tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post2271302335932823439..comments2013-10-16T23:07:31.569-05:00Comments on short, easy words: A white cardiganEmmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01746419235284346317noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post-15336200672942478162012-03-12T08:55:26.846-05:002012-03-12T08:55:26.846-05:00Lori, they were friends when I was still in presch...Lori, they were friends when I was still in preschool. Our dads were friends too, both teachers who hated bureaucracy and administration... soul mates, in many ways. (That is why I take play dates very seriously! :) We've been together since I was 13. <br />Both our dads have passed on, both our mothers remarried. And dealing with their empty nests in their own amazing ways.<br />You will see, my stepfather wanted to buy a farm in the Waterberge, could for some reason not, and then bought one near Tsumeb - the landscape and climate is very similar. My mind keeps on returning to the trees, trying to think if I love them because I know them, or if they are beautiful in their own right, like the Live Oaks of Central Texas, or the Giant Sequoias in California... I think you will find them beautiful.Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746419235284346317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post-41275875382046011382012-03-12T00:32:20.708-05:002012-03-12T00:32:20.708-05:00ah, i am sure whatever you do dear in preparation ...ah, i am sure whatever you do dear in preparation for your mothers, it will be perfect. how exciting to have both of them there at once. are they friends already? i have been to the waterberg area near nylstoom, so funny. and we'll be near your mothers farm too, in only a few weeks. i can see how it would be kind of strange and different to read my posts once i'm there. i told my husband we need to take many tree photos. :)<br /><br />yes, you will survive, its still hard for me to believe my children are grown now. and out on their own. it happened in a blink. it's true. especially after the hugely fun, chaotic, sometimes terrifing teen years. noisy busy fun. and now quiet. empty spaces. and time. (and more than a few tears, empty nest is highly personal, but for me, difficult thing. i'm getting better). <br /><br />enjoy your mother's visits! xxx loriLori annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02860428306713379828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post-60703228056783131672012-03-09T18:44:44.570-06:002012-03-09T18:44:44.570-06:00Hear hear!Hear hear!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746419235284346317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post-14201718503917259322012-03-09T18:39:43.515-06:002012-03-09T18:39:43.515-06:00Thanks Leslie, I am sure the weeks will fly, and I...Thanks Leslie, I am sure the weeks will fly, and I will see more of Central Texas area than in the previous 3 years. Let's hope the Bluebonnets will show their faces soon. What a blessing to have them here over Easter!Emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01746419235284346317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post-68190129497191531102012-03-09T17:46:12.087-06:002012-03-09T17:46:12.087-06:00Have a wonderful visit with your family! I actual...Have a wonderful visit with your family! I actually needed a geography lesson to see how this trip would come off!Lesliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12075899144165854069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7630805051483173871.post-5661792524857220952012-03-09T16:21:27.633-06:002012-03-09T16:21:27.633-06:00You put it perfectly - needing to make progress ev...You put it perfectly - needing to make progress even when sitting still. I look for my knitting every time my hands aren't busy! <br /><br />Here's to us all "surviving" this phase! (he he he)Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00463206542148286066noreply@blogger.com