After my sister died, and we were cleaning up her apartment, my other 2 sisters told me to take some small momentos, I didn't really want to, all I took was a little book of womens quotes, and a Christmas ornament in the shape of swan made from a seashell.

The major impact of her apartment, she had left it the way it was because she died suddenly, and the one thing that got my attention was a yarn-craft box with a loom, maybe someone gave it to her as a gift or maybe she thought she could do it, and that hope within her or within another person hoping she could do something difficult, having a lifetime disability, that would have been difficult because I looked at it and it looked like an ordeal of directions and yarn...that one thing keeps me going, she never gave up, she always WANTED to do things, even if she wasn't physically capable, she had the desire to TRY, even though her hands wouldn't do the motions of small complicated work, she never gave up WANTING to TRY.

GREAT song choices Kathleen. I throughly enjoyed each one. You just keep on keeping on and if you don't mind, I'd like to leave you with this song. I know I've posted it before but it's one of my favorite songs by Celine Dion and I listen to it often. :)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-W5ND6wj_A

When Can I...
smell you again?
You were so delicious,
a fresh sensation...
So sorry I (not really)
left blond-red hairs
wrapped all around your
zest...

(soap)

:)

When The Inside Of My Head Thinks Aboutchu:

I love you right here,
pointing at my chest :)
there are other body parts
but the heart is the best
for love.

When I know you're near
in my daily dreams,
then I feel exuberant,
and energy, it seems,
surges.

Your words make me feel
we're the only two
people in this galaxy
and the vibrant deep blue
dreamscape.

SUCH A DRAG
TO WANT SOMETHING SOMETIME
ONE THING LEADS TO ANOTHER I KNOW
WAS A TIME WANTED YOU FOR MINE
NOBODY KNEW
YOU ARRIVED LIKE A DAY
AND PASSED LIKE A CLOUD
I MADE A WISH, I SAID IT OUT LOUD
OUT LOUD IN A CROWD EVERYBODY HEARD
'TWAS THE TALK OF THE TOWN
IT'S NOT MY PLACE
TO KNOW WHAT YOU FEEL
I'D LIKE TO KNOW
BUT WHY SHOULD I?
WHO WERE YOU THEN,
WHO ARE YOU NOW?
COMMON LABOURER BY NIGHT,
BY DAY HIGHBROW
BACK IN MY ROOM
I WONDER,
THEN I SIT ON THE BED,
LOOK AT THE SKY
UP IN THE SKY
CLOUDS REARRANGE
LIKE THE TALK OF THE TOWN
MAYBE TOMORROW,
MAYBE SOMEDAY
MAYBE TOMORROW, MAYBE SOMEDAY
YOU'VE CHANGED
YOUR PLACE IN THIS WORLD
YOU'VE CHANGED YOUR PLACE IN THIS WORLD
OH BUT IT'S HARD
TO LIVE BY THE RULES
I NEVER COULD
AND STILL NEVER DO
THE RULES AND SUCH NEVER BOTHERED YOU
YOU CALL THE SHOTS
AND THEY FOLLOW
I WATCH YOU STILL
FROM A DISTANCE THEN GO
BACK TO MY ROOM,
YOU NEVER KNOW
I WANT YOU,
I WANT YOU BUT NOW
WHO'S THE TALK OF THE TOWN?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRfy1yorkec

I wish there were better words to say to people who are important to us, because the usual words aren't good enough.

DITTO! DITTO!! DITTO!!! For 2010 and 2011 up until NOW and EVER:
http://community.adlandpro.com/forums/post/2434719/Thanksforthecannonballcalled2010.aspx

Thanks, Mary Evelyn

Celine Dion is always great in voice and message. I kept thinking of more songs last night as I was going to sleep, I should have gotten up and written a list :)