It has been a rocky ride for the little man.  He does not like setting up shop in one place, getting used to it and then all the sudden we are smack dab in he middle of a new scene, new challenges, no name, no face.  To him it’s simple: Hawaii.  It’s where we were both the happiest we’ve ever felt in our lives.

It’s been a rocky ride for me as well, the act of keeping all the things I have going continuing through these transitions has been treacherous.  I’m happy to feel at last grounded.  Hawaii still beckons, but it is a quieter call. It knows we are where we are meant and destined to be right in this very moment.

I’ve been relentless in my pursuit, now I’m relentlessly not going to move again until it is the way the truly Gifted, Blessed and Intellegent folk of this planet net – easfully and gracefully.

It’s not as ideal weather-wise where we are now.  Up until now it’s been tropical, bright and sunny places.  Something totally different and new. Goddess Bless us on our path to total Fulfillment, Joy and Peace. I am only doing the best I can, see my earnest effort and bless me.

I’m starting a step by step, day by day action plan IM program (MOIS).  It’d be swell if this thing really worked out this time. Peace and Love y’all, til we speak again. Aloha~

On Wednesday, I took off work to take him to the doctor.  He has an ear infection.  After the doctor’s, I brought him to Jeannine’s Cafe on Upper State Street, Santa Barbara.  He had french toast with real maple syrup.  I had a California salad with candied walnuts, mandarin oranges, awesome greens…mmm mmm mmm…did we enjoy that one!

Thursday we were still feeling ill, so I took another day off of work and we just stayed home and rested.  We slept in until 9 am!  We did laundry and then I took him to the park where we played together for about 30 minutes.  We also stopped by the Fiesta Fair at Mackenzie Park and checked it out.  We made a plan to invite one friend on Saturday to attend the fair with us in honor of Dante’s birthday.

Friday I had to go back to work, but Dante stayed at home with my roommate Taymar.  They chilled around the house until noon, then Dante got to do a bunch of stuff I didn’t really want him to be doing since he’s been ill, but he still had a blast.  He saw the parade, went to the beach, and saw some music downtown before coming home and watching a special edition movie Matilda, based on the book by Rhoal Dahl.  Danny Devito (who I don’t particularly like, maybe because he’s so convincing in his roles as sleazy short crude guy) was actually brilliant.  Dante and me both give the movie 5 stars.  For any 6 year olds out there, you’ll love it.

Today – Saturday, we met Dante’s best buddy Dominick and his family (2 other adorable brothers and mon and dad) down at the Fair.  I had stopped by Trader Joe’s and bought a can of whipped cream, strawberries, blueberries, milk chocolate, lemonade boxes, watermelon slices, and Kettle Korn.  I filled the boys’ mouthes with whipped cream in between rides, and always had a tasty snack available.  They loved it!  Dante climbed all the way to the top of the rock climbing “ride”, they jumped on trampolines with bungee lines with awesome 80’s rock blaring, other than it being the heat of the day, we had a rockin’ good time!

Tomorrow is Sunday, we’re having a little get together at Leise & Jason’s house with Caspian, Lily, Michaelangelo, and the adults.  I’m getting a cake at Lazy Acres in the morning.  And I want to tell the children a story of Dante’s life, and how he came to be.  I’m going to put a crown together for him, and a cape, and print out the Waldorf Birthday story so I can learn it and tell it to Dante and the kids before we cut his cake. 

If you’ve never been to a Waldorf birthday celebration, they are wonderful, imbuing a sense of wonder and awe in most children I’ve ever met.  It is seen as a very special time, one in which the children are poingantly focused and aware.  It’s beautiful.  Long live Waldorf education!  Wish Dante was starting First grade at an awesome Waldorf School…

Get yours here… http://herbnites.tripod.com/waldorfinspiredschool/id12.html

Here’s what I’ve got:

Movie matinee – “Wall-e” the robot – let you know how we liked it

S.B. Symphony plays at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens 5pm, 898-9386 – info courtesy of SBparent.com

Fireworks at 9 pm at the Pier/West Beach – to watch or not to watch, that is the question?  The SB News-Press notifies us that “Heal the Ocean” has issued a statement and had their attorney send the Mayor and the pyrotechnics company that is supplying the fireworks that setting the fireworks off over the ocean in fact violate the Clean Water Act.  Read the blurb from the News Press here.

Tomorrow, Dante wants to visit the Santa Barbara Zoo, so we’ll get an early start on Saturday. 

Perhaps later we’ll venture up to Sunburst and camp for the evening if they are cool with that.  Then I’ll get my yoga/nature/community needs met for the weekend, surely! It’s nice to get up early in the morning with plans and actually go ahead and carry them out.

Oh yeah, I started a new community on Ning called “Putt Putt Moms“.  It’s a community for single or practically single mothers.  Check it out.  I’m going to make this experience of single mamahood work for me somehow, even if it is through laughter and poking fun at our sometimes unfortunate position in life.

Enjoy your day beautiful loves…Z ‘n’ D