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Saturday, April 9, 2011

On Home

I look around me and what I see is almost depressing. A sofa with its upholstery spilling out; a victim of the trampoline practice of my kids. Walls covered with scribbles of every color, form and size. Paintings lovingly collected over the years groaning under an inch of dust. Piles of books and puzzles on every available surface threatening to fall over any moment. School-bags and laptop-cases strewn all over, every chair booby trapped with Alien monsters.

I should be depressed, but I am not. This is Home, and it is those who I love that have made it so.

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A drabble is a story told in exactly 100 words.

Last year, it was H for Hitler.

24 comments:

  1. UnknownApril 9, 2011 at 7:54 PM

    So true, and much better than saw dust:)

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  2. AnonymousApril 9, 2011 at 8:18 PM

    Again, a lovely post. Thank you for sharing your heart...and home!

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  3. The Words CrafterApril 9, 2011 at 8:45 PM

    My mom's bed was our trampoline. We fell and hit the coffee table too much in the living room, lol!

    Your home is LIVED IN, and that's how it should be.

    BTW, my cabinets are booby-trapped, heehee!

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  4. dipaliApril 9, 2011 at 8:48 PM

    A Lovely lived in place called home:)

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  5. Michelle WallaceApril 9, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    Hey Rayna ~~ my first visit to your blog ~ I'm so glad to meet you !
    I noticed that you use the drabble form for your posts . Well , I love drabble writing and I'm part of a small drabble group . The hostess posts a prompt every Monday and we all hop around to check out our fellow-drabblers and their contributions . It's loads of fun ! I actually call myself a "drabble junkie" LOL !! I HAVE to have my weekly fix !
    Anyone who is interested can check it out at : www.thewriteaholicblog.wordpress.com

    ~MICHELLE~
    http://writer-in-transit.co.za/category/other/rambles-rants-and-raves/

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  6. Tyrean MartinsonApril 9, 2011 at 9:39 PM

    Thank you for seeing the beauty in the every day home . . . the kind that most of us live in, when we aren't expecting company.

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  7. Mary@GigglesandGunsApril 9, 2011 at 10:10 PM

    I knew you'd recognize the love.

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  8. EllaApril 9, 2011 at 10:35 PM

    Home is our haven; I love that you can see beyond. Some can't...I can and always have. Happy you enjoy your family! @>----

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  9. MarjorieApril 9, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    I understand completely!

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  10. L. Diane WolfeApril 9, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Those are signs of love!

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  11. Alex J. CavanaughApril 10, 2011 at 12:58 AM

    Rayna, immaculate homes possess no personality!

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  12. UnknownApril 10, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    What a lovely, vivid picture of a lived-in, active household. Be proud! I love the name of your blog...I'm now a follower.

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  13. SueApril 10, 2011 at 3:22 AM

    You almost described our home before my children left. I've never learnt to be neat and struggle to conform to that vision of what I 'should' be. But I've finally learnt NOT to apologise for dust and messiness, our loving welcome is enough for those who care.Sue@JumpingAground (alliteration & drabbles)
    Sue@traverselife(Workplace bullying)

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  14. Jan MorrisonApril 10, 2011 at 6:22 AM

    Whoa! Yep. That's a home! Well it would be familiar to me at any rate. Only maybe we have more dog hair. We have tonnes of dog hair this time of year...
    Both you and Patricia Stotley wrote about home...how much fun this a to zedder thingy is!
    Jan Morrison

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  15. kjmckendryApril 10, 2011 at 6:26 AM

    I agree! My home wouldn't be much fun if it was clean but empty of kids.

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  16. ChuckApril 10, 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Very well said Rayna. If you do not have home you have nothing to ground you.

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  17. Mason CanyonApril 10, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    That is most definitely home. A home filled with love and caring.

    Mason
    Thoughts in Progress

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  18. Diane Marie ShawApril 10, 2011 at 8:28 AM

    This is how a home should be, a place where children are welcome. There must be much joy in your home.

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  19. AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 10:34 AM

    Sounds like life after having kids... we have three boys ourselves

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  20. SueannApril 10, 2011 at 4:18 PM

    Yes! This is home...loved and put to good use!!
    Love this drabble!
    Hugs
    SueAnn

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  21. AnonymousApril 10, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I love it! My house is similar and I can enjoy it at the moment because 2/3 children are asleep.

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  22. AlApril 10, 2011 at 4:43 PM

    A beautifully health attitude to chaos :-)

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  23. Stephanie VApril 11, 2011 at 5:11 AM

    So true. I like to see a house with evidence of love for something other than total order. I feel much more welcome in the chaos of love.

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  24. Arlee BirdApril 14, 2011 at 9:24 PM

    Home is where the mess is!

    Have you ever seen those plaques that say, "God Bless This Mess"?

    I've always felt that a home is meant to be lived in and not a perfectly orderly museum-like environment. Kids might become pretty neurotic if they were held to those high of standards.


    Lee
    Tossing It Out

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