This past Sunday was Mother’s Day. Some year’s this day is harder than others for me, and this year was one of those years. I worked most of the day, but got away for a couple of hours to see Iron Man; which, by the way, was a fun movie. I also ran into a friend of mine from childhood that I disover now lives in Wolfville. So, very, very great to see her!
As someone who always dreamed of having children and a family, this day can be a harsh reminder of what I don’t have, when most days I remind myself of how much I do have. Don’t get me wrong. I love my life. I love it just the way it is. I love it because in actuality, other aspects of my life wouldn’t be what they are today if I was blessed with children. I’ve reached a point in my life that I no longer feel the ache in my heart when I see a baby or an adorable family pass by me. I actually feel a smile well up in me, and to be honest, a little relief that I/we don’t have to face the struggles that parents do as their children grow…just sometimes, though, I am saddened that I/we will never feel the hug of small arms, get wet gooey kisses, and be awakened in the middle of the night by a shrieking child or sit silently in the dark awaiting a teenager’s late arrival….OK, now I’m back to thinking it’s really not so bad. But seriously, folks; to all of you that are so blessed to have a family of your own, be grateful for every little moment that you get to share with them, because you never know what life will bring you…
Since Mom made plans for her day with her friends, we actually visited her on Saturday and delivered a feast of lobster and had an impromptu photo shoot. Mom’s new kitty cat loved being the centre of attention and posed and played and put on quite a performance for me and my camera. I just loved this photo of Mom and Francis. I’m afraid I’m attempting to find my “style” of digital scrapbooking, and I know this is not it. But, I’m going with it, because these designs that I’m completing will certainly show a progression of my life and my design style.
In this page I used two elements from K.Perteit (love & brush), all others are mine. Any suggestions of improvement of this would be appreciated. Like I said, I’m not loving this one. It certainly doesn’t do the photo justice!As someone who always dreamed of having children and a family, this day can be a harsh reminder of what I don’t have, when most days I remind myself of how much I do have. Don’t get me wrong. I love my life. I love it just the way it is. I love it because in actuality, other aspects of my life wouldn’t be what they are today if I was blessed with children. I’ve reached a point in my life that I no longer feel the ache in my heart when I see a baby or an adorable family pass by me. I actually feel a smile well up in me, and to be honest, a little relief that I/we don’t have to face the struggles that parents do as their children grow…just sometimes, though, I am saddened that I/we will never feel the hug of small arms, get wet gooey kisses, and be awakened in the middle of the night by a shrieking child or sit silently in the dark awaiting a teenager’s late arrival….OK, now I’m back to thinking it’s really not so bad. But seriously, folks; to all of you that are so blessed to have a family of your own, be grateful for every little moment that you get to share with them, because you never know what life will bring you…
Since Mom made plans for her day with her friends, we actually visited her on Saturday and delivered a feast of lobster and had an impromptu photo shoot. Mom’s new kitty cat loved being the centre of attention and posed and played and put on quite a performance for me and my camera. I just loved this photo of Mom and Francis. I’m afraid I’m attempting to find my “style” of digital scrapbooking, and I know this is not it. But, I’m going with it, because these designs that I’m completing will certainly show a progression of my life and my design style.
Today, I’m off for a bit of grey removal and then a bit of downtown with my hubby. Oh, and I’ll be making a pit stop at the Public Gardens to play with the apature mode on my camera and see what I can come up with.
It’s a beautiful, but cool, sunny day in our neck of the woods. I’m thinking camping next weekend may be out of the question, since I’m not in love with freezing my behind off while lying on the ground in a tent.
Have a great day everyone!
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