Stacking up

Sometimes things just start to stack up on you. This weekend was one of those times. We had homework from our contractor which included a few trips to tile showrooms, carpet showrooms and picking out drawer and door pulls.
Then we had a family bithday party. Emily Rose turned one and there were 35 kids, 8 years old and under, plus all the accompanying adults at her party. It was one of the most organized child birthday parties I have ever attended. It was held in the church hall. Joe and Cathy, the parents, had set up stations all around the room. There was the Lego building station. the temporary tattoo station, the coloring station, the bead and tiara station, the buffet and the cake and ice cream station. The kids were so occupied that it was actually a very low key event with lots of good adult conversation. Good job, Zieglers! John, of course, taught all the kids how to hang spoons off their noses. I love being back among this huge extended family of my daughter-in-law's. They are loving, kind, fun and just really, really good people. Some of you Art Continuum attendees may remember them from the Friday Night Preview Party. They were our security and manned the T-shirt, tote bag booth.

Pam and Richard Sussman gifted us this weekend with a perfect housewarming present. Pam said she couldn't decide between the two lovely glass pieces, so I got a bonus gift!

I was thinking about decisions and how they affect our lives. Who would have thought that Tim's decision to go to Miami University of Ohio after high school in Connecticut would affect my life so much. He met Karen there, they married and eventually Tim convinced me to move near him. Enter the Block the Art Continuum, Stampers Anonymous, etc, etc, etc. I could go further back. When I was 5, my parents moved to CA from NY. If they hadn't I wouldn't have grown up with John and eventually married him and because of Tim's decision to go to Miami of Ohio, blah, blah, blah!

What seemingly minor decisions in your life made a lasting impact?

Comments

[Linda]

Love the blocks Ginny. I wish I could take a class with you. Hint Hint :) I'm in the Philadelphia area so I'm not too too far away. I am guessing that Art Continuum was a fabulous venue you once put on. Sounds like it was wonderful!

[Anne]

Life is like a huge jigsaw puzzle, isn't it? All those little pieces so intricately interlinked to form the whole. Sometimes it seems like chance but on reflection you see all the previous events had to happen first to mold you into 'that' person to be amenable or available.

[katey]

love love this blocks!

[suzi finer]

I don't like to beat a dead horse, but trusting-the-wrong-person-in=business trick was the worst mistake ever, but live and learn. (sigh)
At least things do have a tendancy to change for the better (and that Karma sure can be a bitch!)
Love to you....

[Rachel Greig]

Choosing a new school, and ended up in the same music class as Stewart (now husband). There's been lots of other things along the way too... it's interesting how the path takes it's course!

[Wendy Vecchi]

The blocks look great!!
Fate...when we were in high school, our basketball team went to state. My girlfriend & I were in line to purchase tickets & 2 guys,(who were too lazy to stand in line) asked if we would buy their tickets. LONG story short, their seats were next to us. Our team didn't have a good outcome, but I did!! 35 married years later, after 5 years of dating...I got Rick!
The end!!
Wendy

[Randi]

I think even the little choices we make every day effect our lives in ways we aren't even aware of most of the time...fate, serendipity or whatever you want to call it...do I turn right or left at the next intersection...which store do I go to today...it's amazing how things work out, isn't it?