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I cannot get it to load on my blog but Lesle managed to, if you go to her blog you can download the full slideshow from her memorial. http://casademora.us/family/ http://casademora.us/family/ One thing that Sarah told us all was that there were so few photo's of her and Teegan together. And Sarah is a professional photographer. IF she doesn't have many pictures of her and her daughter, we certainly aren't getting enough of us with our loved ones. She challenged us to all go out and get that picture , get IN the picture. Doesn't matter if you think you look messy, fat, slobby, whatever. If YOU are in the pictures they will be valued. So this morning I did. I had my daughter take one of my son and me together and I took one of me and my daughter together. My arm just isn't long enough to get all three of us in the frame at once. And this weekend at Christmas I am MAKING my mom let me get one of her and I together, and one of my DH and his mom and me and my wonderful M

Christmas Eve Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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Christmas Eve Sarajevo by Trans-Siberian Orchestra

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And the days start getting longer again. This is so exciting, almost more exciting than Christmas. I hate going to work in the dark and getting home in the dark, I don't like it at all. From winter equinox which is sometime tonight our days start getting longer. That means tonight is the longest night of the year. It is also new moon so it will be a dark one. We have snow on the ground, and it is not warm enough to melt it. For sure we will have a white Christmas. The first one in a long long time. I received a Christmas card from Aunt Ina. It is a hand watercolor painted one. Done by herself. What makes it remarkable is that she is 93 years old. She is an exceptional artist and enjoys it so much. Sarah posted the full slideshow that was used at Teegans Memorial. I downloaded it and burned it to disk. It must have been a lesson in love and tears to compile it. It is heart touching to watch it. I am someone that knows her on the net. But Teegan has reached out and touched me. The pi

A - Available or single: neither B - Best Friend: Greg C - Cake or Pie: lemon merangue pie D - Drink of choice: Coke or tequila E - Essential Item you use everyday: deodorant F - Favorite color: blue G - Gummy Bears or worms: spiders H - Hometown: caroline I- Indulgence: sleep J - January or February: Februay my birthday, and winter almost over K - Kids & Names: Alexis and Austin L - Life is Incomplete Without? Love M - Marriage Date: ??????? N - Number of Siblings: two sisters O - Oranges or Apples: oranges P - Phobias or Fears: fire, bats, enclosed spaces, driving Q - Fave Quote: Babies are Bits of Stardust Blown from the hand of God R - Reason to Smile: laughter S - Season: spring T - Tag 3 or 4 people: DTC, Lori, Lilly, Leslie U - Unknown Fact about Me: I have a heart and it can get hurt V- Vegetable You Don't Like: easier to name ones I do like W - Worst Habit: eating for comfort X - Xrays: didn't go for the last ordered ones Y - Your Fave Food: BBQ ribs Z - Zodiac S

I got this in a Christmas Card last night. And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow; stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more. Dr Seuss It fit me so well, I don't like the commercialism of Christmas, the rude, greedy people, the hype of the season. To me it should be the small intimate family affair reflective of the birth of Christ. Call me dysfunctional, the scrouge, or whatever, but I believe Christmas is a time meant to pull the family together for quality time. Not for all the other junk that happens.

Teegans family put together these two slide shows for her. They brought me first to tears and then to outright sobbing. I share them with you. Download teegan20smile.exe Download teegan20first.exe

Daddy gone for the first Monday in two weeks. His enforced holidays were a bust, I worked the kids did school, and daycare. I really don't think he got any vacation at all. He may drive me nuts when he is around but I miss him when he is gone.

Alexis what happened with your advent calendar, well it is empty. How can it be empty? IT is only the 17th of December? Well I ate them? How come? Well I was uh uh uh ANXIOUS? What were you anxious about Alexis? That Christmas wasn't here already. What a kid. So I was going to through it away and she said no wait New Years Day is still there I saved it. I looked and sure enough every over one is gone open eaten but new years day is still there. Why didn't you eat it? Cause I thought that we needed to start the year out good and that it will be a good year. Gotta love her reasoning. Mom I have a crisis. Mom I have no pajamas left, Mom I have no clean panties, Mom I need some clean clothes. This weeks clothes fit into two superful washing loads. HOW on earth can a kid wear so many clothes in a week. I told her that when she was 8 I would teach her how to do laundry and then there would be no more crisis. SHe gets all serious on me and says I won't have to do it

Can you believe it there is only this weeked and next one is Christmas. Alexis concert at School on Thursday night was wonderful. I cried I laughed and enjoyed it. She did stay awake for the whole thing and amazingly enough she was not one of the ones yawning. Today was her skating lessons, she got her second level Can-Skate badge. She ended up crying through some of the lesson, saying her helmut hurt. But she stayed out on the ice and finished the lesson. Austin nose is still yucky, he is rubbing it so much it is bleeding, he has the wet and the dry face cloth to catch the blood. I really really hate blood, and especially when it is a little three year olds. I am still overly emotional and just hanging in there. Have a great weekend.

Today is a day of sadness, I am emotional and there are people out there that are a lot more emotional than me. My heart goes out to Sarah, Grant, Dane, Willie, and Hank on this day. May God envelope them in his arms of love. And to Travis' Mom and Sister, your first Christmas without him, may you find some peace and joy. God works in mysterious ways and we do not always agree or understand his decisions.

This has been an emotional week. I do not do Christmas at the best of times. I have some very negative memories of Christmas and those overwhelm me at this time of year. I also personally think that CHristmas is way too commercialized. I battle depression, and the Christmas hoopla and all just make it all worse. THis week also finding out that Teegan passed away hit me hard too. My little boy is not the healthiest there is , I am continually thinking it could so easily have been him. I feel so quilty even thinking that but I do. I often do not know if it is just regular asthma, a cold, a serious asthma attack, pnemonia, or something else. I often wonder do I take him to ER or wait for the walk in clinic. I second guess my decisions at the best of times, now after how quickly Teegan passed away I feel paranoid about it. The grief that family is feeling is earth shattering. I am upset, emotional and just not coping well. Usually at Christmas I pull into myself and just avoid the world an

This has been an emotional week. I do not do Christmas at the best of times. I have some very negative memories of Christmas and those overwhelm me at this time of year. I also personally think that CHristmas is way too commercialized. I battle depression, and the Christmas hoopla and all just make it all worse. THis week also finding out that Teegan passed away hit me hard too. My little boy is not the healthiest there is , I am continually thinking it could so easily have been him. I feel so quilty even thinking that but I do. I often do not know if it is just regular asthma, a cold, a serious asthma attack, pnemonia, or something else. I often wonder do I take him to ER or wait for the walk in clinic. I second guess my decisions at the best of times, now after how quickly Teegan passed away I feel paranoid about it. The grief that family is feeling is earth shattering. I am upset, emotional and just not coping well. Usually at Christmas I pull into myself and just avoid

Alabama has been my favorite music since the 80's this song brings me to tears every time. Here are my angels and the song. Written by becky hobbs I was walking home from school on a cold winter day. Took a shortcut through the woods, and I lost my way. It was getting late, and I was scared and alone. But then a kind old man took my hand and led me home. Mama couldnt see him, but he was standing there. And I knew in my heart, he was the answer to my prayers. Chorus Oh I believe there are angels among us. Sent down to us from somewhere up above. They come to you and me in our darkest hours. To show us how to live, to teach us how to give. To guide us with a light of love. When life held troubled times, and had me down on my knees. Theres always been someone there to come along and comfort me. A kind word from a stranger, to lend a helping hand. A phone call from a friend, just to say I understand. And aint it kind of funny that at the dark end of the road. Someone lights the way wi

More information on the tragic sudden passing of Teegan. A rampant viral infection filled her lungs and suffocated her as she slept between her parents. So tragic, so sad, how can a virtual friend have such an impact on my life. Sarah my heart is breaking for you. Please find following a slideshow that was done just last week of the santa train and the family enjoying it. http://jennyryan.typepad.com/ramblings_of_a_suburbaniz/files/santa_train.exe

One of the scrapjazz family children has gone to be with god. Details are sketchy right now. I know she is a little princess and is just over two years old. She had a slight cough, and went to bed last night after being given cough medicine and this morning could not be woken. She was a much loved little girl. After four boys especially appreciated. The family has endured another childs loss within the last few years as well. My heart goes out to them.

Name 3 things you have done in your life which you surprised yourself with: 1) Knowing enough to leave home at 17 because it was the best thing I could do, having the guts not to go back. Finishing grade 11 and 12 on my own, then moving to a big city to go to college all by myself. 2) Standing up for myself after a fiance hit me once and telling him "If you ever hit me again I am gone" He did, and I was gone. I watched my two older sisters in abusive relationships for years will not tolerate it. 3) I climbed a glacier.

A friend (nancyroo) PM'd me today to tell me that a LO that I had done to introduce myself at Scrapbook Chalet had been chosen as Layout of the Day. For me I met my last scrapbooking goal of 2006, to get some recognition of my work. WOOOHHHOOOOO! Makes me so happy. It was for this LO. http://www.scrapbookchalet.com/forum/showthread.php?t=310 My other friend Laurensmom who has had a saga getting a house moved also finally got it moved. That is enough to put me on top of the world. I got all my Christmas cards addressed and in the mail last night and this morning. This is the first year I have made my own versus buying them. And last year they did not get out until December 23. So I am happy about that. I got my Secret Santa package for my scrapjazz girl all wrapped and sent this morning, and my daughter got hers done too. Now we gotta sit back and wait for ours to arrive. I hosted a homemade Christmas card exchange with girls at scrapjazz. Limited it to 16 people. Well th

holiday getting to know you TAG 1. Egg Nog o,r Hot Chocolate? egg nog 2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? under the tree 3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? white 4. Do you hang mistletoe? no 5. When do you put your decorations up? December sometime 6. What is your favorite holiday dish? Turkey 7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? sledding in the snow one year 8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? grade one 9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? always 10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? lots of ornaments and lights.. 11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? like it if it would just stay off the roads 12. Can you ice skate? used to 13. Do you remember your favorite gift? a jar of peanut butter 14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? the end of it all 15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? fudge 16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? singing christmas tree 17. What tops your tree? father christmas 18.

go OH OH. My real live alarm clock (daughter) spent the night at grandmas. Son woke me up once at 4:30 am I put him back to bed. I then hear him playing and think oh why wouldn't you sleep in this morning. Open eyes look at clock and it is after 8 am. The time I typically leave the house to go to daycare and work. OH OH. What American accent do you have? Your Result: North Central "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the ordinary. Outsiders probably mistake you for a Canadian a lot. The Midland The Inland North The West Boston The South Philadelphia The Northeast Copy/Paste This Code What American accent do you have? Your Result: North Central "North Central" is what professional linguists call the Minnesota accent. If you saw "Fargo" you probably didn't think the characters sounded very out of the o