http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs Thu, 12 Jan 2012 18:25:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My hubby and I cleaned out an old dresser this morning so that we could donate it to the church rummage sale. Inside, I found something that made me go back and look at some emails my cousin had sent me back in 2006. Apparently, back then we ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2012/01/12/if-tomorrow-never-comes/ I added LG's birthday post down there on December 2, so if you scroll down you can read it. I do plan to add photos, but one thing at a time right now is about all I can handle. So be patient with me! http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/12/12/birthday-post/ I keep thinking that I have a handle on the grief thing, and then something happens or comes up that takes me by surprise. Today is would have been my dad's 84th birthday. It's also Pearl Harbor Day. The two things are tied together in my mind ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/12/07/it-keeps-taking-me-by-surprise/ Dear Little Girl, Today you turned seven years old and it was both the hardest and the best of your birthdays so far. It's hard because even though you really still are a little girl, you're turning into a big girl. You've left most of the baby girl behind. ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/12/02/little-girl-version-70/ I'm sure you think this post is comedic, and it kind of is, but it's also true. Well, not MY homework, but the puppy did eat my daughter's homework. I could not help but laugh, because really? When does that ever actually happen? But yes, she ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/12/01/the-dog-ate-my-homework/ The end of November, that is. I made it through the month and managed to get a blog post up for every day this month. They weren't always written on the day they were posted, but I'm just proud to have managed 30 blog posts in one month. ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/11/30/the-end/ LG's school is videotaping a class in each grade for the school website so that prospective parents can see what the school is like. LG's class was the one chosen for 1st grade. One of the things the entire school does - from kindergarten on - is memorize ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/11/29/proud-mommy-moment/ I think I'm a pretty good singer. And I've been told that more than once. But there's one song that I do not get along with: Ave Maria (Schubert's to be exact). I don't know if I have a mental block in regards to it or ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/11/28/my-nemesis-ave-maria/ I'm really over people I know dying this year. Enough already. The latest? The mother of two of my cousins (that would be my first cousin's ex-wife) is on life support. They plan to take her off of life support later in the week and they ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/11/27/and-the-bad-news-just-keeps-coming/ Life is about joyful times and sorrowful times. They are intertwined in our lives like the threads in a tapestry. Today illustrated that very clearly in my life. This morning we got up, made waffles and spontaneously decided to go see The Muppet Movie. We had talked about ... http://three-part-harmony.com/heartsongs/2011/11/26/joy-mixed-with-pain/