Happy Birthday PawPaw!

Today is my PawPaw's birthday. Mumsy's Dad was born in Vernon, Texas in 1910. I think about him often & miss him a lot. I was the first grandchild so I was properly spoiled and adored throughout his lifetime.

Lately I've been going through things around here & downsizing. In the process I am coming across a lot of pictures, some of him and Granny, obituaries, preserved flowers. There were some of Mumsy's things I'd not seen before — like my sister's baby book. Lajuana June was born October 31, 1958 and passed that December. She was a ‘blue baby’ & then there were no cures for it.

All of this coupled with other events have started me thinking of my own mortality, especially as I approach another birthday. It makes me look at my ‘stuff’ in a different light — do I want my family to have to sort through all this when I'm gone??? NO!! So it makes a difference in what I keep & what I get rid of.

Just felt a bit nostalgic & wanted to say

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAWPAW!