Memories are made of this

She was actually older than my aunt and joked about how she would live for a while yet and she said that when she died, she would not have a big celebration of life. I understand that sentiment and I understand her children are having a small memorial service with only close family in attendance.

My brother pointed out to me that with her passing, I and another cousin are the oldest of our generation. I have one cousin who is two years older than I am.  She is a very strong\, wonderful and resourceful lady and I am sure that she will live for a long time.

I thought about what my brother said and it made me think about family, connections and moments in life that we want to remember and pass on. My cousin that just died sent my aunt a picture of my grandfather and grandmother on their wedding day and my aunt is sending me a copy. I will add it to my collection.

I have, like many of you, started to digitize old pictures and slides. My mother put all of the pictures she had into albums for us by family. She did that for us before she passed and looking through the old albums brought back many great memories. I want my children and my grandson to have the same opportunity to look back and see what memories we wanted to be captured and remembered. This is a challenge as there seem to be thousands of pictures but by doing a few at a time and looking at what has been done not what needs to be done, makes the task less daunting.