I finally have my energy back and Charlie and I practiced Japanese interval walking, courtesy of Stubblejumpers Cafe and DB Stewart.  I worked up a good sweat and Charlie loved walking faster.  It reminded me of my forties when I was a racewalker; our training consisted of a lot of interval training.  I was never that fast or that slow, middling was my speed.  I did racewalk a half marathon about 20 years ago and did well, about 2 hours and 40 minutes.  I got to the end of the race and thought, there is no way in hell I would ever do a full marathon.

I went to pottery class twice this week, heaven.  Our new instructor has made a living as an artist and a pottery instructor for 40 years..  She knows shit and she's teaching us.

A friend of mine gave me this yesterday at pottery class.  She knows me so well.  Her husband helped us with our taxes this past spring and he told his wife about me after we first met, "She's a nice lady, but she swears a lot."  Yes I do.  I shall treasure this cross-stitch.

The weather has been nice here so Jack and poppa have gone to the skateboard park every night after supper for a good hour.  Jack is also sleeping in his own bed again, after 11 months.  Hurray.  I've been laying down with him at bedtime lately and he's so sweet to snuggle with.  He's getting so big too.

I've stopped bending over backwards to accommodate Jack's other family (his mom, aunt, and grandma), neither am I sugar coating anything for them.  I told the aunt, I don't lie and I don't sugar coat things.  It's not like I'm going to change.  Their family has a hard time dealing with difficult things and honesty.  Not my problem anymore.  Jack has lived here for almost six years.  He's pretty much a straight shooter too, but he never wants to hurt his mom's feelings.  He knows or understands that her mental health is fragile.

Katie has had five incidents in the last two weeks, since I cancelled our visit while I was sick, which is why I seldom cancel.  When we went out this past Sunday she was good and we had a good time. 

Counselling is going well, for me and for Jack.  His counselor is working on dealing with his trauma and also teaching him social skills.  She's a good woman.

Nothing much else going on.  Life is quiet right now and I'm good with that.