pearls of wisdom

pearls of wisdom
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quote of the day:

Holding onto anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned. - Buddha...

mi hijita

mi hijita
Originally uploaded by stayin' sucka free

lenore, pre-rehearsal.

she took ballet class for a few months, and had her big recital the weekend of the 16th; she was *so* excited to be able to show me her routine. we spent the better part of the morning before her rehearsal preparing for the trip to boston, getting her hair and makeup on and in place, and getting everything together.

the trip was....well, a disaster, but after the fact, not as bad as i'd initially thought. we stopped in peabody for lunch and then, reviewing the directions for the rehearsal location, off we went.

i should have checked for an exit number, but i didn't think to before hand, so i ended up *way* outside of the general vicinity i needed to be in, having to turn around somewhere outside of burlington, and driving down through *cambridge* before getting myself oriented.

*then*, i ended up getting turned around a couple of times once i'd gotten that far, and by a bit of phone guidance, got myself there after those turnarounds. i was a mess; worried about being late, with a strict timeframe, worried about disappointing lenore, worried that i was going to be given shit for being late. it turned out when i got there that there were parents still arriving, and that the rehearsal hadn't yet started, so i felt less bad, but still.

the best part of the day was the time we spent preparing; taking the pictures, doing her makeup, that special mother-daughter time that simply can't be recreated. we have that kind of time together all the time, but because this was a Big Deal, it was even better.

it just makes me look forward to the first prom, her graduation, and her wedding (if she decides that's the route she wants to go).

i look at her and think about how much she has grown, and how she is so wise beyond her years, and how she is so much like me, in demeanor, and her appearance. she is the light of my life.

<3

tasty, tasty murder.

tasty, tasty murder.
Originally uploaded by stayin' sucka free

i was very surprised to note that this picture made it to #389 on explore; of all the images i've uploaded to flickr, this hasn't gotten as many views, comments or faves as the others, but struck some people as worth viewing.

most likely it's the eyes, but i'm guessing the t-shirt had something to do with it. ;)

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