catch up post

Dan's mother is in town this weekend and with all this scottish blood on both sides or our family, we decided to go to the Scottish Festival held at a local farm museum. This photo is from the grand march of bagpipers. I love the bagpipes. They strike up such emotion when I hear them. This year, I managed to keep it together as I listened to them play. But when all the pipers gathered together in a cirlce and began playing Amazing Grace, I had to get away. The song brings back floods of memories because it was played at Dan's brother and father's funeral just a few years ago. It was funny how all of us, (dan, his mom, and I) all immediately turned on our heels and walked away when the song started. I knew I shouldn't even look at Dan, but when our eyes met we were both weepy.  Fortunately, we were able to laugh through our tears, but isn't it amazing how music can touch our lives so?

On a brighter note....my cousin has been in town for a few weeks, staying at the farm and she loaned me her digital SLR Sunday night since I THINK I'm getting ready to make the plunge. I caught these pictures of the girls calling to a deer grazing in the field across the road.

I love the pace of things here on Sunday nights. My family knows how to work hard, but they also know how to relax. Seems that everyone sort of lingers a little longer on Sunday evenings, enjoying the last bits of rest before the week picks back up again. I love that...

And so do the girls. I'm not sure an evening would be complete without a few scooter races down the driveway....