By the way....I LOVED Michelle Obama's speech yesterday! Did you hear it?
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Showing posts with label organization. Show all posts
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
I like it!
I really like this video. It's catchy, to the point and makes me proud to be an Oregon Democrat!
Sunday, August 3, 2008
Oh Dear!
Perhaps there is a deficit in my attention department:
I had just flipped the frozen hamburger patties that were slowly thawing in the frying pan when movement out the kitchen window caught my eye. A DEER was crossing the street from the apple orchard next next door to the neighbor's peach orchard! WOW! That didn't happen every day! I stood transfixed as she gracefully transversed the railroad tracks and suddenly it hit me - MY CAMERA!
I raced to grab it where it hung by the door, dashed through the office and jumped out onto the side porch. The passengers in an SUV were smiling incredulously as they looked at each other in disbelief, but all I could see of the deer were slender legs glowing golden against the green orchard. Dang! I missed her!
Well, she is still in the orchard...I stupidly yelled for my husband to come and see, but he didn't answer....no time to wait...should I follow?
I dashed across the street, through the prickly weeds, up and over the rail road tracks and slipped in among the cool leaves of the orchard. No sign of her! I ducked under branches. The neighbors dogs barked in desperation to join the hunt. I pushed through the last row of trees and on the dirt path I was rewarded with perfect hoof prints: 
She had been here, but lingered no longer. Could I follow her tracks?
No, she was probably halfway to the hills by now.
I headed back towards home, looking longingly down every row of trees.
Back over the railroad tracks gleaming in the sun. Across the street, through the office, into the kitchen, where I found the poor hamburger patties sizzling sadly on the stove. 
Sorry about dinner, dear!
I had just flipped the frozen hamburger patties that were slowly thawing in the frying pan when movement out the kitchen window caught my eye. A DEER was crossing the street from the apple orchard next next door to the neighbor's peach orchard! WOW! That didn't happen every day! I stood transfixed as she gracefully transversed the railroad tracks and suddenly it hit me - MY CAMERA!
I raced to grab it where it hung by the door, dashed through the office and jumped out onto the side porch. The passengers in an SUV were smiling incredulously as they looked at each other in disbelief, but all I could see of the deer were slender legs glowing golden against the green orchard. Dang! I missed her!
Well, she is still in the orchard...I stupidly yelled for my husband to come and see, but he didn't answer....no time to wait...should I follow?
I dashed across the street, through the prickly weeds, up and over the rail road tracks and slipped in among the cool leaves of the orchard. No sign of her! I ducked under branches. The neighbors dogs barked in desperation to join the hunt. I pushed through the last row of trees and on the dirt path I was rewarded with perfect hoof prints: 
She had been here, but lingered no longer. Could I follow her tracks?
No, she was probably halfway to the hills by now.
I headed back towards home, looking longingly down every row of trees.
Back over the railroad tracks gleaming in the sun. Across the street, through the office, into the kitchen, where I found the poor hamburger patties sizzling sadly on the stove. 
Sorry about dinner, dear!
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Time Sketch
A quick sloppy sketch and a haiku on my relationship with time:
TIME
A train racing on!
Can I ever really board
or is it too late?
Thursday, June 26, 2008
The Sword!
I am scared of the fight,
So I lose the sword!
This is the conclusion I have come to, because once again I have written down everything I need and want to do over the summer and have now promptly lost my planner! This is to the point of ridiculousness! Am I really this big a coward? Perhaps my goal this summer should be practicing bravery!
Thursday, May 29, 2008
The Dance!
Time has always felt like my enemy...so I have been amazed by a number of "strange coincidences" in my life lately that depended on proper timing. It feels like they are in response to my request to God to show me how to dance in step, to use my time wisely and in an organized way. I'm sure many would see them as just pure chance...but it feels like more.
A few days ago I happened to turn out onto the highway just in front of someone who knew that someone else was looking for me. The light turned red right in front of us and we were able to roll down the windows and chat the old fashioned way long enough for me to find out how to help get some important documents in the mail.
Just tonight, I went to get the water I had forgotten to refill earlier and happily ran into someone I had been missing. I don't know if I'll get to see her again, so just in case I don't I will send my best wishes here. "May you also hear the music and join the dance that brought our paths together ever so briefly."
A few days ago I happened to turn out onto the highway just in front of someone who knew that someone else was looking for me. The light turned red right in front of us and we were able to roll down the windows and chat the old fashioned way long enough for me to find out how to help get some important documents in the mail.
Just tonight, I went to get the water I had forgotten to refill earlier and happily ran into someone I had been missing. I don't know if I'll get to see her again, so just in case I don't I will send my best wishes here. "May you also hear the music and join the dance that brought our paths together ever so briefly."
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