| 06 December 2006 |
| Kids, Compton & Christmas |
I was just checking a student's references on a Rap History project she did & discovered this great website created by the police of Compton. I was particularly moved by the letter from Maria: http://www.comptonpolicegangs.com/faqs.htm
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Bryan created this wonderful Christmas video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H1S-YbgCRa4&eurl=
He does such a good job with this sort of thing! But, the video makes me cry so I can't watch it very often.
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I've been pretty weepy lately. Thinking about how much I'll miss my mom & all the things she & my kids will miss out on. Starting to tear up now, so I'll change the subject.
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I convinced Xavier to ride the bus to school yesterday AND today! I gave him the choice both mornings (ride the bus or have me drive him.) He likes having the option. I weight it in favor of the bus by telling him that I can play or read stories if we're waiting for the bus, but if I'm driving him, then I have to clean the kitchen before we leave. That does it. He just wants those few minutes of my time in the morning. ~~If I have to get in the car & drive I feel like I can't leave the house until all the oatmeal is scraped off the counter & the dishes are in the dishwasher. (Don't want to come home to mice or, worse, cockroaches! eeeeewwwww!!!)
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I have this weird psychological thing, that when I think about bugs, my nose itches. When Bryan wants to torture me he'll sit there & say "bugs" over & over. Makes me nuts!
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Our neighbors, Keri & Jason gave us a CD "Some Rockin' for Your Stockin" that is awesome! I have been dancing around the kitchen to it for the last couple of days. (Hopefully, no one has seen me through the window. LOL)
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Finished the Shawnee UMC website. There are a few bugs that I have to work out yet & I still need to get information from church staff for a few pages, but it's up & I think it's not too bad. I got an email from an acquaintance back in Lima who wants me to create an eCommerce site for her jewelry business. Maybe that's my niche: churches & jewelry. lol
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Eli is sleeping on me right now. I have to say that I've gotten pretty good at typing with one hand. I dare say, I'm a better one-handed typer than some two-handed typers. Or maybe not. lol
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Max made up this joke:
What color is a penguin?
Blight! (If you don't get it, ask a 7-year-old.)Labels: friends, kids, My Mom |
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I still cry about things my mom misses....the kids and their personalities, and how much she would have enjoyed them. It's bitter sweet sometimes
The web site ROCKS! You are truley amazingly talented! I am proud of you!
Don't you wish your neighbors were Joe and Amy...lol. :O) Miss you!
Love, Amy (not Amu...haha)
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Hey Aimee. So sorry about your mom and everything you are going through. 17 years later, I still get "weepy" about my dad.
The Website is a gazillion times better than it was. Good Job!
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Thanks Amy!
Wouldn't it be awesome if we were neighbors! I miss you too!
Aimee
PS - I thought Amu was your rock'n'roll name. lol
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Thanks for the compliment Beth. I'll be sure to let Bryan know that my site is a gazillion times better than his. lol
I guess we never really "get over" death, do we? Maybe it's just a matter of figuring out how to find joy in the grief...
Aimee
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Yikes, I didn't know Bryan did the other one!!!!!!! Oh well, you can tell him anyway :)
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OK, in Bryan's defense: it looked good when he and Tara, from our church, started it. But, the maintainance proved to be difficult and lots of the pages ended up not-so-great. They worked hard on the site and did the best they could given what they had to work with.
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About Me: I own and run 123 Design Studio, a custom web and graphic design studio. I am mother to four wonderful boys: Max, age 10, Xavier, age 7, Eli, age 3, and Toby, age 1. Bryan & I have been married for 18 (mostly wonderful LOL) years. I eat excessive amounts of sugar and laugh inappropriately.
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I still cry about things my mom misses....the kids and their personalities, and how much she would have enjoyed them. It's bitter sweet sometimes
The web site ROCKS! You are truley amazingly talented! I am proud of you!
Don't you wish your neighbors were Joe and Amy...lol. :O) Miss you!
Love, Amy (not Amu...haha)