8 O'clock, last night. I return home from work just as the sun is starting to set. The sky is a shade of purple, and the clouds...pink! I decided everything I have planned for this evening can wait. I go and lay on the roof outside my room watching the fantastic sky slowly slip away into the night. What an awesome day! I spent the day pretty much working by myself, laying down a block wall. I love doing masonry work, its such an artform. Building a wall of blocks, brick and mortar to me is the same as creating a painting...but as fun as creating a finger painting! My sister graduated high school yesterday, Congrats Kate! Unfortunately for her she is starting off her life after school by being an expectant mother. Fortunately for her, her big brother loves kids and will do anything possible to give her a hand. Sunday the fam is planning a graduation party for her...I'm bringing along Kim's 9 year old...Alexis (or moo-moo as Kim and I call her). I was going to ask Kim to accompany me but she has a 25th year celebration to go to for the diner she works at. So I asked her if I could take along moo...and she said "go for it, I know you wouldnt let anything happen to her and I trust you". I love this little girl, she is the sweetest kid. Always please and thank you, company for Hot Fudge sundaes when I get home from work, and I love how she constantly seeks me out for a game of Uno or Trouble. I've been recently hashing stuff out with my father. Although he is still an asshole, he remains my father. I don't agree with things he does or says, but he feels the same about me. But I realized he can feel what he wants about me and what I do, but there is nothing he can do...But him being one half of my parental units, does Require me to carry out some kind of relationship with him, even if its just a phone call once a week to say Hi and I love you. Dr. Phil says a relationship can't always be 50/50...sometimes a person needs to go 99.9% or do what it takes so that if one day the worst should happen, at least you can find peace knowing you did all you could. Life seems so much better when your not someone else's caged puppy dog! I'm ready to see you now, C'mon puppy, C'mon! Ok I got what I wanted from you, back in your cage you go! Not anymore!