man oh man, has God put some beautiful people in my life:
(Can you tell I love my new camera, and off-center portraits?)
these are pics from Sara's bridal shower today.
Today went like this:
Worship run through with Mike, job interview, bridal shower, pop in on Esther's grad party, lay in bed, then maybe some shenanigans later tonight.
My new camera came today, so what did I do? Took pictures of Miya, of course.
Introducing, my first photo blog (of my own, current photos, that is).
(YAY)
I lost a kid today.
Clarification: He ran away from me.
I changed his name to Disaster.
I actually had to call a mother and say something to the effect of, "Hi, this isn't going to sound great, but I think Disaster is hiding from me."
We were on the porch about to walk to the elementary school to pick up his brother when he starts throwing a fit that he wants to drive and not walk. Not having my keys on me or the car seat in the car, I tried to convince him that we needed to get going. Walking to the elementary school is not a new feat or adventure. Everyday, he walks the 2 blocks to get his brother. But that wasn't working. And I ultimately decided, with storm clouds rolling in, that maybe it was wiser to restrain a tantrum-ing 5 year old in my car than take him whining and kicking up to the school and back. I already have to threaten him with a pink hair ribbon not to run out into the street without me. (You think i'm joking...the kid is gonna get himself hit by a car one day. Hence the name change to Disaster. But for some reason, warning him that i'll make him wear a pink bow in his hair works. I go with what works.)
Anyway, here we are on the porch and I decide to run in and grab my keys and the car seat. Done it hundreds of times with this kid. But this time, he gets the wise idea to not be there when I get back. I assume he is hiding - I calm (enough) because I know that he is hiding and just being punky. But after looking in the cars, under the porches, in the back yard, and inside the house, and with his brother needing to be picked up from school, I have not choice but to call the mother.
She seems pretty calm. He's having a rough time with dad out of town and seems to be rebelling like this more and more (sure, that's comforting...) but she tells me a few places to look and not to worry about the older brother because he will just walk home if he doesn't see us there. About a minute later, Disaster and older brother come screaming down the hill. He had run away on his own to get his brother from school. (Wait a minute, I thought I ran in the house to get my keys because he refused to walk...)
So now I have a worried, angry mom on the phone (although thankfully not angry at me), a 5 year old yelling at me that I was a slow poke and how could I not come top pick up brother at school, and an 8 year old with Asperger's wondering why his lame-o babysitter sent the 5 year old to pick him up at school.
Madness.
Praise God for birthday coupons to Not Your Average Joe's.
Peanut Butter Thing, here I come.
Also, the memory card for my camera came today.
Not the camera.
What exactly am I supposed to do with that?
Somewhat counterintuitive, don't you think, walmart.com?
And, it only makes sense that I keep posting songs.
Nancy was playing around in Photoshop with my eyes...I think maybe they pop a little too much.
"My eyes are so blue I feel like I could look right through and see the stars and the moon take flight"
(See song below...)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
It's 9am and the sky is clear and blue as can be. The sun is shining and it's about 65. It's going to be about 75 all day while i'm here watching Miya. We will most certainly be heading outside to walk, play, and maybe even go for a drive. This day is ideal.
Wanna know what else is ideal? It's supposed to thunderstorm tonight. Big time.
"Someone told me long ago, there's a calm before the storm. I know, it's been coming for some time."
I realize that Nashville right now is devastated with flooding and Boston is in uproar without clean water to drink, but I cannot wait for this storm. I love summer storms. And we've been needing some of that cool fresh air to come sweeping through. In honor of the coming storm, i'm posting more Patty Griffin because I can't get enough of her and I happen to have "Rain" stuck in my head.
Also, I ordered my camera finally. Should be here for my birthday, just in time for great roller derby pictures and lots of blog-o-riffic photos for your viewing pleasure. Get pumped.
I'm not a big "emoticon" user - I'd like to say that i'm a little more organic in my writing style. As organic as you can be via internet chat, I suppose. I don't use a lot of smilies or hearts, maybe a random "lol" here and there.
A friend of mine recently used this emoticon in conversation:
:?)
I didn't understand what it meant, and as it turns out, he invented it. He proceeded to tell me that it could represent a wealth of different emotions. Because I wasn't satisfied with its ambiguous nature and its lopsided nose, I created my own.
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When asked about the meaning of my newly-invented emoticon, I replied, "It means I have two eyes and no idea what i'm feeling."
I think this is a fairly accurate statement for my life lately.
Or, perhaps more accurately, i'm feeling lots of things and don't really know which to focus on.
Let's make a list:
Joy, Anxiety, Peace, Uncertainty, Anticipation, Frustration, Excitement, Discontent, Impatience, Independence...just to name a few.
It's a pretty broad spectrum of emotion, which I admit is fairly typical of 20-somethings, women, and all other human beings, but I still feel like I'm on the cusp of something that needs to get figured out. Something needs to transition. I'm at a point in my schedule, in my heart, in my life, where something needs to take a turn. Something new needs to happen. I'm learning to trust and *starting* to learn to be patient. But I feel like i'm sitting on the edge of a new season and need a little push to get it going.
