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kellyLynne
December 23rd, 2007, 07:19 PM
Not sure if i should be posting this here, but what the hay...

a few months ago, our house caught on fire at 3am in the morning. We all got out okay, and treated with just oxygen (me, hubby and 5 kids). We had to immediately relocate to a nearby city, and the kids had to switch schools.

Josie, my youngest (7), took it the hardest. She was very close to her classmates and her teacher. The week after she started her new school, I took her into her old school to say goodbye to her teacher, he handed her a packet filled with "goodbye" cards that all of the kids made for her. We went through them when we got home...and i gotta tell you, i was in tears. It was so moving, reading these cards.

Josie and I decided to do a slideshow project, as her thanks..and goodbye to all her friends and her teacher. I want to share it with all of you, because i think it shows the beauty and level of caring that kids feel for each other. May be silly...but i think its very cool.
(oh, and the reference to "jail" is a make-shift jail cell that they put up during a local festival, all the kids pay to put each other in "jail" and the proceeds go to charity.)

Merry xmas to all...there is still lots of love in our world, especially in our young ones.

here is the link....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0rCj1NmOsg

Bayla
December 23rd, 2007, 07:24 PM
KellyLynne,

That's beautiful....and now I have tears in my eyes as well.....

Bayla

JulieM
December 23rd, 2007, 07:38 PM
Oh, KellyLynne, that is indeed beautiful! I'm so glad you shared it here...

jo
December 23rd, 2007, 07:42 PM
How sweet that is!

NMarti
December 23rd, 2007, 07:53 PM
Kelly that is fantastic. Great job!

msbrad
December 23rd, 2007, 08:53 PM
So sorry to hear what y'all went thru, but that is an awesome.
thank you for sharing. I too have tears.
m

jojo99
December 23rd, 2007, 09:03 PM
This is simply beautiful. Sorry you all had to go through so much, the project you created brought a tear to my eye too. Thank you for sharing it with us.
Jo

Jancy
December 23rd, 2007, 09:49 PM
That's great Kelly!:)

kellyLynne
December 23rd, 2007, 09:56 PM
thanks. The kids cards were really moving. I am glad we did this project so she can have it on CD forever.

christellf
December 23rd, 2007, 10:03 PM
This will be a great keepsake for all of you.Something you will never forget.
My thoughts will be with your family this holiday season. Thanks for sharing .
Christell

billz
December 23rd, 2007, 11:34 PM
There's soooo much to learn from kids. Thanks KellyLynne.

Bill

BOBGRUETTER
December 24th, 2007, 04:44 AM
Something beautiful did come out of the tragedy. What a lesson you allowed your daughter to experience. There is love all over the world, not just from families alone. Great job.

Bob

Wendy
December 24th, 2007, 04:52 AM
Aw ... that is lovely !! :)

Wendy

randy_nacol2002
December 24th, 2007, 04:56 AM
very sweet and well done

lisabee
December 24th, 2007, 04:57 AM
kellyLynne
sorry to hear about the fire. The video is beautiful :)


Lisa

RobertSchuldenfrei
December 24th, 2007, 09:17 AM
Hi Kelly,

Your video was very moving. I hope you find peace and joy in your new home.

Cheers,

Bob

Elemobe
December 24th, 2007, 11:57 AM
Beautiful, just beautiful. Thanks for posting.

Wishing you all the best over the holidays and beyond.

kellyLynne
December 27th, 2007, 10:49 PM
Thanks all, and hope everyone had a joyous xmas. Our first xmas in this new house went very very well under the circumstances. We all feel blessed.

kimi_boo
December 28th, 2007, 09:57 AM
that was very moving and you did a wonderful job!
I have tears too...

Kathy
December 28th, 2007, 11:06 AM
Amazing!:) We have a lot to learn from children.

Thanks for sharing.

Kathy