Very Precious Moments.

Many, many, MANY exciting things have happened in my life within the last 24 years or so, but nothing exciting has happened in the last few days. Therefore, I will sit here and tell you about something really non-exciting, and you'll sit there and read about my average existence with a smile on your face. I hope. 

The other day Zariah came home from her Dad's house with 2 whole dollars in her hand. YES, my friends, two WHOLE buckaroos! Being that she's all of four years old, she was understandably excited about her cash. She came running into the house, threw off her coat, and declared to my mom (who was in her usual spot in the kitchen): "Look, Grandma!! I have TWO dollars! My Daddy gave them to me!" My mom, being the loving grandma that she is, lovingly played along with a WOW kind of expression on her face and an emphatic: "Really?! What a good Daddy you have!" Zariah then seriously reached her cash-filled hand up and said, "Here Grandma, take one. It's for you."

 I listened from my seat on the living room couch as my mom responded: "For me? That is SO nice of you, baby! Thank you!"

The happy little giver regained her excitement and hopped into the living room toward me: "Look! My Daddy gave me two dollars but I gave one to Grandma!" Although she was a dollar short, her original look of elation had not faded a bit. I played along as well: "Wow, Zariah! That's incredible! What are you planning on doing with one WHOLE dollar?? I mean, there's so much you can do with it. In fact, if I were a dollar richer, I'd be pretty happy too!" She reached her hand out once again and offered the dollar to me: "Here. You can have it!" 

I was shocked as she passed me her very last dollar and skipped happily away to watch cartoons and play. 

Yes, I did take it. No, not because I'm a selfish freeloader but because I was stunned by her giving nature. Of course, she doesn't know the value of a dollar but she does know enough to realize that a few dollars can get you a whole lot of candy!  I put the dollar in my pocket and soaked in the lesson that I had just learned from my 4 year old niece: If I am ever going to give, I should give joyfully and wholeheartedly, knowing that money comes and goes, but an act of love and selflessness will leave an impression that lasts a lifetime.

"God loves a cheerful giver." 2 Corinthians 9:7

Cell Phone & Camera Drama.

So, It's been a pretty bad few weeks for our cell phones and cameras. To begin with, I would like us to have a moment of silence in honor of my Canon Powershot SD450. It took its last photo on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at my nephew's 1st birthday party. 


Canny Baby, you will be missed! 


I had to live without a camera for two whole weeks, which was total torture. Trust me when I say that it's hard for me to exist without taking pictures of everything and anything in sight. Every single time I feel inspired by something cool or pretty or interesting, I just whip out my cammy wammy and POW! I capture the image and keep it forever.


Thankfully, Jon My Beloved bought me a brand spankin' new camera for my birthday. Just in time too! It's almost as if he knew my camera was about to die, which may have been because my Canny was kinda sorta falling apart. That just MAY have been the reason why he felt I needed a new one. Whatever the reasoning behind his brilliance, I did not despair when Canny died because I had a brand new camera at home just waiting to be played with! Except, when Jon brought it from Cali, he kinda forgot to bring the charger with him too. So, I had to wait a few weeks for him to get to the post office and mail it to me. (Sometimes boys take forever to do things but I couldn't complain cuz I knew he had other, more important things to do . . .  things like going to the gym to work on his physique. I mean, hey! Why would I complain about that?!) The day before yesterday he finally overnighted it and my life hasn't been the same since! 


Unfortunately, however, his life took a drastic turn today when his handy dandy iPhone decided to go for a swim in the toilet. I called him earlier and needless to say, he was not a happy camper. Poor baby. 
I started to say what I normally say best, something along the lines of "I told you so". He quickly warned me that he wasn't in the mood to hear that kinda stuff, so I re-worded my thoughts and explained myself just a wee bit better. 
He was delighted to discover that his phone is still good for getting online, playing games, and just about everything else you can use that magical device for. Sadly, just when things were beginning to look up,  he realized that he can't hear anyone who calls him. Just the same, anyone who calls him is not able to hear him. So, we will now be speaking on his house phone as he pulls his hair out and regrets the day that he ever thought to purchase such an expensive (yet magical nonetheless) cellular phone. 




NEWSFLASH! He just found out he can hear everything clearly when he uses his headset! There IS a light at the end of this tunnel after all!