I am working on some creative themes for the next few weeks so that I feel inspired to keep up the pace. I have to admit I am pleased and surprised that I have stuck it out for almost two weeks. It really has become a part of my nightly routine. I know two weeks is not a lot in the course of a whole year but honestly I have rarely stuck with a project even this long I am feel like I can pat my self on the back a little.
Samaras!
ReplyDeleteI have a story about samaras (those little helicopter things). Wanna hear it? Of course you do. :)
A few years ago, when I was just starting out as a daycare teacher, I taught a little girl whose middle name was "Samara". The story behind the name was that her mom had had a difficult pregnancy and was encouraged to name her baby in order to feel closer to her (I can relate--it's sometimes hard to feel attached to the parasite in your belly that makes you puke 8 times a day!). Not knowing if she was having a boy or a girl, she called her belly-buddy "Sam". When her daughter was finally born, healthy and fine, the mom and dad decided to expand the name "Sam" into their daughter's middle name, "Samara." They chose the name because it is the proper name of those helicopter plants and her dad was a helicopter pilot. What could be more perfect?
This is the part of the story that gets sad. A few weeks after the little girl was born, her dad had to fly his helicopter. I believe he was some kind of rescue pilot and couldn't get more time off. Anyway, his helicopter went down and he was killed. The mom was devastated and when I knew her, three and a half years later, she had not recovered from the loss. She was glad, however, that she had given her daughter a middle name that linked back to her dad's job, since he wouldn't be there to watch her grow up.
Okay, I should have told you this was a sad story before I began. I'm sorry!
Oh my that really is a sad story.
ReplyDeleteYeah, Mike told me that I have to stop telling incredibly sad stories that just start off as, "So I have a story..." I've had him stare blankly at me plenty of times, after having to sit through horrible stories that made him want to cry, only to ask, "What's wrong with you? Why do you keep doing this??"
ReplyDeleteOkay, so for future reference, I will attempt to preface sad stories properly.