Out of the darkness

I messed up the settings on the camera when I took this shot, so I was pleasantly suprised when this happy face emerged from the blackness that was the original result. 3 cheers for digital editing... Sadly, she now bears a reasonable scar below that bottom lip, and joins the club of the legion of kids that also have put their teeth through... I felt awful - although I was right there, I just couldn't catch her quick enough as she fell face first from the swing to the hard ground below. 2 hours later we were back home from the clinic nursing 3 stiches and a big fat lip... The doctor was very good - she spent a lot of time deciding what would be the best outcome cosmetically, and with my agreeance, we chose to stich. Bethany, with her notable high tolerance of pain, endured the anaesthetic needle with a small cry followed by "don't do that again, ok!". The stiches are now out, and the cut is healing well.. Bethany has moved on...I haven't...

My youngest sister Sare and her men arrive tomorrow (Ty - hub, Xav - son). We're looking forward to having them visit. I love the consistancy of family - friends can slip off the radar easily, but family are always there.. and these lot will be here tomorrow!

I don't often voice an opinion on this blog, there are plenty of blogs around that do that nicely - but somthing has been on my mind, and I'm here, so here's this years point of thought: Someone said to me a while ago that they hadn't done something because they had been too busy. It's a common voicing - I've certainly said it... but after thinking about it, I decided that it was more likely that they hadn't done it because it wasn't as important to them as everything else they were doing. A disposable priority. After all, you make time for the things you want to do. Of course, it is a lot easier to say to someone that you have been too busy than say that 'whatever' isn't important to you, but the fact is that it's not true... I'm unfortunately well aware that forgetfulness is a factor that can be caused by being busy, but usually that is rectified when we remember again. So what's my point? I don't actually have one... It was just an observation which saddened me a little. Now I'm going to look back at the picture at the top, it'll make me smile again.