would be a fabulous, and EASY thing to be with….and for me, it is only NOW just starting to become so.

I was raised to believe that hard work (and being able to take care of yourself)  is what is important in life. This is in part because I was raised in what I now refer to as “survival mode”.  My father was disabled when I was 8 and I am one of 5 kids, so long arduous story short…I was told in my senior year of HS that as soon as I graduated, that I needed to immediately get an entry level job in a good corporation with full benefits, and to start paying room & board. And so at 18, I did. Not complaining, this is what our family situation called for. From there, I’ve worked 2 or 3 jobs at a time for most of my life and by the grace of god, I’ve always been successful at what I’d chosen to do. And I’ve always had fun.

Fast forward MANY years, a ton of stress (lol) and two great, almost grown, kids later….and I find myself at midlife with time to reflect on my life, both past experiences and future possibilities. You would think that having the resources to finally take a few months off the hamster wheel of life would be a happy joyous, gleeful time…..and yet, it took me a month to settle into! My worry gremlins were all over my ass saying things to me like “what the hell are you doing!?”, “you cant afford to do this!”, “you’re a big nobody!” “who ARE you!?” “Get back to work and do it NOW!” “You’re lazy!” “You’re a slacker!” “You’re getting fatter by the minute!” (that one is actually true….my advice to anyone who enters this transition place….KEEP MOVING your body even when you dont know where you are going in life! This is especially important for us women who are hitting midlife…. I am not sure who’s body that IS when I look in the mirror because it sure doesn’t look familiar to me…and that is a whole different post for another day. LOL)

Anyway, I spent the 1st month of this precious gift of time deeply steeped in the worry zone. Worried about the future. Worry, worry and more worry…about everything “unknown”. This came as a surprise to me, as I have always been a great crisis manager. Anything that could possibly happen in life…DID, and I could handle it! I know now, that this way of thinking and living was about survival, and while it’s great to be skilled in this area, it is NOT the same thing as being …..or living with ease…..especially, in the complete unknown. THIS is a way of being, that is new to me. I DO have an deep inner knowing that I’ve got full trust and faith in the universal unknown, and yet my intellect has trouble with it.

Becoming more present to my life and everything in it, I decided would be something to explore….while residing in this “gift of time” space. Hmmmmm. What would that require?

First off, I decided that it would require a laptop-ectomy. I no longer turn on my 5th appendage early in the morning. I come first. Meaning my morning rituals, and a cup of coffee withmy husband before he and my daughter leave the house. This gave me back about 5 hours a day or so it seems. (SO distracting is the web, with email and facebook and twitter….geez! We can easily become e-stressed while hiding from our realities THERE for hours! Come to think of it, I could likely become a millionaire by just creating a 12 step program around e-addiciton!….and this again, is a complete different post)

The second thing I decided to do, was to get OUTSIDE more. Simply taking a walk, is a great way to re-ground ourselves. And it’s free. (that was for my money gremlin!) Another benefit of taking a walk, is that we can engage in HUMAN CONNECTION! This is essential for our well being, and I dont care what anyone says, you dont get HUMAN connection from the internet. (interactions or more appropriately transactions yes, but true connection, NO)

And, finally….what has REALLY brought my awareness to the true gift of complete presence (in my “gift of time” space)…..is Batman. Batman is a 9 week old Shih Tzu. (hell, my eggs are dead, may as well BUY a baby!) He is SO damn cute and precious. And he requires my complete attention. And while I’ve had dogs in my past, I have never has this kind of time…to devote to a puppy. I am feeling gleeful. What I am finding interesting is that I can be focused on him, AND be at peace around where my life is right now. He is this little precious being…. unconditional love, with sharp tiny teeth. He is a great companion. (I am spending WAY more time outside!) He is not  a distraction around my contemplating my future….AND he is the catalyst for me stepping more fully into precence at this time in my life. I am completely engaged in his care and training and just loving him up. NO time to worry about the opinions of my damn gremlins!  All of those “you should be doing something!” messages….have WAY less of an effect on me now. I am currently enjoying this wonder of life. And, I am currently good with the unknowns of my future.

And….IN the future, when Batman will require slightly less of me and I move forward in my life….I’ll have a little companion to enjoy the journey with me!   Note to self: Shop for a doggy seat belt, ….it’s going to be quite a ride!

(my camera wont upload to my computer at the moment….picture of Batman to follow. He is black and white with a black “batman-like” mask, hence his name)

Got To LOVE Instant Feedback!

The body really IS an amazing thing. And so are our Guides! The Mind-Body-Spirit connection…also quite fabulous. We should all be listening to it at all times!

I’ve been in a bit of a funk as of late. I’ve recently finished a year long, rather intensive, retreat based leadership program, and am now in a space of “just being” for a bit of time. My soul loves to connect and play, so my “just being” needs a tad of adjustment so that I’m more fully honoring the connection/play piece of me. I know this to be true, because in addition to feelings of mild isolation, my unbalanced state is showing up in my body in the form of inflammation and achiness which can be tied to nothing else.

A friend of mine (and Mentor) had suggested to me that I should check out a program called InterPlay. She’s been suggesting this for almost a year. She says that based on my personality and soul type, I would LOVE it. I have neglected her suggestions until today.

So here is what I find interesting. I went online to check out the program, found that there is a bi-weekly class about an hour from me, and checked my schedule to see what I’d have to move around to make this happen. Yep I can do this. I will make the call tomorrow. I then head upstairs to my office to wait for a client, and notice that as I am heading up the stairs….my body feels really good. Light. Effortless movement. VERY DIFFERENT then I’ve been feeling for the past few weeks! Is it my imagination?

As I step into my office, still thinking about how good I felt physically (all of a sudden and seemingly out of nowhere) I get an urge to pick up a deck of my oracle cards and start shuffling. As I shuffle and start asking my guides for whatever info they have for me today….a card flies out of the deck and lands face up on the floor. And what do you suppose it said? ….. “INSTANT FEEDBACK” Ta Da! I started laughing, looked up and said “NO SHIT!” (My guides do not care if I swear) I stood there laughing, now with complete knowledge and trust, that this class is something that will enhance my life in ways I have yet to discover. Can’t wait to go.

LOVE the Mind-Body-Spirit connection! LOVE my Guides! And love Instant Feedback! Are you listening to YOURS?

PS: So, just as I go to post this, I had the urge to grab the deck to make SURE the wording was in fact “Instant Feedback”. I had intended to look through the deck one by one to find THAT card again since it had been shuffled back in…..and in my haste, a group of cards fell to the floor face down. I picked them up and turned them over…..and I’ll let YOU guess what words I stood there looking at. YEP…AGAIN! “Instant Feedback”! My JOY Guides Rock.

Peace Train

My dear friend Linda from Wisconsin sent me this YouTube clip. It contains a performance of a song that most of us Baby Boomers (and hopefully everyone) will recognize. The words…..speak wonderfully to what the mission of The Smile Tribe is about! For any of you following who don’t know what The Smile Tribe is….get with the program! LOL… Just kidding…and DO check it out: http://www.thesmiletribe.com

Here is the clip, ENJOY!

I’ve Been “Blacklisted”!

So…I get about a gazillion emails a day, many of which are marketing pitches. Ok, not really a gazillion, yet quite a few. I know I am not alone…you are likely getting them too.    :)

I got one today from a company that I know I have “unsubscribed” from before. So, today I quickly checked them out, confirmed for myself that I am not currently interested in their services and proceeded to follow their un-subscribe procedure.  During the procedure I was asked to give a reason for my action. So I did. I wrote the following in the box:

“It’s really nothing personal. I am not even sure who you are and do not recall signing up for your mailings. It may be that I did, yet I do not remember. In any case, I am cleaning out the email clutter and wish to be removed. ”  (or something very close to this)

Here is what I got back from them as a confirmation. I think it’s actully set into their auto-responder…

You have been unsubscribed from our newsletters and all contact lists.

 

  This is the last email you will receive from us. We have added you to our “blacklist”, which means that our system will refuse to send you any other email, without manual intervention by our administrator.

 

 

I am sitting here laughing. So, here is a company who is trying to build a bunch of loyal customers (who will REFER people to them), and when you ask to be removed from a list that you never signed up for in the 1st place…they “BLACKLIST” you!   WOW….what fabulous people skills!  I’ll be sure to remember them when I AM ready for their line of services. And what really amazes me here…is that the 3 guys who have created and run this business are, according to their bio’s,…all top business and marketing executives/ consultants.   LOL

The kind hearted person in me wants to point out to them that their choice of words in this procedure is…well,  just a tad less then customer service friendly. And yet, I’ve already expended enough energy in their direction. This was my chuckle for the day.

Off to Smile at Strangers now…..

Much Love & Laughter to anyone who reads this.

L

 

The HIGH of Being On Purpose!

You know you are on purpose when your whole body is a buzzing….and you want to hop out of your chair and jump for joy….and you have the urge to emerge  ….full of potential to make a difference in the world in which we live. Full of life, and full of love, and full of precious energy to gift into the world….when you want to dance, and sing, and PLAY and fly free with joy and wild abandon…..and radiate your love and compassion to every soul you can possibly touch.You know you are on purpose……when you feel as though you live…..to make a difference. WHEW! That is how I am feeling this morning. Smiling at Strangers…..has me feel high. Smiling at YOU…..has me feel Love.

A “Visit” For Christie N.

November 26, 2008

(Post from OLD blog) 

Well I started this blog quite awhile ago, then got busy with my life and neglected to come and start documenting my psychic happenings and experiences. I had one occur a few days ago while talking with a client of mine, Christie N. I’ve known Christie for a number of years now, although I do not know much about her life prior to the last few years. We are engaged in conversation, up in my office (which is also my “scared space” in a small apartment on the second level of my home) ….when the letter “A” appears to me. When I say it “appears”, I am talking about an internal viewing…somewhat peripheral. I ask her who’s name starts with A…she is confused, but then says “well, my mothers name was Anya, but she’s been gone for many years.”  I didnt say anything else and we proceeded into a conversation about her mother. While she was talking, the name “Anna Maria” came flying into my internal vision, initially from the right….up and over….zooming into that inner peripheral vision space. ( this is the best way to describe it…I wish I could articulate this better).  I said “who is Anna Maria?”

She looks at me….and says, “well, my mother’s mother was Ida Maria.”  Bingo!  As soon as she said that, I “saw” (in the upper right internal peripheral vision area) a rolling pin. Yes…a rolling pin. I asked her, “who was the baker?” She said “Well, neither one professionally however I just bought a loaf of Cardamom bread because I used to bake it with my grandmother. I sometimes find it sold around here, but it is never as good as the bread she made!”

We dropped the topic after that and proceeded to discuss other things. About 20 minutes later, we got up to leave, opened the door to the hallway and BOTH of us at once said “who’s baking bread?” as we were totally overcome with the most delicious smell of  freshly baking bread that I have ever smelled!   We came downstairs to where I live….opened the door to my apartment, and NOTHING.  There was NOT A THING in the oven, and no smells of any kind.

It was Ida Maria and Anya upstairs in my office….there to tell Christie they were with her.  I LOVE when this happens!

I will add….that Christie is a VERY funny woman, and when I told her that I felt her mother and grandmother were there with her, she immediately looks up toward the ceiling and said ” I swear mom, I don’t really LIKE  Sex! He makes me do those things!’  I laughed so hard I damn near peed my pants. Gotta love our funny friends, both incarnate and in spirit….. all are such a treasure.