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Magical Moment 82, "Zoo Animals"

At the zoo we saw lions, snakes, and baboons, Penguins, rabbits, owls, and kangaroos. A spider named Goliath that could eat a bird, And the loudest peacock squeal you ever heard. But of all the creatures that smelled, yelled, and moaned, The most rambunctious animals were our 2-legged own! This is little Zoey. She would have gone on chasing the purple fish for hours if we'd let her!

Magical Moment 81, "A Date"

She put jewlery on and brushed her hair. She picked out her clothes and shoes with care. She grabbed her purse and checked the time. Then one last glance in the mirror, she looked fine. He picked her up and and opened her door. Arm in arm, his jacket she wore. Dinner, a movie, and conversation they had. She said when it was over, "Thanks and goodnight, dad."

Magical Moment 80, "Fight For Me"

This song is another one of my favorites. Probably second to "Sick and Tired." I hope you enjoy it! "Fight For Me" words and music by Elizabeth Grimes Copyright 2009 Vs 1: No, I won't pick up the phone unless you call me first. I made up my mind. So what. May have been my choice to let you go, but you sure didn't fight. Hey, I'm a jewel that's hard to find. I sure was sweet to you, wasn't I? Seems I gave you more than you gave me. Appreciation's so hard to find. Chorus: And I can't waste my time with someone stuck in the middle. So goodbye until you fight for me a little. Vs 2: Love, well it's such a stupid thing. I know you're bad for me and still I'd try. But a heart can only take so much and there's only so many tears I have to cry. I wanted you for so long, I never thought I'd call it quits. All it'd take if you tried my dear is some effort, and this might get fixed. Chorus: But I can&

Magical Moment 79," Lilacs"

My nephews and I played outside yesterday and collected flowers for a table centerpiece. Three dandilions, a leaf, and a lovely little white flower became a beautiful bouquet to adorn the dining room table. As we took a short cut back to the house, I suddenly smelled one of the most beautiful scents in the world, lilacs. At first I couldn't tell where the smell was coming from, but I turned around and found a huge lilac bush in the neighbors yard. It's funny how a scent, just like a song can bring so many memories to mind. From the lilac bush in my Grandma's yard, to the house I grew up in, lilacs have always been around me. I was even desperate to have them in my wedding, but after researching hundreds of species of lilacs, we discovered that none of them bloom in July. Eddie planted a lilac bush for me at our home in North Carolina, but we don't have a space to plant them at our apartment now. The boys and I snuck like thieves to the neighbor's lilac bush and

Magical Moment 78, "The Little Ones"

I saw my nephews for the first time in months and was touched beyond words that they still remember their Aunt Wisabiff so fondly. I miss them so much and ache because I'm not a part of their daily lives. We played and played; trains, tractors, building bridges out of books, upside down airplane, crashing cars, and more. Later we'll go to the park and zoo and create more adventures to conquer. Zach radiates exuberance with every delighted squeal as he runs a lap around the kitchen table. Ethan, though older, occasionally shows a vulnerable side through his "alpha" brother demeanor. I sat with both of them watching a movie and thought about their future, their innocence and desire to be loved, their day to day goal of fun and play, and their simple delights and what makes their world crash into a million pieces. To top it off, Mrs. Jumbo was rocking little baby Dumbo to "Baby Mine" (that movie should be outlawed, it's too sad). I thought about the c

Magical Moment 77, "The Good Life"

Home to me is as vast As day and night are a contrast From where I live, home of Central Park To where I’m from, home of the Meadowlark. Goldenrods, General Pershing, and more Huskers, Pioneers, and of course Pla mor. Green, rolling plains, Chimney Rock of stone. There’s no place like Nebraska, There’s no place like home. 

Magical Moment 76, "My Knees Hurt"

This morning I decided that I would go on a run and not stop until I thought of something to blog about this morning. I ended up running for over an hour (knees are pretty sore right now). I listened to my feet pound steadily on the sidewalk and my breathing go in and out as I scanned music on my ipod. I ran past parks, ivy-covered gazebos, and gardens on a warm, sunny spring morning. I thought about why I run. I never did until the Army and even then it was only so I didn’t have to hear the arguments and gripes that females can’t be as physically fit as males (a completely ridiculous argument since most of the female officers in my unit could outrun and outruck most of the males, we were some tough broads). But still, I felt I had to keep myself physically disciplined to prove myself. I never really enjoyed it, even though I did well. So if I don’t have to prove anything to anyone anymore, why do I do it? Habit? To burn calories? After all, gone are the days when I could lose 4 po