The last blog post I wrote my mother was alive. That was four years ago. Haven't seen the birds in awhile but the stray cats are cute. Our cat doesn't agree. She prefers the birds and squirrels. This morning I am waiting to hear from my cousin. I nanny for her toddler. Usually I have a set schedule. Not so much this week. Also recieved a jury summons for October 29th. Happy Birthday month to me. So far no new jury so no jury duty. I'll call again after 6pm. Today is Halloween. Feeling everything but spooky. Mostly I am exhausted actually. Today is also the last day of Inktober. A little sad to see my favorite month end for another year. November is harder for me now that my mother is no longer alive to celebrate her birthday on November 20th. I was born on October 20th. I have a cousin who gave birth in August on her birthday. This blog is full of random facts. People I love were born on Halloween. Happy Birthday to them. This is stilted and boring in my opinion but I will probably post it anyway. I miss my writing time. These days I am either cleaning up messes, trying to destress, or caring for someone. I need to read non electronic books again. Mostly I am reading children's books for 1000 before kindergarten program. Our toddler is at 546 and counting. So much rereading the same books right now. When I am not with her I quickly read a smutty romance. Recently finished Alexa Riley's vampire series. Waiting for that last book seriously annoyed me. I received books for my birthday, yay, so I have an active tbr pile. It is currently 7:20 AM. Yesterday my cousin picked me up at 7:15 AM. From reading this you'd have to know me to know my age and capacity. My Grandmother died in 2004. I miss her. My BFF died in 1998. I miss her too. Such cheery thoughts for early morning on Halloween 2018. My BFF and I wrote letters to each other. She was a multi-talented artist. My Grandmother was an avid reader too. Her last advice to me was write it out. I live by that as best I can. I have love and support from the men and women who are alive in my life. My writer friends, myself included, create a world we all love to live in. We are getting ready for NaNoWriMo. Another reason to be thankful for November. Happy Halloween to you and thank you for reading!