Throwing It Back

April 6th, 2010 | Lost River

This morning while I was pouring hot water into a bowl of maple & brown sugar oatmeal for my oldest child, sirens rang out in our rural piece of the world.  Immediately, we all glanced at the windows and watched as two sheriff's department cars and an ambulance went sailing by our house.

We live in an area where we rarely (think two or three times A YEAR) see emergency personnel.  Less than a minute later, as I'm standing outside in my granny-esque pajamas, my daughter's fuzzy boots, and a throw cover, I heard the fire trucks.  I listened until I heard the siren stop and realized that they hadn't gone far.  It turned out that they had gone only a half mile from my home.  A house fire.  A young man perished.

Before I even knew for certain, I felt it.  I stopped, said a prayer.  I'd already put my older kids on the bus. I thought of them.  I think of them every day obviously, but then something happens.  Something that puts all of life in perspective.

I look at old photos of the kids and I wonder where the time has gone.  I am never as thankful or grateful as I should be.  Every one should take an extra moment daily to hug and show love to those around them.

Throwback Thursday

Le sigh... I wish I was this skinny again!  I think this was taken around 2003.  We were at my grandmother's house in Tennessee.  I have that insanely flowery couch now and the sewing cabinet.  If I had the lamp, it'd be a trifecta.

But forget all that... look at how skinny I was!!  Aaahhhhhhhhh!!!

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It's not a good photo.  It's made even worse by the fact that I was taking a picture of a picture.

I think this was 8th grade.  This was at the DUC (Downing University Center) on the campus of Western Kentucky University.  We were there to participate in a band festival.  I played the clarinet.

Yes I am wearing a hoodie with a flannel shirt over it.  And shorts.  It was the age of grunge.  Don't judge.



I should also mention that I spent a few hours today at the same KMEA Concert Band Festival in the same Van Meter Auditorium watching my older daughter play her flute with her school's 6th grade band. I even ran into my old middle school band director. Oh and they earned a DISTINGUISHED! Woo!

Throwback Thursday

I haven't really jumped on to the Throwback Thursday sharing yet, but last week I ran across a photo that begged to be shared.  So I shared it on Instagram.

My husband and I were seriously young. I can't even remember what it felt like to be that young.  In the spirit of having a good laugh at least once I a week, I'm gonna get in on this TBT goodness.


Summer of 1996. I was 17.  Family vacation to Key Largo, FL.  The belly shirt...  The Jesus sandals...  The freakin' pack of Marlboro's...  The watch I'm wearing had Marvin the Martian on it.  He's always been my favorite Looney Tune.


Why be alone in all this awesomeness? I'm linking up with the Throwback Thursdays blog hop!  Check out the other links by clicking here.