First Came Love

I did not know these people. They were young and in love. I knew them, much later, as mommy and daddy.

But read this..."Do not forget that we are God's children, loved-into-being; that our lives are not meaningless or accidental."

This young couple loved me and my siblings into being.
(I believe we are that sparkle in dad's eyes.)

Their wedding was many years ago. The consequences remain to this day.

Love Children

Cheryl and Marilee poolside in the resort town of Annabella.

The beginnings.

[No, it's not their anniversary or any other special day. Just found the quote and picture at the same time. Serendipity and a blog post!]

Nothin'--With Giggles

We live a small life. Much of what I see or hear reminds me of something I read or saw on TV. Shouldn't it be the other way around? So when a character on TV hoped she hadn't lost her ability to giggle, it tickled my mind.

HAVE I LOST MY ABILITY TO GIGGLE?

Test #1. Carrying the groceries from the car to the house I tripped over my own feet. Fell down-go boom. Groceries everywhere, me on the ground. Kinda funny to see, but it was more a "I've fallen and I can't get up" moment. No giggles.

Test #2. Spilled a full, iced, glass of diet coke. On the table, on the remote, on the book and dripped on my (empty) shoes. Maybe not funny to others, but spilling is a regular occurrence for me. A little (resigned) giggle.

Test #3. The security bars to our parking lot are stuck in the up position. David says "Well, that's not going to keep Al-Qaeda out!" Giggles.

Passed. Have not lost the ability to giggle.

Have you?

Loves Of My Life

From the moment I first saw you, the second that you were born, I knew that you were the love of my life.....

'I am born'. So wrote Charles Dickens in the book David Copperfield. Expectations are that we are born, go to school, graduate, get married, have children, have grandchildren, live a good life and die. Don't believe it.

What if the earth was made round so that we would not see too far down the road? I am a planner, a list maker, an organizer. I am not happy when the earth rotates and reveals an unplanned event. I curse it. That's not what I thought would happen to me now.

It is disconcerting, but life does not go from point A to point B in a straight line. And really,who would want it to. But no matter. I have my beautiful children. Quite simply the loves of my life!!

Gone, All Gone

Broken, busted, caput!

This is what it's like to be out of touch, unable to connect, all alone.
Paid $$$ to hear the words "corrupted motherboard" "will try to write code to fix" "here are your choices".
So, more $$$, one new computer, and many hours of restoring years of stuff, I have recovered.
But, not my loyal companion. (sniff).
And that's all I have to say about that. Pfft

Where In The World Is Todd?

Climbing the side of a rock!!
I blame Papa..

See the crack at the top of the rock.

See Todd, after several hours just getting to that crack.

See Todd getting a foothold and handhold.

See Todd. "Oh, hell, I'll just walk up--sideways".

Almost there. Yes, he made it to the top. No one left at the bottom to take a picture?

As his mother, I am, aghast, without words.

As for Todd--"rock on!!!"