Monday, May 25, 2009

Memorial Day 2009.

I have been accused of being a compulsive planner so naturally, I had plans for us.

We were to have an early breakfast at Ruth's Diner and then take the kids to the Zoo. Sounded great until I remembered that Quinn would be spending all Memorial Day morning (not to mention all day Saturday and Sunday night prior)repairing and assembling flags for the Scout Fundraiser.

What is that adage about the best laid plans...nevermind.

We ended up sleeping late...ha!!! We slept until 6:00. Then Quinn hung around in the garage with flags and scouts while I got yelled at by Jillian Michaels and then took my babies to browse the yard sale next door.

Since we all had the day off together we decided we had to go somewhere and ended up at C-A-L Ranch where Quinn got himself a cowboy hat (he-llo). Hot Honky Tonk Hubby needed some sunglasses so our next stop was the mall. After we checked out the sunglass collection and ate lunch Quinn pulled us all into the photo booth in the food court. We giggled as we tried to get everyone's face in each picture then waited impatiently for the machine to dispense our prints. We waited....and waited....and waited. They never came.

I was heartbroken. I hadn't realized how much fun I actually had just bumming around with Quinn and the kids. I wanted those pictures so badly. I wanted them so I could remember how precious the day was that we spent together as a family. I get so caught up in everything that is going on sometimes I forget that these days are fleeting.

Life is funny, it's hard for me to enjoy the present and at the same time not be sad about it being so....temporary.

Here's to health, optimism, love, and trying to squeeze every last drop out of every minute we are blessed with on this earth.
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  1. ChristieMay 27, 2009 at 10:42 AM

    Amen, sista. Amen.

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  2. Aimee WilsonMay 29, 2009 at 5:37 PM

    Tell me about it. I actually have pretty bad anxiety about that whole "every second counts" thing, which is why I don't like microwaves. It's like a cruel reminder "hey, I'm counting down 2 whole minutes of your life that you can never get back....ding, here's your popcorn"
    Why can't every day go by as slowly as it does when you're pregnant, so you can savor each moment without all the barfing?

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  3. SasqJune 10, 2009 at 9:40 AM

    That is the best way to put it!

    "Here's to health, optimism, love and trying to squeeze every last drop out of every minute we are blessed with on this earth."

    I also like to include friends. I love all my friends, especially cute ones that look like Forrest and Lola.

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