I'm taking part in a 30 day photo challenge, hosted by DeBie Hive. Thanks for the idea!
Here is the list:
1 - Fantasy
2 - Create
3 - Season
4 - Light
5 - Macro
6 -
Action
7 - Water
8 - Harvest
9 - Friends
10 - Personality
11 -
Truth
12 - Animal
13 - Bravery
14 - Fear
15 - Self - Portrait
16
- Nourish
17 - Chaos
18 - Calm
19 - Frustration
20 - Gift
21 -
Important
22 - Gather
23 - Feast
24 - Hope
25 - Adorn
26 -
Tradition
27 - Celebration
28 - Love
29 - Share
30 - Family
Monday, November 12, 2012
Friday, November 9, 2012
30 Days of Truth: Day 23-Something You Wish You Had Done in Your Life
I wish I went to Korea with my dad and brother when they went. I wasn't invited, and I didn't find out they went until after my dad died in 1997. I wish I could have gone for several reasons. First, he had four brothers, and they had wives and children. That means although my Korean grandparents, father, and uncle are no longer with us, there are living relatives in Korea that I've never met. I'm told they don't speak English, and neither my brother nor my step-mom keep in touch with any of them.
I wish I could have gone to Korea while my father was still alive so I could have met his family in person, see their culture, and see and hear about his experiences there first hand. He wrote a manuscript about his experiences in South Korea during the Korean war. He went to college in Seoul and struggled to stay alive in South Korea during the Korean war.
Here is a link to his book on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/
I never met my Korean grandparents, but I heard they both lived to be over one hundred years old. Both of those things (going to Korea and living to be one hundred) are on my bucket list. Thankfully, genetics are on my side.
Isn't it freaky how much I look like my Korean grandmother in these pictures?
I do love my life and am thankful for exactly where I am in my life, so I don't really regret anything from the past. It's hard to say what would have been different now if I had done anything differently. But for the sake of the exercise, if I could go back and do everything again, I would have somehow invited myself to join them on a trip to Korea to get in touch with my heritage.
I wish I could have gone to Korea while my father was still alive so I could have met his family in person, see their culture, and see and hear about his experiences there first hand. He wrote a manuscript about his experiences in South Korea during the Korean war. He went to college in Seoul and struggled to stay alive in South Korea during the Korean war.
Here is a link to his book on amazon.com http://www.amazon.com/
I never met my Korean grandparents, but I heard they both lived to be over one hundred years old. Both of those things (going to Korea and living to be one hundred) are on my bucket list. Thankfully, genetics are on my side.
Isn't it freaky how much I look like my Korean grandmother in these pictures?
I do love my life and am thankful for exactly where I am in my life, so I don't really regret anything from the past. It's hard to say what would have been different now if I had done anything differently. But for the sake of the exercise, if I could go back and do everything again, I would have somehow invited myself to join them on a trip to Korea to get in touch with my heritage.
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Eddie Vedder
I got tickets today to see Eddie Vedder next week, and I'm so excited I can barely stand it!! I have never seen him or Pearl Jam, but I love him and their music. He's awesome in the band, and I fell in love with his solo work after seeing the movie, Into the Wild. the soundtrack is all Eddie Vedder. Not typically a fan of the ukulele, I downloaded his new album from itunes and love it. Eddie brings a certain charisma and talent to make even a ukelele song sound good. He postponed his solo tour in April, and he will be on Dallas only for one night. I can't wait to see him performing live!!
My Boy and His Birthday
Thomas lost his seventh tooth today, his last day of being seven. He's barely a little kid anymore. Tomorrow we start a fun weekend of celebrating his eighth birthday. I will visit school and take him lunch and donuts to share with his classmates. He doesn't like cupcakes. So he asked for donuts. We plan to have dinner at Jinbeh (his choice) and then to have red velvet cake (again, his choice) and presents at home afterwards.
We have a surprise present for him. Can't wait to tell him we are going to spend Saturday night at Great Wolf Lodge! It's what he wanted, but he doesn't think he is getting it.
Sunday we will go to Main Event for laser tag, bowling, and arcade games. I've never been there but I've heard it's really fun.
Our little guy is growing up! He came into the world at 4:53am on 11/09/04 with his left hand under his chin. He is a thinker and loves learning. I remember having contractions every fifteen minutes that day, and I tutored a student that evening. It was a peaceful delivery, and our sweet boy has been a blessing in our lives ever since.
We wanted a boy, and we got one! I am so grateful for the gift of having a son. Tomorrow, we will have an eight year old son. It feels like the end of an era of sorts. Only a small window of time left to enjoy his years as a small child. I absolutely love that I can be a mom full time to enjoy it!!
We have a surprise present for him. Can't wait to tell him we are going to spend Saturday night at Great Wolf Lodge! It's what he wanted, but he doesn't think he is getting it.
Sunday we will go to Main Event for laser tag, bowling, and arcade games. I've never been there but I've heard it's really fun.
Our little guy is growing up! He came into the world at 4:53am on 11/09/04 with his left hand under his chin. He is a thinker and loves learning. I remember having contractions every fifteen minutes that day, and I tutored a student that evening. It was a peaceful delivery, and our sweet boy has been a blessing in our lives ever since.
We wanted a boy, and we got one! I am so grateful for the gift of having a son. Tomorrow, we will have an eight year old son. It feels like the end of an era of sorts. Only a small window of time left to enjoy his years as a small child. I absolutely love that I can be a mom full time to enjoy it!!
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Feel The Emotion In The President
Fired up and ready to go!
Today is election day in America. It's the day we celebrate democracy by using our votes to select the candidate we believe is best for the job. Let's finish what we started and keep moving forward.
I support President Obama.
Growing up in a Washington DC suburb, I remember hearing about presidential politics from a young age. I met President Carter when I played Suzuki violin with his daughter, Amy. I went to President Reagan's inauguration. I went to a pre-inaugural ball for President Clinton's reelection. I've toured the white house and the capitol building (and many other monuments and museums downtown). I voted in every election since I turned eighteen. I'm interested in news and politics, and I'm excited about the election. I hope we know the results tonight.
My nineteen year old daughter doesn't want to vote because she doesn't know enough about the issues to decide. She says she doesn't want to vote for President Obama just because her parents vote for him, and she doesn't want to vote for Governer Romney just because her friends vote for him. This is the first presidential election she's been old enough to vote, so I can understand that, but I encouraged her to get informed on the issues so she can pick one. I sent her a link to a quiz to help her. I took it too. We live in Texas, and while Dallas County will go to the President Obama, overall it's a republican state. So, I can see why it's hard for her to decide. But, I hope she does decide, and I hope uses her vote today.
The same goes for my twenty year old stepson. He said he registered to vote, but last time we talked about it, he said he was still undecided also.
Just remember a few reasons why it's important to get out and VOTE...
- Someone is going to win the election and be president for the next four years.
- People fought for the rights of black and female voters.
- Some countries do not live in a democracy.
- Each voice has an opportunity to be heard.
- Voting is a civic duty.
Monday, November 5, 2012
30 Days of Truth: Day 22-What is something you wish you hadn’t done in your life?
I moved to Texas in 2006. A year later, my daughter's soccer coach, a very likeable friend, talked me into playing with her on a women's over 40 league. Despite my husband's warnings, I played one season in the fall of 2007. Now, I wish I never did that.
I started playing soccer in fourth grade and continued through my freshman year in college when I played center halfback for Hollins College. In 1989, I started rock climbing and spent my twenties adventuring outdoors. I never hurt myself playing soccer back in the day, but I do remember having sore feet and that the trainers used to tape my feet and ankles before games. I thought I'd be able to play again and just be careful not to get hurt.
During one of the games, I rolled my right ankle running full speed, heard and felt a crack, and fell to the ground in pain. I put on someone else's ankle brace and tried to finish the game but couldn't. I limped around for a few weeks and then saw a doctor who put me in a brace and then a boot. An MRI showed a partial tear, but it healed on its own after a few months.
BUT, that injury led to a cascade of other injuries that have changed my life completely.
*tore cartilege in my right knee December 2007 while in the walking boot for the torn ankle (had surgery to fix that)
*rolled my right ankle again in April 2009 doing high kicks with my then high school aged daughter who was trying out for varsity drill team
*two surgeries on the right ankle to fix the torn ATFL (all the way off the bone) and tendons in the back on both sides) in August and December 2009 (and in the December surgery, they also fixed my torn cartilege again in my right knee because it tore again from walking around in the walking boot).
*tore cartilege again in my right knee putting on shoes (had another surgery to fix that in September 2011).
The first and last time I tore my knee, it was the kind of tear where my leg was locked in the bent position until they could get me in for surgery. I never had lower back pain until I hurt my ankle the first time playing that one season of adult soccer. As soon as I hurt my ankle, it was a chain of events, one after the next, and now I have had two ankle surgeries and five knee surgeries on my right leg. I still walk with a little limp and have a handicapped parking sticker because I can't walk very far without pain. I don't do any more outdoor sports or ball sports. I don't run anymore, and I don't jump anymore. I miss being more active, but I am still thankful I can get around and am in relatively good health.
But I sure wish I didn't play that one season of soccer because I was able to do a whole lot more activities before I hurt myself.
I started playing soccer in fourth grade and continued through my freshman year in college when I played center halfback for Hollins College. In 1989, I started rock climbing and spent my twenties adventuring outdoors. I never hurt myself playing soccer back in the day, but I do remember having sore feet and that the trainers used to tape my feet and ankles before games. I thought I'd be able to play again and just be careful not to get hurt.
During one of the games, I rolled my right ankle running full speed, heard and felt a crack, and fell to the ground in pain. I put on someone else's ankle brace and tried to finish the game but couldn't. I limped around for a few weeks and then saw a doctor who put me in a brace and then a boot. An MRI showed a partial tear, but it healed on its own after a few months.
BUT, that injury led to a cascade of other injuries that have changed my life completely.
*tore cartilege in my right knee December 2007 while in the walking boot for the torn ankle (had surgery to fix that)
*rolled my right ankle again in April 2009 doing high kicks with my then high school aged daughter who was trying out for varsity drill team
*two surgeries on the right ankle to fix the torn ATFL (all the way off the bone) and tendons in the back on both sides) in August and December 2009 (and in the December surgery, they also fixed my torn cartilege again in my right knee because it tore again from walking around in the walking boot).
*tore cartilege again in my right knee putting on shoes (had another surgery to fix that in September 2011).
The first and last time I tore my knee, it was the kind of tear where my leg was locked in the bent position until they could get me in for surgery. I never had lower back pain until I hurt my ankle the first time playing that one season of adult soccer. As soon as I hurt my ankle, it was a chain of events, one after the next, and now I have had two ankle surgeries and five knee surgeries on my right leg. I still walk with a little limp and have a handicapped parking sticker because I can't walk very far without pain. I don't do any more outdoor sports or ball sports. I don't run anymore, and I don't jump anymore. I miss being more active, but I am still thankful I can get around and am in relatively good health.
But I sure wish I didn't play that one season of soccer because I was able to do a whole lot more activities before I hurt myself.
left side
right side
30 Days of Truth: Day 21-Day 21 - (scenario) Your best friend is in a car accident and you two got into a fight an hour before. What do you do?
I go straight to the hospital and apologize and be there for my best friend to support her while she is recovering. Easy.
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