by Sarah | Nov 12, 2011 | All About Denver, All About Erik, All About Family, All About Kennedy, All About Me, All About Molly, All of Us, Random
Since I failed to take out my camera this week, I won’t be doing a Weekly Winners or Scavenger Hunt Sunday post this week. Instead I went into the October Prompts from the NaBloPoMo site to find a prompt to inspire me today. I found this one:
If your life flashed before your eyes, what are 5 moments you know would be included?
My immediate response was the births of my three kids and my wedding, taking me up to four moments in the matter of a heartbeat. What else would there be? What one moment stuck out to me in the realm of the birth of my children and the marriage to my wonderhubs?
Would it be the last dance I shared with my Grampa? The one at my brother’s wedding? Would it be the last heart to heart talk I had with my grandma on her front porch the year before she passed away? What about our family trips to Disney World? Our weekends at the campground? The summer that it rained every day the entire summer? Of course I could remember the days spent at the hunting lodge with my dad, uncle and cousins.
Or would it be a place that we all gathered? Where so many of my family could be found?
A 4th of July celebration at our cottage in Ontario. Where all of the family (both sides) had gathered to join the bonfire. Watch the fireworks.
I think that is the last memory that would flash for me.
Every one of the moments would be deep, profound and special. Surrounded by family. Love. Excitement and wonder.
by Sarah | Nov 11, 2011 | All of Us, Photography, Writing
[flickr id=”5230179046″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”] Another Friday Fragments installment!
****On my first day of working at the library I was warned that it’s as bad as working at a school with all the illness that goes around. Turns out they weren’t lying. I just started a week ago and already I’m sick as a dog.
****Last night I had a dream that I met Hugh Jackman. The only thing I said to him? “Wow, you really are tall!” Yup, even in dreams I’m a total dork.
****I have a dog again. Well, she’s not ours to keep, but we’re dog sitting my parents dog. She’s always a welcome addition to our house. The kids love her and she is a sweetheart.
****My job is seriously cutting into my photography time. I’ve gotten nothing done again this week.
****In just over a week I’ll have a post up at Band Back Together. First time submitting a post somewhere else.
****While I’m not actively participating in NaNoWriMo, I’ve managed to get 20k words written so far this month. I’m feeling productive at least a little bit.
Time to take some Nyquil and pass out.
by Sarah | Nov 10, 2011 | All About Me, All of Us, Crap, Random
[flickr id=”6070441022″ thumbnail=”small” overlay=”true” size=”small” group=”” align=”left”]The other day it was my Mom’s birthday. I took 2/3 of the kids over for cake & ice cream (1/3 was in trouble). While there it was the usual sort of gaiety and confusion that occurs when so many grandchildren are in one place.
The night was winding to a close when I commented about next year being a big birthday for my mom. She looked at me in confusion and asked what I meant.
“Well, you’ll be turning sixty.”
“No.”
“Mom. You were born in ’52. Next year is 2012. You’ll be sixty.”
“Oh. I thought this was my 58th birthday. I’m 59?”
I laughed and said, “Yeah. Happy birthday I just stole a year from you.”
Ooops.
Quite possibly the crappiest gift I’ve ever given.
by Sarah | Nov 9, 2011 | All About Denver, All About Erik, All About Kennedy, All About Molly, All of Us, Photography
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In the morning when you rise
I bless the sun, I bless the skies
I bless your lips, I bless your eyes
My blessing goes with you
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In the nighttime when you sleep
Oh I bless you while a watch I keep
As you lie in slumber deep
My blessing goes with you
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This is my prayer for you
There for you, ever true
Each, every day for you
In everything you do
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And when you come to me
And hold me close to you
I bless you
And you bless me, too
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When your weary heart is tired
If the world would leave you uninspired
When nothing more of love’s desired
My blessing goes with you
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When the storms of life are strong
When you’re wounded, when you don’t belong
When you no longer hear my song
My blessing goes with you
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This is my prayer for you
There for you, ever true
Each, every day for you
In everything you do
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And when you come to me
And hold me close to you
I bless you
And you bless me, too
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I bless you
And you bless me, too
~Celtic Woman – The Blessing
by Sarah | Nov 8, 2011 | Photography
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Before I had a family of my own. Before I had my writing. When I felt out of place everywhere.
The stage was my first true love. The place where I felt most at Home.
To this day, the minute I pull out my shoes and slip them on, or gaze over the sheet music I’ve used for auditions and in the shows themselves I’m transported back. A sense of relief and relaxation.
For this week, Fraser challenged me with “Home” and I challenged Maren with “Music.”
Since I failed to take out my camera this week, I won’t be doing a Weekly Winners or Scavenger Hunt Sunday post this week. Instead I went into the October Prompts from the NaBloPoMo site to find a prompt to inspire me today. I found this one: