Reagan, live and in concert

Yep, that's my baby girl belting her heart out @ yesterday's Provident Studio Concert 2009! I am so proud of her... she did so AWESOME! She was the 4th act overall but the first to sing and sing she did! No, it wasn't perfect, but it was the best I've ever heard her do. She sang Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables and it was just too precious! The rest of the concert was pretty awesome too, they are a really talented group of kids. Reagan had a blast watching the rest of her "singing friends" perform as well as cheering on Aunt Ally(my little sis). The rain held off for a little while and then poured for about 20 minutes right in the middle of the show. We stuck it out and when the rain stopped the show continued on. I am so looking forward to many more concerts and performances and the opportunity to watch my daughter shine! There is nothing like it in the world!

Doesn't she just look adorable?

The Loss of My Wisdom

I am a horrible blogger. I have not posted anything substantial in forever. But, at least this week I have an excuse...

I had my wisdom teeth extracted on Monday. I am not going to lie... it hurt like hell. I am still miserable. The first couple days I was so nauseous I couldn't even keep my limited liquid diet down. Now I am headed back to the dentist this afternoon because I think I might have one dry socket. I have no idea what that means or why they call it that but I am pissed. I did everything I was supposed to do. Yet, I am still in pain and still on so doped up on painkillers that I fell asleep for an hour this morning. Home alone with 3 kids 5 and under and I fell asleep for an hour! Um, hello! I can't be doing that. Maybe along with my wisdom those teeth also contained my common sense! SO, anyway I hope the dentist has answers for me cuz I am ready for this to be over!!!

A Phavorite Photo (and some deep thoughts)

I realize that not many people are interested in seeing a 4 year old photo of my firstborn. Surely I could have posted many numerous other things. But, I am procrastinating and I came across this photo on my flickr stream, a photo which I just happened to come across in my files a few weeks ago. And well, I love it. Reagan at 18 months old. About to be a big sister. My pride and joy. Look, I even took the time to paint her toenails! Oh, how simple life was then... She was spending the day at Grandma's house while I did my very first garage sale. That was crazy! Anyway, isn't she too cute?! Just thought I'd share...

Okay, wait, I can make it relevant...

I just noticed while I was previewing my post that Reagan is doing what I call the Wysong squat. That would be Wysong, as in my mom's side of the family. Her dad (my grandpa) was a brick mason. When I was little everyone always used to joke about how some of his grand kids could squat so easily and stand up without using our hands. Funny that I would notice that today...

15 years ago today, my mom's brother Mel died. I can hardly believe that so much time has passed. He would have been welcoming his first grandchildren this spring, twins. I can hardly believe that so much has happened to our family in that span of time. But, we keep moving on... taking the good and the bad and living life. I read the book "My Sister's Keeper" recently and was struck by a statement towards the end.

"As much as you want to hold on to the bittersweet memory that someone has left this world, you're still in it."

Harsh? Yes. But true.

I hope that today as we remember him, we can continue living our lives and looking towards the future. Let's look forward to seeing those babies at 18 months old, and to their graduations, and their weddings, and to the days when they have babies of their own.