I just tried to download pictures from my camera, and nothing was there. Empty disc. Here is what I remember:
The beautiful brown eggs from my brother's chickens. They were speckly-warm reddish brown with rich, golden yolks. Gone. (Well, I could say they are re-purposed into Heath-Bar Pecan Cookies, hidden in oven so they don't disappear. It's not just hiding them from the kids, but from me, too. Out of sight is out of mind.)
Close-up views of Polly's quilt before I sent it away. (And she loves it! So glad!)
My new glasses. Love them. All me. My last pair broke Harry-Potter-style right at the bridge of the nose. I had to tape them together at work to drive home. (If they had ORANGE ones, I would have gotten those. Not metal-gold, not the same thing. The new ones are pink on the inside, striped black and white on the side bars. Called "Petunia" from our local W____-David-doesn't-like-store. They have my prescription. AND while I was picking up my glasses I met my walking buddy's other work-out buddy, another Keri. She heard my name and asked me about my shin splints!)
Picture of my two young 3 & 4 year old friends making caramel popcorn yesterday. Cute picture: both on stools snugged up to the counter, pulling the paper wrapper off of frozen butter sticks and putting them into the pot. Popcorn EVERYWHERE. We sang "I looked out the window and what did I see?" and had a great time. I thought we had had an all dry "Dora the Explorer" panty day, but I found a small puddle and wet foot prints after she left---so sorry I missed that one. It was inbetween changing a little brother diaper and getting out the play food and singing "All Creatures of Our God & King" with the puppet animals. It warmed my heart when this young friend burst into chorus "Alleluiah" on her own.
Help me remember with words, what I failed to capture electronically.
4 comments:
I'm sad that we passed by your home so late last night. That was about the point where Jen switched over to the driver's seat and I zonked until we got near DC. Glad you liked the eggs. I really like the quilt too. It is very Russ(tic).
I lost almost all of the pictures I took when I went to Florida with Emma and Stewart (I had two cameras). It's such a bummer to lose photos, smart to try and recreate them with memory and words.
I like your words and the mini-stories. I'd like those eggs and those exercise friends. Your babysitting sounds fun. You will be a fun grandma and already are a fun person. :)
You've painted good pictures in my mind. Sometimes those are even better. :)
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