Bright spot in my Day

It's gloomy in Washington, DC today and I must have typed the date 9/11/07 two dozen times today, which leads me to my thoughts of where I was six years ago.  I was telecommuting at home when I heard Diane Sawyer's voice go from morning perky to sad very quickly which made me jump up and look at the television, just in time to see the 2nd airplane hit the WTC. I freaked, I called the office first, which knew nothing so I was holding the phone to the television so they could hear the news, they immedaitely got to a television in a conference room and quickly evacuated since our office is just blocks from the White House, then I frantically called my husband, my Dad to see where is sister was that worked at State Dept., My uncle in Brooklyn to see where my relatives were, then my daughter's school called to come and pick her up, then the elementary school called with the same thing and there I was stuck at home with no car (it was in the shop)...I ran barefoot with the little ones in tow to a neighbor's house to have her drive me to the schools.  I retrieved 4 of my five kids and huddled with them all day as we waited for the rest of the family to fight the traffic jams for over four hours to get home...just thinking about all of that makes me stressed.

In the midst of all those memories today, I got an e-mail from Roots Scrapbooking about a challenge posted from the guest designer, Tina Cockburn, one of my favorite photographers because of the fabulous photos of her adopted brown-skinned children.  Anyway, I needed that mental break and seeing her photos really brightened my day.

Her challenge to the forum was to post a scraplifed page...here's mine and a SNEAK PEEK from my book (which is really printing this time (click the new idea book link in the side bar).

I scraplifted this page straight from a DIY Scrapbooking episode where Shelli Gardner, founder of Stampin Up demonstrated this design and I had all of the products she used.

Comments

[Tina]

Hi, Lisa, and thank you so much for your kind words. I'm so glad the chance to scrap brightened your day and that my little challenge inspired you to create something beautiful. I love your layout and that Shelli Gardner was your inspiration. I used to be a SU! rep and I have always been a fan of hers and of her company.

I recall being speechless and numb watching events unfold on the big-screen t.v. in my company's gym, surrounded by shocked and sobbing co-workers. I was, and still am, in San Diego, but the towers came down in my backyard. Six years ago, I was a newlywed, net even a year into our marriage. It was a time of hope and planning for us in our new life together and the events of that day just made us more determined than ever to love each other and grow our family. Today we have three beautiful children and while I'll never forget what happened six years ago today, I'll never stop dreaming and hoping and planning. No terrorist could take that from me.

Peace and love to you and yours.

[scrappinmyroots]

I love your layouts and I am glad we where able to brighten your day yesterday.

We barried my Grandfater in Rochester, NY exactly 6 years ago yesterday (9/11) and all the out of town family had a very hard time getting back home. All the airlines did not resume flying for 4-5 days and all the rental car lots had no cars left. It took my brother and I 4 days to get back to Atlanta. But atleast we where safe.

[Lisa D.]

Lisa you have created another beautiful piece.

9/11/01 is certainly a day I will remember forever. At that time my husband was a dialysis patient, and that day was his treatment day. I remembered that I did not want him to go for his treatment on that day, for fear of something happening. I called my parents and my in-laws at home just to make sure they were safe and sound.

Nonetheless, I took my husband for his treatment, and then I immediately went to a church who had its doors open and participated in an afternoon prayer service (this was not my church)but it was the closest church that i could get to. I remember vividly hugging people--complete strangers and telling each other that we have to keep the faith and be strong, and that America will never fall!

Going to that church that afternoon made me realize that I must also keep my faith strong in my husband's illness. Since then he has received a kidney transplant and is doing very well. It has been 6 years! ...and as far as this place I call my home...America is still standing strong and waving her beautiful colors!

God Bless America!