i finally came up with the inspiration for a tat, now i have to figure out where i want it...my foot, my ankle, my shoulder...
i've decided to get a tattoo in memory of my sisters. i want a single yellow victorian rose bud (in memory of my grandmother pittam) with two colorful victorian butterflies (one for each sister) flying around it. i have no idea what it could cost, so i guess it's time to get started on drawing it up and then seeing what the estimated cost might be. i would love to do this on one of the ink shows, thinking of drafting an email to apply for it.
this could be pretty cool. going to sketch up a drawing of it soon, stay tuned!
really looking forward to some things i've got in the works. it's amazing how quickly the creative juices are flowing, but yet there's not enough time (or quiet) to follow through on them all. trying to take notes and get organized...
walking down the overcast lane called memory...
i recently came across some pictures someone posted on facebook. i was just browsing, checking some things out, and the pictures just jumped out and hit me. hard.
the pictures were straight out of the past, faces i hadn't seen in awhile, and never expected to see online. my sisters. i don't know all of the circumstances surrounding the situation, though i've heard the story in bits and pieces all my life, but they were taken from our family unexpectedly, brutally, when i was just a few months old.
a couple weeks ago, maurice sendak died and i read through some quotes of his. the ones posted below stood out to me as i thought of my little ones in my classroom, they have dealt with so much in their short lives. but in just the past few days, i realize that they applied to my own childhood, and really everyone's childhood has something in it that alters them and compromises how the future could have been compared to what it might be now...
the pictures were straight out of the past, faces i hadn't seen in awhile, and never expected to see online. my sisters. i don't know all of the circumstances surrounding the situation, though i've heard the story in bits and pieces all my life, but they were taken from our family unexpectedly, brutally, when i was just a few months old.
a couple weeks ago, maurice sendak died and i read through some quotes of his. the ones posted below stood out to me as i thought of my little ones in my classroom, they have dealt with so much in their short lives. but in just the past few days, i realize that they applied to my own childhood, and really everyone's childhood has something in it that alters them and compromises how the future could have been compared to what it might be now...
“I think it is unnatural to think that there is such a thing as a blue-sky, white-clouded happy childhood for anybody. Childhood is a very, very tricky business of surviving it. Because if one thing goes wrong or anything goes wrong, and usually something goes wrong, then you are compromised as a human being. You're going to trip over that for a good part of your life.”and now, as i think more and more about my own childhood and work to find out all i can about my beautiful sisters (who have been my angels all my life), this quote stands out to me too...
“Certainly we want to protect our children from new and painful experiences that are beyond their emotional comprehension and that intensify anxiety; and to a point we can prevent premature exposure to such experiences. That is obvious. But what is just as obvious — and what is too often overlooked — is the fact that from their earliest years children live on familiar terms with disrupting emotions, fear and anxiety are an intrinsic part of their everyday lives, they continually cope with frustrations as best they can. And it is through fantasy that children achieve catharsis. It is the best means they have for taming Wild Things.”
“I cry a lot because I miss people. They die and I can't stop them. They leave me and I love them more.”it's interesting how randomly coming across a couple of pictures unexpectedly can change your perspective. i am inspired by them, have a purpose to my summer because of them, and have finally figured out what i want my first tattoo to look like...in memory of them.
"Bless you, my darling, and remember you are always in the heart - oh tucked so close there is no chance of escape - of your sister." ~Katherine MansfieldOn my mind, in my heart...today, always...SA&PC
busy on the beaten path...
wow, can't believe i haven't posted at all since last august! goodness, life got crazy when school started. so let's do a quick re-cap of the school year (which is now almost over).
august: i volunteered and began subbing at my school from last year
september: continued the above
october: i got hired at my school (same as last year's) as the 7th kindergarten teacher...life got crazy and hasn't stopped long enough for me to breathe!
november-april: crazy busy, just trying to keep up with everything
may: here we are...10 school days left, getting ready to pack everything up and start over for next year.
i was so lucky to get hired back at my school this year. i got my own classroom, full of amazing little minds, and though we've had some challenges, i have loved every single day of this school year. one little sweetie comes up to me multiple times a day now and gives me a hug and tells me how much she will miss me when summer vacation starts. they ask me if i will be teaching kindergarten again next year, which i don't know, and they are just so sweet. i am waiting on my test results for my essay portion of the general knowledge exam in order to be able to apply for positions for next year. of course, there have to be jobs listed first in order to apply too, so i'm waiting for that also. i am not worried about it, i know it will all work out and be fine. i am looking forward to the summer and enjoying some time off to work on other projects, business building, book writing, sleuthing history mysteries, and spending lots of time in the sun having fun with my family.
i was so lucky to get hired back at my school this year. i got my own classroom, full of amazing little minds, and though we've had some challenges, i have loved every single day of this school year. one little sweetie comes up to me multiple times a day now and gives me a hug and tells me how much she will miss me when summer vacation starts. they ask me if i will be teaching kindergarten again next year, which i don't know, and they are just so sweet. i am waiting on my test results for my essay portion of the general knowledge exam in order to be able to apply for positions for next year. of course, there have to be jobs listed first in order to apply too, so i'm waiting for that also. i am not worried about it, i know it will all work out and be fine. i am looking forward to the summer and enjoying some time off to work on other projects, business building, book writing, sleuthing history mysteries, and spending lots of time in the sun having fun with my family.
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