tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post6497817984066505087..comments2024-03-27T13:36:21.967-04:00Comments on .OPTIONS for a Better World: Thursday 13: A Year in Review--Sort Ofkjhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comBlogger30125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-42146278975512794132010-01-20T01:39:11.666-05:002010-01-20T01:39:11.666-05:00Keep posting stuff like this i really like itKeep posting stuff like this i really like itAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-82088390248059053362010-01-09T16:08:38.240-05:002010-01-09T16:08:38.240-05:00Oh my gosh, I sighed at every photo, so full of lo...Oh my gosh, I sighed at every photo, so full of love and life...I felt like I was sitting next to you looking through your family album. <br /><br />23 books? How fulfilling! This post felt like a little book that would be on a guestroom nightstand, something sweet to look at before falling asleep.<br /><br />The photo of where you work...and still there is hope.<br /><br />Lobster rolls and those cottages, I have never traveled up your way but sounds delightfully restful, as the ocean should be.<br /><br />Your mother, and you, are blessed with joyful countenances that speak volumes.<br /><br />And the exhilaration of racing down a sidewalk, maybe we can all find that this year!Teri and her Stylish Adventure Cats https://www.blogger.com/profile/00995773243323674858noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-24330801632422961802010-01-09T11:45:05.280-05:002010-01-09T11:45:05.280-05:00Gosh kj. How do i find the words to go along with ...Gosh kj. How do i find the words to go along with a post such as this?<br /><br />Wouldn't it be a dream for everyone here to stay at the flower cottages? We'd all go eat lobster rolls and walk on that beach and we'll paint and draw and talk about your book and our gbabies and life. you are not too old for that little one, not in years anyway. but i'd be like you, worrying is it too much to take on at this stage.<br />i know why you love that photo of your kitchen, it's aching with life, comfort, everything there sustains, coffee,tea,toast, and look at that light. i love it too.<br />thank you for sharing your year,<br />love,<br />loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-72289428564886887762010-01-09T08:22:47.232-05:002010-01-09T08:22:47.232-05:00I loved this post kj! Your photos and words have ...I loved this post kj! Your photos and words have given us a special glimpse of your world - thank you! Great that you are drawing too - I hope you will keep going with it and maybe show us what you do sometime. xxCarolinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12851668813182425335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-35568225965851944402010-01-08T22:46:27.293-05:002010-01-08T22:46:27.293-05:00Look at all these comments! You have a tremendous ...Look at all these comments! You have a tremendous support system here, KJ, and it's because you're you. Reading this made me smile and even brought a tear. And the story about the adults forgetting how to draw! Magic!<br /><br />Thank you. Best blog post I've read in forever. xoandreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16364011769128646998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-5975474091812908462010-01-08T19:40:40.638-05:002010-01-08T19:40:40.638-05:00It's a great post, but am stuck back with a 4 ...It's a great post, but am stuck back with a 4 year old girl-i hope someone wonderful finds her. Not necessarily Norman Rockwell wonderful-I hope she finds her way to the person she needs.Debra Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455047894767524091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-91530674909675418002010-01-08T14:34:15.357-05:002010-01-08T14:34:15.357-05:00you certainly have a full life and a full year. g...you certainly have a full life and a full year. great photos and thanks for sharing some life snaps.sukipoethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09351851210507048174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-32973489226840161712010-01-08T13:27:18.015-05:002010-01-08T13:27:18.015-05:00babs, keep praying, please. she deserves someone t...babs, keep praying, please. she deserves someone to love her large and wide. and yes, babs, it's so much about the people in our lives...<br /><br />oh, well, linda sue!! thank you most sincerely for the genetic compliment! hahaha. and thanks for your kind words about this post. xo<br /><br />hello annie, welcome here. thank you for noticing so many important pieces of this story. xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-20049208901289794162010-01-08T12:30:16.493-05:002010-01-08T12:30:16.493-05:00Dear KJ,
Your year in review was so touching. So...Dear KJ,<br /><br />Your year in review was so touching. So many special moments all pulled together to create a little story. From your mother's worn and experience filled face to the little feet ready to step into the world, viewing this has been a real pleasure.<br /><br />AnnieElfAnnie Jeffrieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15415548089882625246noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-65201375790336479382010-01-08T12:07:45.348-05:002010-01-08T12:07:45.348-05:00wonderful post, will keep me coming back several t...wonderful post, will keep me coming back several times - must say you are never too old to care for a child - in their eyes you are love and that's all they need...your Mother is gorgeous 94! You have many years to go if genetics are fair...Love this post!!!Linda Suehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03070050388987072100noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-48425332791630354742010-01-08T11:46:08.995-05:002010-01-08T11:46:08.995-05:00So many good things, places, and most important of...So many good things, places, and most important of all: people in your life in '09. A very good year.<br />I'm praying for the perfect family for the little girl,sigh,,this subject so touches my heart.~Babshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00912644174343772017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-17015387204767988862010-01-08T11:18:26.754-05:002010-01-08T11:18:26.754-05:00linda, i'm jumping!!! and laughing!! can you t...linda, i'm jumping!!! and laughing!! can you tell?!! thanks for coming and chumming along in the year to come. let's see what we come up with. xoxo<br /><br />LD, ah hope. sometimes i think hope is everything anyone needs. an outstretched arm, reaching for the stars.... ♥<br /><br />marion, it would change my life forever. of course i would take mr. ryan and baby drew in a minute if needed, and i find myself feeling the same way about this child. but i am praying praying praying there is a good solution that is not me. jb would kill me. but i asked her a couple of months ago, "if i/we HAVE to do this, are you alright with it?" and she said 'yes'. she is a wonderful person. xoxoxo<br /><br />annie, hello! i will send you an email. you would like my mom. no memory, totally intact humor and optimism. <br /><br />angela, i love you too, twinkly twin. it breaks my heart too. if you met her, angela, your heart would be all over the place. one of my intentions when i pray is that i will somehow be able to support her for many years ahead, until she is able to find her own way in the world. ♥kjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-54899541217238329012010-01-08T11:08:45.031-05:002010-01-08T11:08:45.031-05:00walking man, no drama, no trauma is a good year? y...walking man, no drama, no trauma is a good year? you're so right. happy new year my friend. xo<br /><br />mim, i have high hopes too. all you probably need is for things to settle down, to stay put for awhile. you are incredibly creative, mim. i want to play with you!<br /><br />renee, prayers to you and your Mom. xoxoxoxo<br /><br />cs, it's silly, i tend to think you and i will improve together! so yes, here's to a wonderful year for both of us. xo<br /><br />lo, wait til you see the other angel angela sent me. i love her angels so much. what a treasured gift... i laughed thinking of mr. ryan as a.j. foyt. that is exactly how he looked, racing down the sidewalk.<br /><br />it's going to be a good year, lo. we want a healthy happy renee and then we will create and play and love our hearts out. xoxoxokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-88880228549505113472010-01-08T10:34:35.215-05:002010-01-08T10:34:35.215-05:00Love you! I hope this year brings you only good t...Love you! I hope this year brings you only good things. <br /><br />The little girl you write of breaks my hear. I hope someone wonderful finds her, loves her as she deserves to be loved, and gives her the chance at a good life. You have been her angel this last year, dear friend.<br /><br />Hugs,<br />xoxoxo<br />Angelaangela recadahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01171018304392191669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-74728288813849646222010-01-08T10:26:59.964-05:002010-01-08T10:26:59.964-05:00I love the photo of you and the one of your mom is...I love the photo of you and the one of your mom is precious. I am wishing and inteneding a bright, happy New Year for all of us.<br />xoxo<br />(How do you make the little hearts?)Anniehttp://blissful-bohemian.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-62129680423016427902010-01-08T09:36:16.193-05:002010-01-08T09:36:16.193-05:00lynn, that is very nice of you to say. unfortunate...lynn, that is very nice of you to say. unfortunately i don't seem to be able to NOT share my life!!<br /><br />yes, marianne, the glass half full. thank you for reminding me. it's so true. but THIS year i will clear out the cobwebs and let go. i will let go.... xoxo<br /><br />baino, HAHAHAHAHA! this is the longest comment you've ever left, i'm sure of it! see what vacation and a little chardy can do to a fun girl? :)<br /><br />okay hells, this is the year. i want to see some art from you. blogland lane is the perfect place to start to go public when you want to. <br /><br />there is no cut off for adoption. i could adopt if i wanted to. but i am too old to think about the energy needed. my god, i'd be in my 70's with a child still in high school. still, i don't think i can let this child suffer another trauma, so i'm watching things as they unfold....<br /><br />my mother 'vague as a violet'0--hells, you are hilarious. you really truly are. i love you so much!<br /><br />and ptown next year. well damn right. let's do it. no cost for room and board. you get here, we'll take care of you. xokjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15122196887043345981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-28815182527294714812010-01-08T09:15:33.506-05:002010-01-08T09:15:33.506-05:00Wonderful insight into your year, kj!
Not so lon...Wonderful insight into your year, kj! <br /><br />Not so long ago, I thought I would go back into fostering, as I did many years ago. I fostered teen boys then. But the years went by, and here I am at almost fifty-nine. I feel the same...I am too old to look after a child for twenty-four hours every day.<br /><br />Beautiful hydrangeas...almost as beautiful as your Mom!Marionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00607220451457829777noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-83069086608460235112010-01-08T08:50:10.979-05:002010-01-08T08:50:10.979-05:00Wonderful post! Love your mom...happy she is. Hope...Wonderful post! Love your mom...happy she is. Hope tells us that 2010 will be better for all.LDWatkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04066579509163543734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-59737659730594698732010-01-08T08:37:29.359-05:002010-01-08T08:37:29.359-05:00I have never heard that quote, "you mean they...I have never heard that quote, "you mean they forgot"!<br /><br />You draw every day silly - you just started using your hands. <br /><br />Anybody who lives through their heart IS an artist in my opinion. <br /><br />Your being is your art.<br /><br />Fun! Fun! Fun! To start the New Year, let's all hold hands and jump up and down and laugh!<br /><br />xoxo<br />LindaLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03201759918154593244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-30744193475003775632010-01-08T08:23:04.379-05:002010-01-08T08:23:04.379-05:00What a beautiful angel by Angela. I love the wings...What a beautiful angel by Angela. I love the wings.<br /><br />Nice thirteen to reflect on Ms. KJ.<br />I think you sounded a little too 'happy' about fire though imho.<br />My interpretation leaves a lot to be desired though, I admit!<br />Fire scares the ever-lovin' life out of me.<br /><br />Your mom is beautiful. You can tell she naturally embraces every moment of life. I love her smile.<br /><br />And Drew's tiny feet, precious.<br />And that Ryan being A.J. Foyt of the neighborhood! What a boy!<br /><br />I love that you're getting back to the drawing board. I've always loved that story of the kid and the dad about forgetting how to draw. When we become 'adults' a lot of the play stops. Such a shame. That's when it should start!<br />I picture a few of us having several art days throughout the year ;)<br /><br />I'm hoping for a better year myself. Lots of us have had a tough 2009. I'm pretty sure it was Universal! I'm looking forward to all good things from now on. Bring it on!<br /><br />The snow is softly falling here and I'm going to make it be an art day. I have projects to work on that I have been stalling on. I'm in a quiet, reflective mood and that's often when I do my best art.<br /><br />Have a wonderful Friday KJ.<br /><br />I'm sure we'll gab later ;)<br /><br />xoxo<br />Lostudio lolohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15363808478293833466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-73187450573181532502010-01-08T06:53:33.126-05:002010-01-08T06:53:33.126-05:00That's quite a year. I love your Mom's ha...That's quite a year. I love your Mom's happy smile and the teeny baby feet. I think most people are fascinated by fires - such an overwhelming force. Here's to a joyful 2010!secret agent womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03763879283931347382noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-82156748369626252982010-01-08T05:39:50.963-05:002010-01-08T05:39:50.963-05:00It all looks wonderful kj.
My favourite is the pi...It all looks wonderful kj.<br /><br />My favourite is the picture of your Mom she looks so beautiful and truly happy.<br /><br />Love Renee xooxReneehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11785932958464359112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-64771286307539247942010-01-08T04:59:55.731-05:002010-01-08T04:59:55.731-05:00amazing photos and quite the year eh? and wouldn&#...amazing photos and quite the year eh? and wouldn't it be special if Baino really did make it to P'town next year - woowee! <br />I have such high hopes for this year....Mimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409455543895086283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-47787108458192540132010-01-08T03:26:54.095-05:002010-01-08T03:26:54.095-05:00In my world any year you make it through without b...In my world any year you make it through without being directly involved in trauma and drama has been an easy year. It's been a hell of a decade. But then I do so much like being inside my life.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22678097.post-29632988278955457282010-01-08T03:14:05.165-05:002010-01-08T03:14:05.165-05:00God sorry, I wrote a post!God sorry, I wrote a post!Bainohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14156193098088048637noreply@blogger.com