Before the wall came down..
and after...
Before a commercial athlete
after (now) a family member.
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| chase, age 6, newly adopted |
Before too long this is good to know
because it makes after a whole lot easier
Before JB makes these wristlets,
she is not as confident as she is after,
when it's so obvious how fabulous they are...
Before I get too down for any reason
I remember I have this in my life
and shortly after I stop lamenting...
Before a five year old little girl and I sat here,
under the stairwell of her school,
because bad things happened to her.
Now, after all that, she has been adopted and has a family...
and finally:
Before, a favorite picture of my soon to be
97 year old Mother
but she says she looks strange
so after, the one she likes better....
Wishing you all a very good week,
love
kj
97! Those are some great genes going on!
ReplyDeleteI think about those genes too. I know my daughter has my Mother's spirit. I hope maybe me too xoxo
Deletehaha great pictures of her...i think she looks great for 97...saw my 90 yr old gramma this weekend...without the wall it makes the room open up very nicely....
ReplyDeleteGosh Brian, your grandmother is younger than my mother?! See, I forget about age sometimes on the blogs. So I am older than you :-)
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kj
Kj, Love this, all of it. Your mom is darling.
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Thank you Annie . Xoxo
DeleteThe kitchen looks great. And I love that saying about letting one person out of seven billion ruin your day.
ReplyDeleteIt's a good point. Isn't it? :-)
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love the shot of your dear mama having herself a good old laugh - partly what keeps us alive and healthy in my opinion (just like what those old reader's digest columns said haha!)
ReplyDeletelovelove the pictures of chase (such a sweet punim!!) and jb's wristlets!!! and finally, your kitchen is to die for - any dish that comes out of that place must be filled with love.
Amanda, I have to say I love my kitchen! It is not modern or fancy but it is a place and space I love to be in. Thanks for your kind words. Always.
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kj
kj,
ReplyDeleteThis is a lovely post, and just helped me smile.Thanks!
I like both photos of your Mom, but must say I like the first very much, with her wonderful smile.
Chase - well it makes me so happy to see him comfortable, and obviously happy.
Brenda
Brenda, I like that photo of my mom too. It is how I will always want to remember her.
DeleteChase is 'becoming'. He is aloof in many ways but we plan to charm him into submission :-)
Love
kj
Love this before and after post -- love Chase, love Rose, love the new kitchen, and literacy lounge (you do such good work). Love you!
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Melissa, the literacy lounge was the tucked in creation of a wise librarian. Zebra stripes in a poor school. How cool!
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kj
What a great post. And I love both photos of your Mom but somehow the first one conveys her joy so I really like that one!
ReplyDeleteAnd I love that poster reminding us not to let that one person get us down, so easy to say, so hard to remember! xx
Hi Kay , it's such a relief to be grateful!!
DeleteAnd yes, hard to remember. I'm working on it big time . I want to coast without upset as often as possible
Love
kj
Whoa! She looks FAB for 97!
ReplyDeleteHI KJ"s MOM!!!! love both your pics
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