During our weekday lunches, it is not unusual for the kids
to throw a DVD on for our viewing pleasure. It will often be a DVD
recorded at our homeschool group's talent show or maybe a play. Today's
choice was something that I haven't seen in almost 5 years...when I burned it
for my daughter. It is a collection of videos and pics taken by my
daughters, their cousins and friends in 2007 using my eldest's video camera. While there were certainly plenty
of moments when I needed a motion sickness remedy due to the filming method of
the videographer...there were times I experienced E-motion sickness too...a real roller coaster ride between joy for my many blessings...and sadness over
the times forgotten...and laughing at the girls' antics...and disbelief over the haste with which time flies.
As I sat there, I saw my toddler sitting at the dinner table
making farm animal noises at her sister's prompting. There was a long
video of the girls touring the Detroit Zoo's reptile house with their dad...all voices, shoes
and reptile habitats. There was loads of video from my kids' annual trip
to Torch Lake with their grandparents and cousins that summer...and some featuring the
eldest's karate class. I sat watching them...mesmerized by these young
faces, toothless smiles, diaper-padded bottoms. And a special treat...a
video featuring my grandma (affectionately known as Granny) who went to meet
Jesus face-to-face two years ago this month.
What a special treat this was today...and I didn't even know it
was coming when I started my day! This collection is something that I
will forever...and ever...treasure. Here's just a sampling...you may want
to make sure you are sitting down...or at least have a view of the
horizon...and a tissue for me.
All three girls playing Ring-Around-The-Rosie
Filming herself practicing her cartwheels
Look at her artwork...on her legs.
Love her hat!
Granny
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