September 11

On the anniversary of this date, recalling the last 7 years...

2001 - watched on TV, saw the 2nd tower fall on the news while holding my oldest daughter (we were in Houston then)
2002 - pregnant for the first time, not knowing we would lose him prematurely in 5 days
2003 - sitting in a hospital, trying not to have Andrew prematurely, watching the broadcasts; he was born the next day 2 months early
2004 - pregnant with Philip
2005 - living in a new town with all of these babies & DH
2006 - just found out I was expecting and miscarried a few weeks later
2007 - pregnant with Hayley
today - watching a hurricane's status and reading the 9/11 recollections

My mother thinks hurricane Carla, which was 1961, passed through the same area (freeport area) on/about Sept 11. She can't remember the exact date.

September is not my favorite month, but we should not forget 9/11.

Comments

Brook said…
wait you saw the tower fall whili you were holding your daughter or the tower fell with your daughter in it?
September 11, 2008 at 5:18 PM
Myra said…
No, we lived in Houston at the time. I was watching TV news holding her while she was drinking her bottle. Sorry for the confusion.
September 11, 2008 at 5:27 PM
Annie Scarlett said…
I did a mental list today too of the past 7 Sept 11ths in my head. It made me cry. We're all glued to the tv too watching the hurricane. My family is in Lake Jackson so they all came to Austin to be with us while we wait to see what happened. Yes, Hurricane Carla did go right through Freeport/Lake Jackson on Sept. 11th. We were talking last night about how strange that is. My parents and grandparents were all there when that happened and had to evacuate then too.
Also, I'm sorry for your losses. I've been there too.
September 11, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Lisa @ The Hem Line said…
My husband and I can remember so vividly the morning of Sept. 11, 2001. Sitting having our morning coffee before he headed out to work, watching the TV and seeing all the madness. It is something neither of us will ever forget. I remember him leaving for work (about an hour late) and being really worried that more was to come. Wondering if the entire country was going to be under attack any moment. We need to remember that event and our events. What doesn't destroy us makes us stronger! You have such lovely babies, you are blessed!
September 12, 2008 at 8:59 AM
Lisa @ The Hem Line said…
Myra;

The Simplicity pattern you referred to will be $5.99 in my eBay store. I will list it this afternoon about 2pm (PST), so you can watch for it. Is the hurricane going to miss you?
September 12, 2008 at 9:01 AM
Gretchen the Household Deity said…
I don't watch TV or listen to the radio in the mornings so I went to work just la di da. I was wearing a new outfit. I got to work and heard the security guards talking about something and it sounded dire, but I kind of didn't want to know. Then I got upstairs and saw the first tower fall. I sat at my desk crying for a couple of hours and then they sent us home. It was an awful day.
September 12, 2008 at 11:21 AM
BCN - UNIQUE designer patterns said…
Myra .- I'm watching the news on TV. on the storms. I hope that everything runs normally for you and your family. My best wishes. Paco

Estoy viendo las noticias en la TV. sobre el temporal allí. Espero que todo transcurra con normalidad para usted y su familia. Mis mejores deseos, Paco.
September 12, 2008 at 1:30 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Is it oppressive?

Image
Not much sewing going on here, but I have been cruising the internet more than usual and was not feeling well today. I came across a post on a blog today (Gertie) about whether vintage clothes are oppressive, going backwards. I do not think this at all, I think it is individuality, flattering and enhancing the feminine look, wishing for simpler life and times, and probably other ideas out there. I also believe men and women are different, but capable of being equals in various ways, but there are things that are inherently male and female. Different but equal. And have no problem with dressing up the physical to be attractive. Not to the extreme, but to look neat, appropriately dressed, made-up. I am not a feminist in the traditional sense, I am a stay at home mom with kids. I believe the differences are good. Now, I do believe in equal pay for equal work, but does that mean I want to do the heavy industrial physical work? No, but I know some women will and can. If they are c...
Read more
Image
New Pattern - Simplicity 3005 from the 1940's   Simplicity 3005 size 14 bust 32 1940’s Vintage Dress Pattern Beautiful | eBay
Read more

Free Friday Patterns

Image
Tomorrow being Friday, more free vintage patterns: Simplicity 5502, yr 1973, size 18, B40, W32, H42 - dress/jumper with lined and shaped yoke, back zipper, high round neckline. Simplicity 8541, yr 1969, size 18, B40, W31, H42 - button trimmed dress with back zipper, shaped bias roll collar and a pleat simulating an opening, short sleeves or sleeveless. Post a comment and I will draw this weekend. And to last weeks', now I have your info & they will go out tomorrow. At this rate, I may thin my stash quicker than I thought. Once my kids go back to school, I may go through the fabric stash and make little scrap bags for quilting scraps for giveaways. On the home sewing front, I was able to get one top put together for daughter and the second is also sewn together. Both need bias tape finishing (handwork) which can be done in the evening in front of the TV. Maybe tomorrow I will get the remaining pants cut out, bringing her total to a possible 5 pairs of capri/shorts for school...
Read more