Sometimes I wish there was a "pause" button to life. Those moments you want to last for more than a fleeting second...better yet, how about that "rewind" button? Hmmmm...
Graduation brings a certain amount of chores to it. I am not sure this is used as a way to distract the parent from the imminent departure of the bird from the nest, or if it's a money-making scheme that our society has developed. A little of both, to be sure. Be that as it may, I was digging around looking for the appropriate baby picture of Lisi (not me??) for the Band Banquet slide show. This is always dangerous ground. I start with the best intention of trying to find a simple picture, and I get caught up in reliving the past! "Oh how cute!" "Remember when?" My quick task becomes a walk back in time!
Rewind to the first bath I gave her...Baby's First Year book open to the "how to give your baby a bath" section and propped in the recipe holder. All the proper stuff lined up on the counter...wash cloth, gentle soap, a towel with a little hood on it...all of this documented with bad photography.
Rewind to her first day of school (see previous posts for pic). Standing on the front porch of our home in Snohomish, backpack ready, lunchbox in hand. Very determined face.
Rewind to the first time she broke her arm. Then the second time. Then the third time.
Rewind to numerous trips and vacations together.
Or how about we rewind to moving to Southern California? Just a little life change.
Pretty soon the simple task of finding a picture has taken on a life of it's own and I have completely lost track of my day. A day that I have with my daughter here in my house, sitting in the next room.
Maybe I'll just push the "pause" button and go be with her.
