Well...its almost the new year!!! Goodbye 2005 - Hello 2006!
Howdy everyone...
Well, the new year is almost upon us...yeehaaa....lol I always hate having to remember to write new numbers....Back when I was my kids ages, I never thought much about the year 2006. Shoot....1980 was enuff to worry about ...lol (any of you that grew up as a teen in the 80's know what I mean) I look back now and I see how much has changed and it is almost too much to comprehend!! And kinda scary.
Things were so much simpler back then..not just because I was a teen and my mom had to do all the work...lol but because todays world is just so "complicated". There is too much going on all the time. Life is going by me at an alarming rate of speed and I don't much care for that. I'm almost 40 years old for heaven's sake!! OUCH!! I so long for the old days, so much so that it hurts. I miss so many things...so many ppl...and I know I have forgotten so many moments that I had wished NEVER to forget. (ya gotta hate it when that memory bank starts to fail ya) I still have alot of memories...both good & bad...but they are not as forthcoming as they used to be. What I hate the most is seeing a picture that I'm in and not recalling that moment at ALL....thats kinda scary to me...its like seeing someone else's life, not your own, tho you have the proof in your hands that you were actually there. Where do those memories go?? Maybe that is why I'm such a picture freak now...my kids hate my camera...but I think I take so many so they will remember more later. My grandma had the awful disease that robs us of our memories, and it was horrible to watch. I hope my children never have to go thru that. I will continue to take as many photos as it takes to track their lives as well as I can. Not only for myself & them, but also for their children and generations to come. Memories are the backbone of every family's geneology. Without them...a picture is just a picture. (And young ppl...a word of advice...Please listen to those older ppl's stories in your family!! Those are actual memories that they are longing to share with you and wanting to pass down so they are not forgotten!! They are SO important!! Not just to the story teller (tho trust me....it IS very important to them!) but to you as well..and I can guarantee that most, if not ALL, of the stories will be very intersting!! Go ahead..TRY it!! Make your mom, dad or grandparent's day and ask them a question about their past...watch their faces light up!! It is honestly the best gift you can give them....and it doesn't cost a thing!!)
I guess my New Year wish for everyone would be for good health, a strong heart, not just for loving, but also for listening, and the desire to not only look to the future with hope & faith, but to be able to share memories with those of our past so that the memories stay alive forever. And when you get a memory from the past...don't hoard it...share it...thats what they are for!! Laugh over them...cry over them...but please SHARE them!! Thats how they survive!!
So...this year...NO out with the old - in with the new crapola........how about...cherish the old - hold tight to it and welcome the new with open arms and the chance to create more memories! Future generations will thank you for it.
Well...now that I got that all out of my system..lol
Our party is tonight and I have TONS to do....so I wish you all a very happy and blessed new year and will write more on here next year (lol) So ta-ta for now....
Be safe...Don't drink & drive...be good to yourself and everyone around you and God bless!!