Happy New Year and Bring on the DMARDS

Happy New Year! 

Sam and I spent Christmas day 

at my brother's house. 

Isn't it adorable??

  

 My brother is the Santa in overalls.

My nephew in red shirt, my dad is the guy in khakis, and my nephews in law on the right.

A great group of men! 

As you can tell Christmas is a 

HILARIOUS day full of one upping

in the humor and drinking department. 

LOL. 

My brother and his wife cook up amazing 

turkey in a loving atmosphere.

 

It is the best place to be for Christmas.

Here is Sam on Christmas at our house:

The first pic is the 

MOM. 

Are you going to take a pic 

EVERY time

I open something?  

Sam knows my humor!!

This may be next years card.

I didn't make any this year. 

You'll see why later.

And no.

It's not because 

I won the lottery

or met the man o my dreams... 

disclaimer: I actually did.

Meet the man of my dreams.

Buddha.

Sam has an obsession with Biggie Smalls.

It borders on me planning an intervention.

She also NEVER swears.

Which I find IRONIC.

Wait.

One time when she was 3

I heard her say

Shit.

She was in her room 

and was angry about something.

I heard her through the wall.

It was shocking.

Yet, hilarious.

 

 My facebook post explains it:

  I am GRATEFUL to The Universe that I have an amazing daughter who will be my legs, and an incredible podiatrist and rhuematologist who look after me.

its not all bad. 

Luckily I signed up for 

suzi blu's workshop

and printed all the pdfs.

So yea. 

I'm properly entertained.

Just not properly washed.

but that's another story

with a TMI ending.

Oh. And. This is big.

My beloved friend Teri

washed my hair for me.

and cut it all off.

YUP

I am not worrying about 

what is sexy anymore.

I'm too mature to be

hot rollering.

So that pic above of me and Sam

on Christmas is my

swan song to long locks.

I'm not posting a pic yet.

Not until I am more mobile,

washed, and moisturized.

 New Years Eve Elevation:

My sis came over with lasagna

and champagne.

My beloved godson

and his charming girl

joined us.

We watched Johnny Depp

and Angelina Jolie

in The Tourist.

Which a few minutes into, 

I realized I had seen the original

foreign film, "Anthony Zimmer". 

They are wonderful movies, both.

The Venice scenery and Jolie's wardrobe

are tre magnifi!!!

 

 So there you have it.

I wish all my 

inspirational, talented and generous

art friends

THe Happiest and Healthiest

of New Years.

Thanks for visiting.

Thanks for listening.

Thanks for commenting.

Thanks for sharing 

your amazing talent.

xoS

Good Ole Dad

Here is my HandyMan aka Dad aka The Colonel aka Mr. Wizard and the list goes on and on......

Why is he standing in the shower you ask? Well, I'm suffering from a flare of my RA which is centered around my right foot, right now. Next month it will be somewhere else. I have Capsulitis/Bursitis of the second metatarsal. The ball of my foot and second toe hurt like hell, that's really all you need to know. So I am taking my first ever round of steroids. Dr. Ana swore I would not grow a beard or....... a penis. The penis would be ok, but the beard is NOT AN OPTION. Anyhoo, we have to get the swelling down in order for the pain to go away. My sexy shoe days are over. I'm sporting New Balance every day of the week. So, back to the shower scene. I had to get a Shower Chair. Yeah, you heard me. I have this long hair I am super vain about and it requires lots of conditioning and tender loving adoration. This takes a long time. I can't stand up in the shower that long. The floor just kills my foot. So Dad is installing a hand held shower head. Just shoot me. OVERSHARE!!!!! xoSusan