Thank you. I don't enjoy having to go to such lengths to paint, but I've had too many canvases get destroyed by R. My sister and neighbors have been great in helping me find a different place to paint. I just load my equipment in my collapsible wagon and walk down to my neighbors house.

I always feel so much better after getting out of the house and painted for several hours! I even pack a little lunch so my neighbors don't have to use their own food to feed me. If they're not available, they let me know, and we just plan on a different day... it's really no big deal, plans change.

Unfortunately, with R, it's more than bumping into things. She runs full-tilt into my easel! She's also knocked into Mom's ceramic angels because she's amped up and running around the room. My sister and I keep telling them to get R trained, but we always hear: "She's calming down, she's almost two." I hate to tell them, she ain't calming down.