Showing posts with label girls. Show all posts
Showing posts with label girls. Show all posts

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

The memories

Make new friends
but keep the old,

one is silver
and
the other's gold.

I remember sitting next to a roaring fire under a dark Texas night sky.
Our voices raised up into the darkness like the sparks from the flames.


Photo by: Steven Ford

Oh running Bear, loved little White Dove
with a love, as big as the sky

Oh running Bear, loved little White Dove

with a love, that wouldn't die

It taught us things we never knew we'd learn
Summer camp was it's own school.
We created friendships, stared up at the stars
helped each other with things that they weren't good at
and then someone would help us when we struggled




We cried, laughed, sang, screamed,
learned to swim, ride horses, tie a safe knot,
make a fire and then cook over it.

T'was just a little bit of luck that I was born a baby duck with yellow socks and yellow shoes that I may go wherever I choose Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack, Quack

Do you remember any of these songs?
Did you go to camp during the summers?
Do you remember when....?


(Thank you to the memories of all the girls I shared summers with at Stevens Ranch in Nemo, Texas. Approx (1980-1990) )

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Monday morning memory

There is a toddler curled up in my arms before a diaper change, the other one having slipped onto the floor to wander the room and find something to play with.


A whimper, pleading cry to be put back into bed for “sleep” is granted with a new sippy of milk and her favorite blankie as she curls up in her crib.


The littlest one is picked up to be wrapped in my arms, and placed into bed so there can be a little snuggle time.

The other little girl requests me with a sob, a bad dream has woken her up and she needs love.


As I rock her quietly, my Blackberry is found and the music comes softly flowing from it, melodious sounds of Missy Higgins fade into a faster paced song as the baby starts to dance to help dry up the tears of her older sister.


There is laughter from the three of us, and spirits are lifted to help them start their day.


Their father shows up to take them to his house for the day… It’s Monday morning at 6:30am and I’ve already had a busy day.