Comments on Life in Motion: Renewing

Hermione, it was cheerful. Maybe a bit too much so...

2009-07-02T14:02:40.371-07:00

Hermione, it was cheerful. Maybe a bit too much so for me to spend too much time looking at it....

grace, thanks! I'm trying to catch up on reading, too. :)

Sara, oh I so know this! I really do. My parents are not close and only spent time alone together when they had no other choice. But me? I guess you might say that I deliberately set out to not settle for just anyone. And I do hope this is a relationship she can look at as a model of stability and mutual support.

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Sparkle, I like yesterday's version and today's! B...

2009-07-02T12:16:37.456-07:00

Sparkle, I like yesterday's version and today's! But then I like purple!

As to the Princess, well you know...young, normal, will all change, etc. But here's another thought, as she gets older, she will take solace and find security in that exclusive bond between you and Chris. She will at some level know it keeps her family (her) safe, and will then look to find someone she can feel that very connected to in her distant future. I remember that spark between my parents. My now older kids complain sometimes when we don't invite them out to dinner, but then they also push us out the door. They see it and value what is between us.

And then poor Chris...I know Grant told me he often felt like the one left out when our kids were small, but I swear to you, it will be gone in a blink...so savor it as much as you can.

Sometimes Renewal is good for the soul. It's go...

2009-07-02T10:53:30.087-07:00

Sometimes Renewal is good for the soul.

It's good to see you back!

HUGS!
grace

I did see the purple yesterday, and it was cheerfu...

2009-07-02T09:53:55.389-07:00

I did see the purple yesterday, and it was cheerful! But I like this new look too.

Happy birthday, Chris.

Hugs,
Hermione

Indy, thanks! I've been settling for the last few ...

2009-07-02T07:22:13.976-07:00

Indy, thanks! I've been settling for the last few days and I knew it was time when I had two or three entries in the back of my head. :)

livingdd: She's 5 1/2 and she IS the focus of attention at all times, lol. Seriously, we make a concerted effort not to leave her out completely, but the first day or two the three of us spent together recently, I'm afraid Chris and I had so MUCH to share that she was quite downhearted by the whole outing.

s

Happy Birthday,Chris! Sparkle, I had 8 so I had t...

2009-07-02T05:32:28.551-07:00

Happy Birthday,Chris! Sparkle, I had 8 so I had the opposite problem with my kids, finding time to be alone with each of them so they felt special. They are mostly grown now and I think all have fond memories of the things they did alone with either of us. I don't really know how old your princess is but she seems to still be at that age when children think they have to be involved in all aspects of a parents life, even my kids would try to break up any sign of one on one attention K and I paid to each other! They wanted to be the focus of all our attention at all times, not realistic! They do out grow it and it makes you a little sad while you breath a sigh of relief at their independence.

Great to see you back! And Happy BIrthday, Chris!...

2009-07-02T03:54:01.943-07:00

Great to see you back! And Happy BIrthday, Chris!

Ah, Ellie, it's good to see you here. I've missed ...

2009-07-01T23:16:22.025-07:00

Ah, Ellie, it's good to see you here. I've missed you too. :)

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Oh, it's good to read you again. I've missed you. ...

2009-07-01T21:22:45.188-07:00

Oh, it's good to read you again. I've missed you.

(Am very tired! So a short comment will have to do! {hug}).