Three Corners~ Traditions

SIGH....is a blog post that starts out with a "sigh" ever any good? I just don't know what it is about the month when it is my turn to pick the theme. Every single time, I have all these great ideas, and they never pan out. This month, I chose the theme of TRADITIONS. I had a vision of a super yummy photo of a roasted turkey from Thanksgiving. Sigh....my MIL roasted and carved the turkey the day before Thanksgiving. Yup.....no picture for me. The month got away from me, and I only picked up my camera less then 10 times the entire month. EEEEKKKK!

So I sit here tonight piecing together a set of three photos that depict TRADITIONS. Bear with me.

The year Sugar Bear was born, began my obsession with sewing holiday outfits for my littlest love. Traditionally, a few weeks, to a month before a special holiday you will find me sewing like a crazy fool. Christmas in particular finds me sewing a bit early, to have an outfit in time for the TRADITIONAL Christmas Card Photo Shoot. This photo is a TEASER. It isn't one I chose for the Christmas Card, and it only gives you a peek at her special Holiday Overalls. I'll be posting a series of these shots later this month.

The following photo needs quite an explanation to really "get" why it speaks of Tradition for me. Growing up, every Thanksgiving was spent at my Aunt and Uncle's house several hours away. It was a BIG DEAL in our family. We arrived Wednesday night, and left late morning on Sunday. Us kids spent the majority of the time in the basement of the 3 story house playing a variety of games, ranging from pool to computer games. I was like a kid in a candy shop. My cousins had all the things I wished I had...mostly a computer, atari, and such. I spent hours and hours playing computer games in that basement.

This Thanksgiving, I found myself at my inlaw's house. After a warm up period, on Sugar's part, she finally began to play with the cousins she doesn't see all that often. They disappeared to the basement. After quite sometime, she came up to tell me about her adventures in Ping Pong, and Video Games (both firsts for her). She smelled of basement, and I was immediately transported to the Thanksgivings of yesteryear. Anyone who has ever spent much time in a basement knows the smell I'm talking about. Damp......musty......and well Basement like. Even though it is not a pleasant smell, I found myself holding Sugar alittle tighter, and breathing deep the linger of my past, making this Thanksgiving more TRADITIONAL than I ever imagined.

Lastly, we have the beginning of a new TRADITION. I'll be sharing this week, of the first time Sugar Bear ever mailed a letter to Santa. It was totally spontaneous, and adorable.

Be sure to checkout Lindy and Jeanette's blogs to see them fine photos of TRADITIONS.