Looking at the past...

Since Father's Day is coming up, I was going through all of my old photographs and trying to find a good one of my dad and me to put up on my facebook page.  I found a couple good ones, but realized that I didn't have nearly enough of just him and I!  I am going to have to fix that problem soon!

Along the way I totally got sidetrack and went down memory lane.  I realized that I really hate perms and so did my hair.  I found so many pictures with my crazy hair and can't imagine the amount of money spent on hair spray and ugly clothes.  As much as I love FULL hair, I am thankful we no longer dress or look like crazy people who stuck their fingers in light sockets...

Another thing I realized was that my mom's side of the family is like a country western song and completely crazy, but I love them all so much.  I come from a bunch of  beer drinking, bar fighting, redneck uncles and my beautiful aunts that helped tame these men along the way.  When I was younger I remember the fun they used to have and I couldn't wait to see what it was like to go out with these wild people.  They are no longer wild, but hard working people who work hard to provide for their families.  By the time I was old enough to legally go out, they were all past their "WILD" days and I found out that I probably couldn't hang with them anyway.  I am so proud to call these crazy people my family. 

Looking at the past is fun until you see someone who is no longer with you in a picture and it makes you sad because they should still be here with you.  I am one who doesn't like change and seeing all the changes through the years is not fun either.   I looked back at the pictures of my youth and realized Will is my twin and I wasn't ever fat, like I thought I was.  Oh, how I wish I could be that size again! I promise I will never complain about being fat again if I could just be that size!  It is amazing how we see ourselves when time passes... it is like looking through the eyes of another person. 

I am so glad that I have all these memories on paper and look forward to sharing them with my own children.  I love the fact that my mom was like me and loved to take pictures and "capture the moment" as much as I do. 

I will post the pictures later when I figure out how to use my scanner... but I found some of my dad and I remember loving that man something fierce.  I hope he knows how much I love him even more today and how happy I am to call him my dad.  We don't talk often enough for me, but he is in my thoughts daily.  I don't think he likes the phone, but when I hear his voice, it brightens my day.  I don't know what I did to be so blessed in life, but I pray it never ends.  

My dad and Will at 6 months.

June 2007

Another good one of my dad.

Will with his 2 favorite things... a Fire Truck and his Papa

My dad... I love that man so much!

Wishing you the best Father's Day EVER!!!

 I LOVE YOU!

Starting a new hobby...

Well, today is my first day working with a blog site.  I always used to feel that I was very technical and computer savy, but when it comes to this, I am beginning to wonder.  I don't really follow any other bloggers, except a few friends.  I don't really have a reason why I am doing this, maybe it seemed like a cool thing to do... my kids aren't changing as much as they used to, so blogging about them is always fun, but maybe boring to others.  Maybe I am trying to get back to writing that I used to enjoy doing so long ago... before the hectic days of kids and life.  I am excited to start this journey and see where it takes me.  I hope you don't get bored, because I am not sure what to expect one way or the other. 

So, the other "new" hobby that I am starting up again is photography.  Those of you who knew me back in the day, I always had a camera trying to always capture the moment.  I broke down and bought myself a new camera and I am so excited to see where it takes me, even if it is a million more pictures of my children growing right before my eyes.  I am trying to figure out Photoshop Elements on top of my new camera... but that is another story.  Any helpful hints you have to share about that, I would appreciate!

Hope you have a great day... I don't really know what I am doing with this, so it is going to be a work in progress until I understand how it all works!  The older I get, the dumber I feel... Let's hope I can change that quickly!