Sunday was a big day in our house. It was Rachel’s 12th Birthday!!!
Happy Birthday, Sweetheart!!
Sunday is a difficult day of the week to celebrate a birthday. There’s no time for breakfast in bed, relaxing and opening presents. Taking the day off from school in honor of your birthday is a bit anti-climatic on a Sunday. 
Well, this Sunday was busier than most.
Four of the five children were in the Christmas pageant at church. Rachel was one of the narrators (meaning she sat in the front with a mike in hand the entire time) and led a choir of four in a song. Sarah was a beautiful angel, singing a verse with Rachel. David and Daniel were wise men, each with lines to recite.
There were costumes, friends, and precious moments.
Where was my camera???????
Sitting, happily at home being charged up for the big day. Yep, I planned ahead and made sure to plug the camera in Saturday night, ready for a full day of usage on Sunday. I somehow forgot to take the next step and actually bring the camera with me.
Sigh. When I told my friend, Michelle, that I left my camera at home, she GASPED, audibly! “A blogger girl without a camera?” she said with wide eyes. If I hadn’t been feeling so sorry for myself I would have recognized what a satisfying reaction that was – my blogging fame is well noted.
But really, it’s going to take some serious work to restage the entire Christmas pageant for the blog. I’m not sure the children’s director has that kind of time. Of course, while we’re at it, I’ll see if they’ll let us light the Advent candle again – I didn’t get any pictures last week and we were seriously cute in our Christmas colors.
At least four people have told me they got some great pictures of my children. “I’ll send them to you,” they said.
Is that like saying, “I’ll pray for you.” Or “I’ll take care of that right away.” Or “I’ll call you.”
Let’s just say I have about 200 pictures on my computer from summer vacations we took with my brother’s family. He’s been waiting for these pictures for over a year now.
They’re great pictures. I’m going to send them to him for Christmas. Really.
Kathy
I had to laugh at this blog because I’ve done that many a times – recharging things only to forget them for the occasion that I was charging them for!
I’ve got pictures here at home that I have been meaning to give out to people – it’s December and the pictures were from this summer…..I’ve got good intentions – doesn’t that count??
Well, there were a couple of pictures that were taken of Rachel’s birthday breakfast spread: beautiful place settings, special birthday plate, white table cloth, butterscotch pancakes being made by her brother-chef … what happened to those pictures?
We blog consumers know our rights … we are entitled to at least one picture, and don’t you forget it!
(One might wonder where all this sage advice was last night, when Kathy was asking me for blog ideas … )
Heh heh. Hindsight is 20/20, as they say.
OH (((HUGS))) – from one blogger to another – I know how that felt
I also know about the “I’ll send you some photos that I took” thingy. I’m guilty of that – have not sent out the ones I said I will :(. BUT I have a friend who’s really good at sending them – so hopefully yours are. I think they will
Happy B.day, dear Rachel. I hope we get at least one picture of you turning 12. WOW. How can the time have flown by???
I love you even without a picture.
Aunt Kate
Well, I think you painted a lovely picture with your words, Kath. I can almost completely envision the day–the rush, the pageant practice, the disappointment.
Happy birthday, Rachel!! 12!!
Happy birthday Rachel!
I somehow didn’t realise that our dd’s were exactly the same age minus a day, Hayley turned 12 Dec. 11th!
I got pictures but it was a busier than usual co-op day for us (she was dissapointed when she realised her b’day fell on our super busy day of the week this year) so not as special of a day for her as usual either.