Friday Flashback

While unpacking the other night, I came across my homecoming mum/corsage from 25 years ago! Yep, October 1984. It pretty much went all the way across my chest and hung down below my knees. It also had lights (which I tried to get to work for the photo, but did not have any success). They still wear these huge things for homecomings around here. I am not sure how the huge mum thing got started--if anyone knows, I would love to hear!



I am not sure how my mom did it, but she saved everything I ever did from grade school all the way through college. Every paper, award, note, card, dried up corsages, newspaper clippings, etc. I came across a box full of notes from people in JR high--you know the kind that were folded all fancy and at the bottom said LONGER LETTER LATER and SORRY SO SLOPPY on every single one. I didn't even remember that I wrote half these people notes, or that I knew how to fold a paper like that! Sooooooo funny to read some of these and take a walk down memory lane!

What have we been up to?

What have we been doing these last couple of months? Well, I'll tell ya....

*the girls started their new school. They wished for the old school for a while, but now say they like the new one. I miss the old school sometimes, but am trying to have a good attitude. The girls are trying to make new friends. We drove them back and forth for about a month until the new place was done.

*packing--again.

*moving--again.

*unpacking.

*still unpacking. Maybe in another 6 months I'll think moving was a good idea.

*feeling overwhelmed with all the projects that need to be done. What would life be without a LONG list of home improvement projects?

*choosing paint colors. Spent a small fortune on samples. I'm done now. Spending that is. Huge paint project now.

*attending new ward. Girls miss the old ward and all their friends. I do too. Didn't help the girls have warm fuzzies for our new ward when there were no plans for a trunk or treat. Now there IS a trunk or treat planned, but we are crashing the old ward anyway.

*trying to meet neighbors. The ones we have met are very nice. A couple of them even brought us treats to welcome us to the neighborhood.

That's about it. I hope to get back to posting more regularly soon. Maybe when I'm only up to my waist in boxes instead of my eyeballs!