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August 09 Im making the big move!i have decided to change my email (you will get an email if you should...and email if you think you should and you didnt!)
and i have moved my blog to heree
my yahoo account is being closed but i will keep my hotmail open for now!
come see me in my new space! July 29 A little encouragement todayConcentrate on this sentence July 24 Love on a sista today!A young wife sat on a sofa on a hot humid day, drinking iced tea and visiting with her mother. As they talked about life, about marriage, about the responsibilities of life and the obligations of adulthood, the mother clinked the ice cubes in her glass thoughtfully and turned a clear, sober glance upon her daughter.
'Don't forget your sisters,' she advised, swirling the tea leaves to the bottom of her glass. 'They'll be more important as you get older. No matter how much you love your husband, no matter how much you love the children you may have, you are still going to need sisters. Remember to go places with them now and then; do things with them.'
'Remember that 'sisters' means ALL the women... your girlfriends, your daughters, and all your other women relatives too. 'You'll need other women. Women always do.'
What a funny piece of advice!' the young woman thought. Haven't I just gotten married? Haven't I just joined the couple-world? I'm now a married woman, for goodness sake! A grownup! Surely my husband and the family we may start will be all I need to make my life worthwhile!'
But she listened to her mother. She kept contact with her sisters and made more women friends each year. As the years tumbled by, one after another, she gradually came to understand that her mother really knew what she was talking about. As time and nature work their changes and their mysteries upon a woman, sisters are the mainstays of her life.
After more than 50 years of living in this world, here is what I've learned: THIS SAYS IT ALL: Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes. Men don't do what they're supposed to do. Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Careers end. BUT.........
Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.
When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley's rim, cheering you on, praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley's end.
Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you...Or come in and carry you out. Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family: all bless our life!
The world wouldn't be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other. July 23 Something to think about todayThanks Natalie
'Be kinder than necessary because everyone you meet is fighting some kind of battle.' A sharp tongue can cut your own throat. If you want your dreams to come true, you mustn't oversleep. Of all the things you wear, your expression is the most important. The best vitamin for making friends..... B1. The happiness of your life depends on the quality of your thoughts. The heaviest thing you can carry is a grudge. One thing you can give and still keep...is your word. You lie the loudest when you lie to yourself. If you lack the courage to start, you have already finished. One thing you can't recycle is wasted time. Ideas won't work unless 'you' do. Your mind is like a parachute...it functions only when open. The 10 commandments are not a multiple choice. The pursuit of happiness is the chase of a lifetime! It is never too late to become what you might have been. Life is too short to wake up with regrets. So love the people who treat you right. Forget about the one's who don't. Believe everything happens for a reason. If you get a second chance, grab it with both hands. If it changes your life, let it. Nobody said life would be easy, they just promised it would be worth it.
Friends are like balloons; once you let them go, you might not get them back. Sometimes we get so busy with our own lives and problems that we may not even notice that we've let them fly away. Sometimes we are so caught up in who's right and who's wrong that we forget what's right and wrong. Sometimes we just don't realize what real friendship means until it is too late. I don't want to let that happen so I'm going to tie you to my heart so I never lose you. July 19 Long Lost friends update again!Over the last few days people have been finding my blog by googling others names!
the other day, someone found my memoriam to melodie Anderson and today smeone googled the name Josh Aspinal and got my long lost friend update! Well since it keeps working i thought i would post it again!
i have added two new names John terry and jessica McInnis or is MacInnis i never did spell great! LOL
here is my origianl post from Febraury of this last year. i highlighted all the new info in yellow!
February 16 See I told you people it worked! I found my long lost friend Shawna when she googled her own name! I have missed her alot, we were insepearable for many years. She is like one of my sisters and my family and I adored her!
She is in Chilliwack now, and I can't wait to go see her! Here is the list again of the long lost friends...do you know where they are? Are you one of them? if so follow shawna's lead and add me to your msn or email me at taralynnsklaw@hotmail.com
July 18 Here you go TanyaI have opened my sky drive!
If you have access when you sign into hotmail and go to my page, you will see the Warren Folder, if you have editor access you will be able to upload and download files as you please.
So go and get the copies of the gorgeous pictures of Warren (and me of course!)
if you think you should have access to some file, that you dont, just email me and if i think you should have access i will add it.
why bother? this way i can put up full access to files, instead of you trying to download from my photo album and you only get a small thumbnail version!
This also works with documents etc.....its actually pretty cool and i can change the permissions on files at all sorts of levels.
enough babbling.
Tanya and Andre thanks for bringing Warren over to visit me, he helped restore my faith in humanity (well sort of!)
Love yoU! July 10 Food for thoughtA dear friend sent me this! INTERESTING CONVERSATION In every heart, there lurks a hero awaiting its turn. --R.E. Jope July 08 an update....Hey Everyone....thanks for being so supportive during my crisis of faith.
The memorial service was yesterday and i was really encouraged by everything that was said. I still dont understand the why...and i still feel fearful....but i am sure that will pass. For those of you who pray please keep Mr. Erikson and Trish Scott in your prayers as they both wait for the results after surgery to remove tumours.
as for me....I am working away, things are always changing here but i guess that makes it fun.
Chris and I are doing very well and he packed the weekend with tons of fun date nights, took me to get my hair done and basiclly pamperred me! He is amazing and awesome and all the other great words that describe a truly lovely person. I have never been respected and adored and loved this way! Thank you bug!
My nephew is so amazingly cute....we had tons of cuddles!
whatelse? ill update later if i remember anything cool...
oh wait....dont go....i sign up for classes again on July 11th!!!! yeah finally shaking off the last bad reminder of my past and ending my sabbatical and moving up and on!
YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! June 30 Very Heavy Heart.It is with mixed sadness and fondness that today i think of the people i have met through out my life. You know the ones....the ones you met so long ago and who have weaved their way in and out of your life and heart over many many years. you dont talk to them everyday like your best friends, you havent had a falling out, you just grew apart and every few years they come back into your life for a short sweet moment and brighten your life.
I have quite a large circle of these people and i think of them often and fondly. Facebook has made those connections closer. The people you were friends with in elementary school and high school or through a youth group. I love these people, even though we may not talk all the time.
Today my heart is heavy and sad as i think about one special person Melodie Anderson. We met back when i was about 15 or 16 years old at youth group. She was a few years older but that didnt seem to make a difference. She and I and other fun people like Shawn, Jen, Kevin, Trish, Heather, Curt , Paris, Vince, Dave, Randy and so on and so on would hang out once or twice a week depending on what was going on and they shaped a very integral part of who I am as an adult. they weave in and out of my life on a fairly regular basis. Thankfully some of them i am still very close with.
This morning i woke up and checked my facebook (we are not allowed at work so its a new morning ritual for me!) only to find that my dear friend melodie had lost her very short battle with cancer. On one hand i am very happy that she is not longer in pain and is finally resting in heaven, on the other i am very very angry at a horrible disease that seems to invasively pervade every corner of our world. But more than that i am sad to know that i will never feel her hug me again, or hear her words of encouragement, or see her INCREDIBLE personal strength and devotion. To those who were lucky enough to be her best friends, know that I am praying for you and the deep sadness you are feeling right now.
The other deep dark fear that creeps into my mind this morning is about death, melodie was very young, only a few years older than me. When i was little this seemed like 35 would have been a long long life, well sitting at 34 let me tell you its NOT! I feel like i have barely blinked and yet here I am. Melodies passing has brought a scary sense of mortality to me this morning. Like i want to get up on top of the building and scream live today! dont wait for tomorrow! screw the research and the mistakes you might make. Live each day, each hour, each minute and each second. Be in the moment.
Close your eyes and dream my dear friend, and know that you have touched many a life and you will be rewarded for how you have blessed us.
Rest in Peace Melodie Joy Anderson, till we meet again. June 06 what the heck??????Its June...not january...but my body cant tell the difference.
for those of you who dont know, i battle seasonal affective disorder (SAD) in the winter months. Not near as severe as some, but crappy none the less. I know when winter rolls around that i need to work out more, eat better, take more vitamins, sleep longer, go tanning etc. sometimes it helps...sometimes it just makes it not so unbearable.
this week has really be dragging for me, and i have been getting progressively more tired and cranky. This morning i woke up and my first thought was "put the covers over your head and cry"....oh crap!!!
can you believe in June i am feeling those feelings creep in. I know im not having a depressive episode...but come on...i need to go tanning in JUNE???
oh well...you do what you can with what you have, and this too shall pass, i guess i better stop popping the extra vitamins, and maybe go fill up my love tank by visiting warren for a nice long cuddle!
Could someone put in that order form for sun? June 04 I am so so so funny....Okay so once again i wrote this amazing blog on the bus...and then it didnt want to recognize the title which was called A VERY HAPPY BIRTHDAY....i will now try to replicate it as i wrote it on the bus...cuz it was so funny then!
I wanted to take a minute to thank everyone for making that a really awesome birthday. Big thanks go out to Kam for making everyone sing to me (or say happy birthday if they wouldnt sing) in their own language. It was pretty fun...9 different languages or songs i think was the last count. The girls at work gave me a really nice card and Kam bought me lunch. It was really sweet!
Thanks to my Chris for being awesome and loving me like no other could! thanks to Chris A for bringing 600 pounds of meat to the party and keeping us all well fed...it was a very "happy sausage" indeed LOL. Thanks to the fam for being awesome and driving all afternoon (or so it felt) and bringing me the most yummy chocolatey moussey yumness; and to Jen sorry Jennifer and Kevin and Six for coming and bringing timmy's, tanya looked like she was fading away i think she would have chewed off my arm for that chocolate tim bit!
Martin brought the competition and I am glad i could pull out when i did....man where did you learn so many words??? JK...I love playing games with you, you are one of my favorites for sure!
but my hugest thanks goes out to Tanya and Andre and Warren for being the best hosts, best family, best friends and so on and so on. You make my life so full and awesome. Thank you for starting the banana craze! I cant wait to come and see my little smoosh again for some more smooshing and kissing and cuddling and this time we can read a book!
well its getting to be that time, i need to go prepare this wild caught rabbit for breakfast, has anyone seen a rock with good drainage? LOL
(okay so here is the part that was hard to rewrite...cuz it was so in the moment...but funny...)
okay Tanya...i just have to tell you that as i wrote that coffee came out my nose, i think the people on the bus are terrified of me as i sit here laughing maniacly! If only they understood!
Love you....have a great day!!! May 29 BIG UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!did i get your attention?? LOL
I tried to blog from my phone on the bus but after easily writing a stunning blog MSN got stuck on my title of my blog and no matter what i changed it to it would not upload it...it would not recognize that i had written anything in the space! wierd...
so My birthday is on tuesday...low key BBQ at Tanya and Andre's house BYOB and BYOM....and of course the most important point......
you though i was going to say bring presents didnt you....heheheh...although they are always accepted the most important part is come and see my gorgeous nephew!! It would be awesome if you popped by after work and said hi.
I got a spanky new phone for chris and I and i told them i wanted a deal and an upgrade even though I am not entitled too! and they gave it to me.
I got my scholarship application off, had a really awesome employee review and got everything done so i could do my criminal reocrds check for brownies today!
i think thats it...have a great day...
oh yeah ifyou know Jen and Kevin, six IS a girl YAY!!!!!!!
May 25 Birthday list..I know you want it!
nothing big...a cosigner for a new car...a new car all paid for...a loan for a down payment on a new car HAHAHHA...no really i want that!
a little more reasonable you asked? well i really like gift cards...for chapters, starbucks, old navy, additionelle, penningtons, bodacious, walmart, grocery store, etc etc
I would love a gift basket filled with dove energy rush grapefruit and lemon grass products (deoderant, bodywash, body mist, shampoo, conditioner, and body lotion!)
I always love satsuma body shop products, I could really usea new bra, and i love to read, so if you have a book i just must read then pass it on!.
i am headed back to school in september, so if you have a spare well running laptop., i am not above handouts!! i dont mind second genereation gifts!
and what would be really nice is if someone wants to throw a bbq in their backyard this summer..., i love bbq...and all my friends and family...and games and fun! thats the good life if you ask me! Doesnt have to be for my birthday...just a suggestion i thought iwould throw out there!
so there ya go, thats what i would like! May 22 Talking about wierd stats!!OKay so after taking a look at Lara's post about her wierd stalker stats, I thought i should see what people are saying about me.
I have had a few hits from Tanya and Andre's website...so hello to all my viewers from there...but then i had two really wierd stats...one creepy the other one funny!!!
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&rlz=1G1GGLQ_ENUS277&q=tara+
well thats my two cents...im off to work now...got to cuddle with warren last night..and found out im magic...i can change his diaper and he doesnt cry AHHAHAHAH
May 13 The Peatnut has landed.....And boy did HE...yes HE...take his sweet little time...i am sure you will hear a much better blog from tanya and i will leave that up to her since it is her lovely son i am talking about. but i have to say he was a bigboy and we had to wait for him to make his grand enterance.
But he is here at 7:05 pm last night weighing in at a whopping 9.2 pounds Master Warren Patrick Baron!!!! He is beautiful and soft and sweet and i cant wait to be given the green ligth to go back and visit hopefully today after work?????
I have to finish getting ready for work..but i wil upload pics when they arrive...we didnt get a lot of time to see him yesterday and mommy was breast feeding..so really i have only seen a quarter of my nephew LOL
thanks for all the prayers and support, mommy and baby are healthy and seem very very happy, and daddy is glowing like a 10001 watt bulb, so i think he is doing pretty great himself! May 11 no baby yetthis sweet little peanut is taking her own sweet time to get here!
Tanya had a quick trip to the hospital last night, they sent her home and gave her a little something to help her relax and head off to dream land.
She was here earlier for brians birthday party, my parents have gone to grandma's house for a visit and some how we convinced brian to leave the guitar hero III here while they are gone! so Chris and I are alternating playing on the computer and the wii...currently he is destroying sunshine of my love! no really destroying it..they are bound to boo him off the stage at any point.
I on the other hand...rock like a rock star...and have only been booed off stage twice!
well its almost my turn...just thought i would let you know...no baby yet, mommy and daddy are resting as much as they can. May 09 I love the Bared Naked Ladies!!!!and now they have gone all kid friendly in only the way they can!
Tanya showed me this song last night, and Lara blogged it...but without the funny arguing!
so here is the video it is a MUST watch!
LOVE IT!!!!!!!!! April 10 I havent blogged in awhile...LIfe is good....
chris likes his new job....
I like mine, im working on my career plan....
Cant wait to meet peanut....
im sad brian broke his arm.....
I was very happy to see aunty sharon...
I love my family and friends.....
and i think i want to go back to brownies....i loved being a tawny owl... March 14 SUPER EXCITED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
March 06 Needs.....Carole needs people to blog.....so here I am
Tanya needs nothing cuz her life is perfect....just kidding...she always needs love and support...so here i am
Jen needs stuff....so i pray for everything she needs even though im not sure what it all is
Chris needs prayer....he is not feeling well, so i pray for him and i play nurse!
I need....Prayer for my ever growing sleep debt....time with my sister....love from my friends hahahahah that reminds me of a raffi song
All I really need is a song in my heart Food in my belly and love in my family All I really need is a song in my heart And love in my family And I need the rain to fall And I need the sun to shine To give life to the seeds we sow To give the food we need to grow All I really need is a song in my heart And love in my family And I need some clean water for drinking; And I need some clean air for breathing; So that I can grow up strong And take my place where I belong All I really need is a song in my heart And love in my family what do you need?? |
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