We decided to leave our neck of the woods and head to the beach. We left fairly early in the morning and beat the traffic. We made it to Santa Monica in 20 minutes. How cool is that? We hit up a small farmer's market before plopping ourselves in the sand. Ms. P was a little leery of the big bad ocean. A wave came and got her wet fairly early so she approached it with caution. It wasn't a sunny morning. Instead it was overcast but the temperature was perfect. We had fun making castles and by the end of the visit she was approaching those waves with a smile.
We ended up catching lunch at the nearby LuLu's with our good friend Jung and caught up with his life while Ms. P squirmed around. Luckily nap time approached and she knocked out while mom and dad visited with their friend.









As a little girl I would look on my mom’s arm and wonder why she had such a weird mark near her shoulder. A few days ago, as the warm solution penetrated my bloodstream, I started to cry remembering my mom’s mark. The nurse asked me if I was okay and I told her I was so incredibly happy. As a diabetic I was stressed never knowing if I was doing enough to avoid it but also, keeping some semblance of life in doing outdoor things. I cried because I am incredibly grateful to the SCIENCE that made this possible in only a year. Less time for me to worry about my only kiddo should the worse happen. If ur on the fence...I’ve worked in entertainment for over 20 years and I’ve seen first hand how easy celebrities influence the public. Some do good and others well...I’m happy to have a little bit of the gracious Dolly Parton with me. Scientists on the other hand, very rarely get the recognition for their years of study, years of research and expertise contributing to (wo)mankind....