The Reunion

Yesterday I got to connect with old friends that I haven't seen in about 30 years. The occasion was prompted by a visit from  two sisters that now live in Tennessee and Georgia. They came up to Maine for a family wedding and spent a couple of extra days to visit with us folks here in Massachussetts.  Wow 30 years! Nobody had changed a bit!  Why does it sometimes take so long to be with dear friends? Why do we lose that face to face to face contact? Why do our lives have to become so busy? Other than Mary and Cindi everyone that was there lives locally, but I only see a couple of people on a regular basis. The evening was filled with  wonderful memories.  It was a great time for laughter! We sure did we have fun back then. Not that I don't have fun now, but there is something special about being young. I was alot crazier back then. Well today it is back to reality! Back to work. Back to making new memories of my life as it is today.

Owls Owls Owls

What's up with the owls? All of a sudden they are everywhere. I was looking through a craft catalog and I found pattern to make an owl quilt.

I look through a Pandora bracelet catalog and find an owl charm.

They have owl backpacks

The reason this has caught my attention, and why I even mention it is that I am trying to organize many years worth of pictures so that I can start scrapbooking again. Yes the procrastination extends to scrapbooking.  Awhile ago my mother had given me pictures of the family  and I am in the process of scanning the originals to keep them safe.  In the pile I came across a drawing of 2 owls that I had made for my grandmother dated 1970. That would make me 8 years old.

                                                            

My grandmother loved owls. She had owls everywhere in her house. The walls were covered with owl knick nacks.  There was even  an owl cookie jar in her kitchen. I never understood what the appeal was.  But now the memories that an owl evokes for me are priceless.  I can think about my grandmother  and her owl obsession and smile. I may even put that owl  charm on my birthday or Christmas wish list.

Progress

Just a comment on my 1/2 year resolution that I made in July to tackle a room a month in the quest for organization. My first project was my son's room. I am happy to report that Friday, I donated a bunch of clothes and old toys to charity that I collected from his room. I can now see under his bed, and his closet is much more organized. I still have a little work to do, but the feeling of accomplishment is intoxicating. It makes me want to do more. I am not quite done, so obviously I haven't made my  "room a month" commitment, but I am satisfied that I didn't give in to procrastination, but kept plugging away.  As I also mentioned in July, I started working in the garage. This room however is not as easily organized. It seems to be  a receptacle for the junk that accumulates daily. I would clean a section only to turn around and find more stuff that wasn't there five minutes ago. This is a bit more of a challenge. I will not give up! I can do it! I will do it! Now with that mini pep talk I will take this time to go and spend a little time in the garage before I have to pick up the kids from Youth Group!

19 years!

This past Tuesday Sept 7th, I celebrated my 19th wedding anniversary.  I can't believe it has been 19 years! In some ways, it feels like only yesterday when I looked him in the eye and professed my love for him and vowed to stick with him in good times and bad.. As with any relationship, there are so many ups and downs, sometimes the harder times seem to out weigh the good times but I wouldn't trade any of it! It is so true that difficult times bring a building of character. And to have someone to share my life with is an awesome gift.
We had a great day together.  We both work really hard, so finding time to spend together is challenging. Bill  made it home for lunch.  I made a delicious batch of meatballs (if i must say so myself) and we had meatball sliders. You would have thought that I had prepared a feast. I don't makeany claim to be a very good cook, but he enjoyed his lunch immensely. For dessert I made his favorite brownies. The fun didn't end at lunch. He spent the afternoon with me. For dinner we went out to our favorite Italian restaurant for a nice quiet meal. It was a time for reflection of our lives together thus far. We both agree that our love has deepened over the years. God has blessed us with so much. We have each other, our children, relatively good health and a long list of friends.I am looking forward to this next year and eagerly  anticipate what it will bring to us.

A New School Year! Arggghhhhh!!!!

Awww aren't they cute?!!!!

Boy this summer just flew by!  And what a summer it was!!!  I must say that it was one of the best I have had in a long time. I am so sad that it is over.  I treasure the time that I can spend with the kids, and it does seem more precious with each passing year. But now a new phase begins.
I can't believe that the kids started school yesterday. Once again they are in 2 different schools. Nathan is now in 7th grade and Molly is  a freshman in highschool! I can't even believe I am saying that. It really does seem like just yesterday we welcomed her into the world.  Even though they both have had several 1st days of school, I find myself having a breif moment of despair that they are growing up and they are not babies anymore.  I just can't get used to it. As it happens, I have to remember  to take a deep breath and move on. No easy task. It is so hard to begin the process of letting go. Even though I still have a number of years before they are adults, I feel there is an urgency when I think of them. I must spend all the time I can with them before they are not around as much. In any case I am so thankful for both of them. What a wonderful gift God has given to us!!

My high schooler!! She was so nervous to go to a bigger school. She was afraid of finding all her classes. But she did good!!