Thursday, November 5, 2009

Theme Thursday - Castle

Wanted to write something for this week's Theme Thursday, which is "Castle"

However, I am taking part in the NaNoWriMo again this year, and have been trying to keep my word count up. Still behind, but doing okay.

Here are some pics, at least.

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This is from our 2005 vacation to York Beach, Maine.
Me and my two youngest, having fun building castles in the sand.



A better pic of the kids.
Amazing to me how much older they look today, four short years later.



The castles that came from our time in the sand.
Fun memories.

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I remember the end of one vacation there, sitting in the sand with the castles done, the prospect of heading home and leaving the beach behind for a year looming.

My kids were sad that their creations would be lost forever. I told them not to think of it that way. Think of the the castles as being dissolved back into the sand, patiently waiting for next year. When we returned, we could pull them back up, rebuilding them to stand in the sun once more.

It helped them smile and feel a little better, before the waves came and erased their artwork from the beach.

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For more Theme Thursday posts, click here ---> Castle

For my page at the NaNoWriMo site, click here ---> Wings1295

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28 comments:

  1. Such an understanding way of explaining to children...waiting to be rediscovered! -Jayne

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  2. i love the way you explained it...waiting there for next year...

    so i take it that explains why you have not been posting...gonna share your story with the rest of us?

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  3. Wow...I cannot believe the change in them!! YIKES! Tough to look at pictures and see the changes when you see them every day and you don't really notice them.

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  4. You didn't encourage the "Godzilla moment?"

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  5. Funny, I wrote about sand castles as well. Lovely photos and what a great sand castle you guys made!

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  6. I love this little glimpse into your life! This was a cool post!

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  7. Good save there instead of just doing away with a TT post. I have a few friends (4 to be exact) who are also participating in NaNoWriMo! They were trying to convince me to join, but so far, I am liking my decision to not join. :p At least not yet. I'm still practicing my writing. :D

    Here's my take on the theme: El Rey(jr) visita los castillos!

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  8. What a great way to get the kids to accept that the sand castles have to go back to sea for a while :)

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  9. In some ways, I miss New England, especially the fried whole clams, and the lobstah! Don't miss the snow and cold, tho... Oh! I see you're also a RiffTrax fan! Kewl beans! Happy TT!

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  10. That's a good attitude.

    BTw, jsut last night i saw a NaNoWriMo at my local coffee shop and there was a woman there typing!!

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  11. Your kids are so cute in these pictures and I also love youe explanation to them about the sand castles. Cool memories. Thanks for sharing here and Happy TT.

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  12. I've been to York Beach! Course, I live in N.H.

    What adorable children and whatever it is you are doing, have fun.

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  13. Quite a departure from the usual but lovely to see you all having fun in the sun. My father was a sand castle and sand boat perfectionist.

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  14. Great photos are the ones that bring back great memories. These are awesome!

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  15. The few times we took our kids to the beach, from the land locked midwest, were the most fun! Enjoyed seeing your cute kids.

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  16. What a great castle you built! And an even better way of explaining the ephemeral nature of the sand.

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  17. I'm using that one on my nephew next time. Excellent!

    Good luck with the writing!

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  18. I love watching children play on the beach, they are delighted by everything, except mabye a sandy picnic x

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  19. I will have to remember that for when I take my daughter to the beach. She was too youg to remember the last time but now I have a line all set for when we get ready to leave :)

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  20. That was a lovely post!Sweet pictures and memories!

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  21. Looks like you had fun in your vacation lol

    xoxo

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  22. You took me back to holidays when my son was young and we would build sand castles. Thanks for the journey. Happy TT and good luck with the novel.

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  23. Beautiful creation in the sand!!

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  24. What a cute pair of muffins they were and still are.

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  25. Lovely explanation for the children. You have a way with words!

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  26. great castle story and pics. my son isn't into building sand castles yet, but he loves knocking mine over.

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  27. Great pictures. Makes me feel warmer. We have already had snow 2 times before Halloween. Happy TT

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