"OLD FAMILY TIMES"

Wow---I was at Mother's the other day & she was in the mood to watch old VCR movies, that daddy had made, many--- many--- years ago. Lots of laughes, but also sad at the same time. Most everyone, in the older generation, has now left us.

As I looked at myself, with that long brown hair, down to my butt--which was 35-40 years ago. I looked at things--- what if I had done this, instead of that---why didn't I go, on that trip. Where was this person, or that person! Who is that person & who do they belong to. Trying to guess, which baby was who. Laughing at the glasses people wore & the cars they drove. How we all went from skinny, to alittle heavier, back to skinny, then back alittle heavier.

Those days are gone forever, but will forever--- be in our memories---and how "sweet"-- those memories are!
Shannon

"MEMORIES"

When I sit & think back many, many--- years ago, when I was a little girl---maybe 10--I can remember my Dad working 2-3 jobs, just so my Mom could stay home with us kids. He worked shift work, sometimes sleeping during the day--we always had to be quiet, really hard in a small, very small house, but we all did it. I can remember what I use to put in Daddy's lunch, one thing, soda crackers w/peanut butter. Things were simple back then---

Kids this day & time have "no idea" of a simple life---

"OLD STUFF" is it garbage???

I was over cleaning up my house, here awhile back---getting old stuff cleaned out, I haven't touched, since I left my big house in Polk City! Wow, that has been years ago. It stirred up good & bad emotions; who, what, when & where--you know, all that shit, that goes through your mind, when you see all the old photos, of everything in your past, AND you say to yourself, "What the hell-- Am I To Do With All This Shit??

Just box up this, for this kid, box up that, for that kid, then what they don't want, just throw, the hell away!!!
Is this the way?? I am too sentimental--I know to just let it go, but I can't--everywhere I turn, its something, I just can't let go of, so for now, I've just boxed it up, deal with it another day!!

How about that!!!
Shannon