Organizing and Keepsakes

written May 24, 2002

to post later

Do you know how hard

it is to organize rooms 

from a recent move when

you keep getting side tracked

by keepsakes?

OH MY GOSH....

I spend more time stopping

and looking at things. 

The order day I was in the 

den/craft room trying to 

go through boxes and 

decide what room they

need to go in. Then I ran 

across this stuff.

A plastic container of

KEEPSAKES...

I made the stitchery 

pic for Amber's new 

born pic to fit in.

And that is Cory's first born

pic.

This is the outfit Amber came

home from the hospital in.

I worked with a lady in 

printing from the time I 

was 18 till she past, I was

probably 24 then. She asked

what I wanted for my babe and 

I told her something to bring her

home from the hosp in. She said,

"HER". Yes, I was convinced that

I was having a girl. So she bought

this outfit.

Amber was born in Dec. so when

my ex sis in law gave me the 

sweater, booties and hat that

her aunt made I also put this

on her to come home in.

Also made this for Cory's

room when he was born.

Below is the outfit

he came home from the 

hosp in.

Then more memories popped up...

My mom cross stitched this

baby blanket for Amber.

Mom also made this blanket for 

Cory.

As I dug down in boxes 

more and more and located

this ....

A notebook about

Aunt Pam!

My nephew Sean had to write

a paper on someone he thought

needed to be on the next stamp.

He picked me.

At the front of the notebook 

was a pic of a painting I did

of Caleb.

This is what he wrote.

And his rough draft. 

Again....another memory.

Written by one of my

best friends Debbie Martin.

I framed it years ago and hung

it in my office. Pretty sure it will hang

there again. 

Debbie and I have been friends

since Amber was a yr old....

and not trying to tell Debbie's age....

haha...kidding, Amber is now 39.

We lived in a duplex next to Debbie. 

Through moves by both of us we

remained very close through the 

years. Debbie moved about two 

hours away almost a yr ago and I

miss her. I think I need to make a 

day trip once this virus crap calms 

down more. 

Pam