Been a while. . .
So it's been a while since I've posted. Obviously much has happened.
Another death day has passed. It's been long enough that it was the same weekday. So I relived much of the events that happened in the days leading up to the day. Very much not fun.
The girl's birthday passed. She's now legal to drive. This is a birthday I've been waiting for for ages. I didn't get to teach her to drive. Or change a tire and check the oil, which I swear any child of mine will know how to do. Maybe the next time. If there is one.
But. The most blogable thing that came out of the time since my last post is that I went to go see the orchestra play the Lord of the Rings symphony. Why is this important? Well, I saw the symphony at an amphitheater and sat on the lawn. I had invited the girl along and she was very excited about going but couldn't. As I sat there looking around I noticed very many kids, so many it was more than a little surprising. I started thinking about this. When was the last time that kids actually wanted to see the symphony? When was the last time their eyes would light up at the thought, like the girl's did?
So, the bloggable bit is that for all the people that don't like the Lord of the Rings movies because their not true to the story, any movies that can get kids interested in the symphony and bring back the idea of the epic is good enough for me.
Another death day has passed. It's been long enough that it was the same weekday. So I relived much of the events that happened in the days leading up to the day. Very much not fun.
The girl's birthday passed. She's now legal to drive. This is a birthday I've been waiting for for ages. I didn't get to teach her to drive. Or change a tire and check the oil, which I swear any child of mine will know how to do. Maybe the next time. If there is one.
But. The most blogable thing that came out of the time since my last post is that I went to go see the orchestra play the Lord of the Rings symphony. Why is this important? Well, I saw the symphony at an amphitheater and sat on the lawn. I had invited the girl along and she was very excited about going but couldn't. As I sat there looking around I noticed very many kids, so many it was more than a little surprising. I started thinking about this. When was the last time that kids actually wanted to see the symphony? When was the last time their eyes would light up at the thought, like the girl's did?
So, the bloggable bit is that for all the people that don't like the Lord of the Rings movies because their not true to the story, any movies that can get kids interested in the symphony and bring back the idea of the epic is good enough for me.
posted by Sad Survivor at 10:01 PM
3 Comments:
Someone made mention in passing about your blog, so I decided to check it out. You don't need me, or anyone else, to tell you how brave you are. But, I will say, that if nothing else comes of this blog, please know that you inspire people to slow down, and appreciate each and every person that they love....because, who knows when they will be taken from them. Thank you.
Rosie, if I can convince one person to do that and improve only one relationship, then this will all be worth it.
Yes they were not true to the story but they were close enough to reopen people's interest in then to go buy the books to see for themselves.
Anything that gets kids outside and away from their idiot boxes is a good thing.
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