Memories

Here we are, it's Saturday, my only day off this week.  9am, it's nearly 100 degrees out there already, thank goodness Sadie woke me up for an early morning walk!!  Much as I'd rather sleep in, I also know that I need that morning walk to jumpstart my day.

A day full of chores, and a lot of introspection lately.  I started a family history page and devoted my summer to making a post every day using old photos from slides and writing a little bit about who we were, what was going on, things like that.  Mostly because I needed a project because I can't be outdoors in this summer heat.  And I needed something that was cheap.  At the same time, I'm posting old black and white photos that I've accumulated over the years of family.  Some I know who they are, others ....  I'm just hoping someone in the family chimes in and gives me a hint if they know anything about the photo at all.



I recently posted this photo of my Dad.  He's probably 17 or 18, and I think the lock of hair on his brow gives him an Elvis kind of look!  It's a fun picture for me, because I always remember my dad bald on top, with the ruffle of hair around the sides.

What I didn't know about the photo is he's sitting on the bridge that leads from Alvarado to Oslo, MN.  And that my mom still carries this picture in her wallet, 60+ years later!!!!

We all get busy with our lives, going about the day to day, and we sometimes forget in the busy-ness that it's the people in our lives in the here and now that are important.

Once they're gone, you only have memories.  And as time passes, there are fewer people who share those memories.  
Make wonderful memories!
every single day.