I've made the trek back to Tennessee from Los Angeles, CA and it feels good to be home. My sister Bekah flew out from MN just to help me drive home! I do have pictures from the trip that I'll post another day...after I find the cord that let's me do that. I'll tell the stories then, but for now I'll tell a little about my morning with the "Earth Divas". They are a group of women comprised of my mother, Mrs. Valerie, Mrs. Melissa, and Mrs. Gloria. They get together, drink tea, and play mah johng for a few hours about once a week. Let me tell you that this is no sewing circle. They do not shy away from the difficult subjects, and they laugh more than a bunch of teenage girls at a slumber party. I was priviledged to be included in this last gathering (I'm not so much an earth diva as I am a welcome infiltrator at this point). Anyway, here's some photos...

The game

From top left:

Mrs. Valerie

Mrs. Melissa

Mrs. Gloria

My Mama laughing from the bottom of her toes.

...Every once in a while I like to people watch and I must say these people are some of my favorites.

Mama stopped as we crossed the tracks to go home and decided we needed some shots of the butts someone emptied from their ash trays (probably while waiting for the train to pass).

Near my casa.

Me :)