Cleaning my dresser drawers is kind of like putting on a coat for the first time in the fall and finding a $10 bill that was left in the pocket. When I'm in a hurry to clean, I tend to toss things in the drawers...out of sight, out of mind. Tonight I found all sorts of treasures...some money, a gift card, and probably the best surprise of all..some memory cards from my camera (ones that I thought had been lost).
Sure made for a fun evening to look back at....
My trip to Brazil
A preseason game in Houston to see my favorite QB (from the year I defected to the Vikings in protest of Ted Thompson, hmmm perhaps I should consider that once again)
My fur child welcoming the Newman Pup Crew (from NASCAR driver Ryan Newman's charity) members the day they arrived. Krissie Newman, Ryan's wife, actually tweeted me back when I made this my picture on Twitter, cool, huh?
There were also some family pics from a few years back, including our trip to NYC. I'm thinking John probably could kill me for this first pic...
Time spent with my great-aunt. Side note, Aunt Moise's one of only two family members shorter than I am. Her husband (my grandma's brother) was a carpenter, and he built the cabinets in their house to be just a little lower than normal. Smart idea...wish I'd have thought of that, then I wouldn't have to tote around my little two-step ladder to every freaking room (or, as too often is the case, try to reach that extra inch or so only to make a bunch o' crap come falling down on me - hence why Spring Cleaning is taking such a blasted long time).
A picture of my mom and brother at a wedding he stood up for (Mom is probably going to kill me for putting this one in here, I think the sun was in her eyes so that's why she's got such a silly look on her face)...
Christmas at my cousin's house near Chicago. Apparently, whilst we were blissfully taking pictures, singing carols and eating WAAYYYYY too much good food inside, we didn't notice how much snow we were getting outside. I was driving, so no pictures of the "make your own lane" freeway near Wind Point, but let me tell you it wasn't fun.
I also found a couple of pictures that made me reflect. The woman pictured on Santa's lap with her two grandchildren became close to our hearts when she and my brother were involved in the same volunteer organization. She passed away the May after this picture was taken, but she'll forever live in our hearts. R.I.P Dee...
And this one... My mom went to Sheboygan County Teacher's College with the women pictured here. They all settled down in Sheboygan County, but were pretty spread out. As I got older, I often ended up at their children's weddings as my mom's guest so I got to know them as well. They lost their first member earlier this year, an energetic woman who never let her health battles bring her down, and embraced the challenges set in front of her with the knowledge that at the end of her journey she would be met by her Savior. Pretty sure that if Jesus wasn't a Packer's fan before, Diana will have him converted before this pre-season. R.I.P. Dianna.
Well, time to close this post. I have one other I want to make tonight, something that I'd seen on a fellow blogger's page, and then I think it's time to go to bed. Those of you who know me know I'm a night owl, so being in bed two nights in a row before 9:00 is unheard of....I sure hope this dang cold leaves soon.
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