JANARY 9, 2012 MONDAY
IT WAS A QUIET WEEKEND, BUT I HAD A NICE VISIT WITH MY DAUGHTER AMY AND ANOTHER WITH MY DAUGHTER BETH AND MY GRANDSON MATT.  IT IS ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO VISIT WITH THEM AND HEAR ALL ABOUT THEIR ACTIVITIES AND WHAT'S GOING ON IN THEIR LIVES.  AT THE MOMENT I CANNOT GO TO THEIR HOUSE AS I CANNOT MANAGE THE STAIRS AND THE WASHROOM HAS TO BE ON THE FIRST FLOOR.  SO THEY COME TO VISIT ME.   I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO GOING TO TORONTO SOMETIME SOON FOR THE DAY.  MY SISTER SHEILA IS COMING FROM ARIZONA NEXT WEEK TO SPEND A WEEK WITH ME.  IT IS HARD TO DESCRIBE HOW MUCH THESE VISITS MEAN TO ME, SHEILA AND I SHARED SO MUCH WHEN WE WERE SMALL, AND LUCKY US THAT CLOSENESS CONTINUES TODAY.  I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO STARTING ART THERAPY TODAY.  I DON'T REALLY KNOW WHAT WE WILL DO, BUT I AM SURE IT WILL BE FUN.  I DO MUSIC THERAPY ON FRIDAYS AND IT IS MAGNIFICIENT HOW THE MUSIC CAN TAKE ME RIGHT OUT OF MY BODY AND LIFT ME ABOVE ALL THE TROUBLES.  WHEN YOU ARE TROUBLED OR WORRIED, TRY PUTTING ON SOME MUSIC THAT YOU LOVE, SIT BACK AND RELAX AND LISTEN, IT WILL SOOTHE YOU AND HELP MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD.  I WORK WITH A WONDERFUL MUSIC THERAPIST, WHO HAS THE ABILITY TO BRING UP THE EMOTIONS AND FEELINGS AT THE TIME SO THAT I CAN SEE THEM AND LET THEM GO.  SHE SINGS LIKE AN ANGEL.  IT DOESN'T GET ANY BETTER THAN THAT.  TRY IT---ANN