LEO SPILLED OUT OF HIS MOUTH

I can remember my nephew Ben telling his mom that he spilled out of his mouth after he threw up when he was little. Well, somebody needs to find some mouth lids because there has been nothing but constant spilling here for days. well, that's a lie. It all stopped a few days ago but oh my god--it's just true. IF YOU HAVE YOUR HEALTH YOU HAVE IT ALL. All of us got really sick at the same time and it was...humbling.

on the last day of my shooting the film in Michigan (which was FUN by the way) I started to feel sick and lose my voice and by the time I got back to Portland I was in bad shape. The night I returned I had a show at Portland Center Stage and I think it was the worst show of my theater life. I spent the entire show thinking "I'm going to have to turn to the audience and rasp out "i'm sorry' and walk off stage." I had no voice and was really sick. YUCK. The next day I got a steroid shot and got a bunch of drugs to blast whatever I have. Then Jeff got sick...then Leo got sick. Watching Leo walk around the apartment and throw up every 15 minutes was sad. But the good news that I used to be completely scared and traumatized by throwing up and now I'm immune. Now I'm a mother and I found myself cupping my hands in front of Leo's face while he barfed to catch the manna. Only once did I scream "oh shit!" and jump back in horror.

But the dreariness is passing..I hope. We found some playgrounds...some water parks...The Childrens Museum...there is hope. and Portland is wonderful. great food.

and the shows are going better here because I'm feeling better and i'm so grateful for feeling better than I'm euphoric on stage.

Leo is not 100 percent yet. But he's getting better. He sleeps in a crib in our bedroom (the artist housing is a small one bedroom...but in a fancy hipster high rise building) We're on the 18th floor. If I were a single gay man I'd be in heaven in this building.

Okay--sorry for being brief and dry and not very entertaining...I'm gonna post some photos!