triple tongue

So yesterday, Jeff and I attended a music concert at Sara's school. Sara's grade sang one song, and I was bursting with auntly pride as I saw her standing up there with the other students.

I couldn't help think of those early days when I rocked her to sleep in my arms, when I was so nervous about taking her out in the stroller that I clutched the stroller handle with a white-knuckled grip of paranoia, certain that a gust of wind would wrench my niece away from me. Geez, has it really been eight years already?

And then I looked around at the OAC-level girls in the school (just before university age) and tried to imagine Sara among them. Sometimes I can't help but wonder: Will she still see me as a cool aunt when she's that age, or as just another grown-up who doesn't really understand her?

I figure that all I can do is love her the best that I can, and have faith that in the end, this is all that really matters.

Links/News:

Congrats to Daniel and Melissa Glasser, who have been invited to be Interfilk guests at Conchord next year!

NaNoWriMo update: 35,091 words written, 14,909 to go.

Wired has an interesting article about Solaris, a remake of an obscure Russian sf film. The remake stars George Clooney.

Universal Music has announced it plans to make more than 43,000 song tracks available for download at retail outlets and Web sites. Cost: US$0.99 per track, $9.99 per album.
Reuters

One year ago, Mark Osier sent me an amusing diagram comparing how women and men think.

Four years ago, I made a gingerbread house with Sara and Annie.

Five years ago, I made a list of the things I learned during my trip to Germany.

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Today's Blatherpics:

Annie doing her "triple tongue thing" that none of us have been able to learn, no matter how patiently she tries teaching us.