Memories

I'm in the process of dismantling my life, or at least that is how it feels! Where my husband is wondering which tools to keep and which to get rid of, I am throwing out memories. I am running my hands over the pieces of bark that my two older girls and I collected after a storm, the manger that my #3 daughter and I painted together when she was about five, and the drawings that they all made for me over the years. There are newspaper and air force magazine articles written by one daughter, drawings by my grandchildren, loving cards and letters. Momentos given to me by the most wonderful mother-in-law anyone has ever been lucky enough to have. And then, the little guys, Fisher Price little guys. I spent hours on the floor with Rachel playing with these! I found about 50 of them that were Rachel's along with this school house and a truck and other parts and pieces. It is hard to let some of these things go. They are part of what made me who I am - a mom. I guess we keep the things that remind us of special times and wonderful feelings, the things that make us feel like we were good at what we did. Letting go of these things is hard and dammit - I'm keeping the little guys! Go HERE for yesterdays blog..er...frog!