Thinking about my Grandparents.....missing you!

I read a note my grandma wrote back in nineteen twenty-three.
Grandpa kept it in his coat, and he showed it once to me. He said,
"Boy, you might not understand, but a long, long time ago,
Grandma's daddy didn't like me none, but I loved your Grandma so."

We had this crazy plan to meet and run away together.
Get married in the first town we came to, and live forever.
But nailed to the tree where we were supposed to meet, instead
Of her, I found this letter, and this is what it said:

If you get there before I do, don't give up on me.
I'll meet you when my chores are through;
I don't know how long I'll be.
But I'm not gonna let you down, darling wait and see.
And between now and then, till I see you again,
I'll be loving you. Love, me.

I read those words just hours before my Grandma passed away,
In the doorway of a church where me and Grandpa stopped to pray.
I know I'd never seen him cry in all my fifteen years;
But as he said these words to her, his eyes filled up with tears.

If you get there before I do, don't give up on me.
I'll meet you when my chores are through;
I don't know how long I'll be.
But I'm not gonna let you down, darling wait and see.
And between now and then, till I see you again,
I'll be loving you. Love, me.
Between now and then, till I see you again,
I'll be loving you. Love, me.

Excited about Holiday in Hand

I am very excited about this project that I am working on. It has already been a blessing to me and I can't wait to see the out come. I thought I would be journaling each day but, I think it will be more like December. I am enjoying recalling past stories of Christmas that I had long forgotten. I just would like to thank Jessica Sprague for doing what she does and for allowing me to be a part of this class for free. I will be updating shortly.

Assignment 1 & 2

Assignment 1 Write your

Values and Goals.........

The true meaning of Christmas
Traditions
Family
Joy
Peace
Magical Memories
Fun
Excitement
Enjoying each moment
Christmas tree hunt
Loving each other
Living in the moment


Assignment 2

Commit...........
Find a way to include at least 20 minutes of recording/writing/photographing/savoring/printing/gluing/scrapbooking/remembering/slowing down EVERY DAY in December. This one, I won't lie to you, kind of freaks me out. TWENTY WHOLE MINUTES. I know, right? But it'll be so good, and I'll be doing this right along with you. LOTS of things count toward your tally, and this is a gift that you're giving to you of something that is just about as precious a thing as there is: your time.

So much going on so little time

Well, it's time to catch up. I was sent by my lovely husband to a scrapbooking retreat. My goal, to start my Mom's book of my grandparents that have passed away. It was a successful weekend and I have since scrapped two more pages. I will get pictures and get them posted shortly.

I am so ready to start the whole christmas season. I need to get cleaning and rearranging the house so, we can decorate. You know how that goes it is a task that takes movtivation and I just don't have it! Soon enough.......

I am also starting a Christmas project for me, it is sort of a journaling project about Christmas and the whole season surrounding it. I will be journaling on my blog as a part of that assignment everyday......(this is a part of that commitment piece) I will do my best with everyday. It is called Holidays in Hand. Wish me luck with my commitment and I hope that you are successful with your tasks at hand as well.

November......

I just can't believe that it is already November. I don't know where this entire year has gone. It has been two years that my Grandparent's have been gone. It will be two years that we have been here in Oregon in January. Things are flying by so fast. My kids are growing up before my eyes and I can do nothing to slow it down. I remember the crazy days that I just wished for them to be potty trained or walking etc. I thought oh it will be a little easier then. Nope. Those are the days as hard as they are to enjoy and try to savor. How I long for just one of those days to be here again. I do so enjoy my nephew though. He is a lttle over 2 years old. We sat on the floor and played "CARS" the other night for an hour and a half. It was nice. I wish I would have taken things a little less seriously with my kiddos and spent the extra time to play. I did play but, not like I did the other night. It is so much fun to just be. I am making a promise to myself today. I will stop and play. I will take a little extra time out of my day to stop and play with each one of my kids. Before you know it. They will be grown and won't want to play with me anymore. I am so blessed to have them in my life......I pray that I can bless them!