Today is a hallowed day but not by any actions of minister, preacher, father or sister or other representatives of the divine. The day has been hallowed by the blood shed of our brothers and sisters who were in a place where a rending sacrifice was cut from a confident people.

While my husband and I were out today, I was chatting with a young woman for a bit while we were waiting for something. She had asked about our marriage and how long we had been together (25 years this year) and she wanted to ask us for some advice. She is getting married in a couple of months and although she is in love she said she was nervous about the wedding and how things would be when they got married. Several people had told her that her husband to be would change once they got married and that she should be prepared.

I decided that it had been a while since I had updated the site look and feel and I also needed to update the back end.  With some extra time over the Christmas holidays I spent some time updating the back end which allowed me to use a newer theme. Nothing super fancy but looks a bit spiffier than the theme I had been using.

And to get the New Year started on a happy note, thought I'd share this video of someone dancing. :-)

I read a suggestion today for creating a list of Top Good Things that happened in 2010. I thought this was a good idea and have come up with my own list. It was challenging to think of different good things since it can be easy to focus on the negative, especially in these times. But it was a good reminder of what is right in my life

With the holiday season in full swing I thought I would write about some of my Christmas memories. The earliest Christmas memory I have is when I think I was 4 years old. We lived in a rental house in Oklahoma on Chickasaw Avenue, which I loved to say because of how "Chickasaw" sounded. I thought the house was very cool, it had two stories and there was a whole wall of doors that opened into a closet. For some reason I was fascinated with all of those doors and how they opened up into this other room. I had a large bed and a toy box that my Dad built for me.

I have been posting some memories of growing up but thought I'd post on a different topic this week. I have been remembering a lot of things this week but they have to do with my grandfather, my mother's father. He passed away this week, at the age of 96 and at odd moments I find I am remembering different things about him that happened or I heard while growing up.

Time to continue recording memories from growing up. These memories occurred when I was around the ages of 5 to 7, but there may be some overlap with memories from when I was older.

I thought I would provide a list of items that didn't exist or were not used often during this time. It's a bit amazing to think about everything that has changed as I've grown older. Here is a short list.

I had planned to write about memories from ages 5 to 7 but I remembered two more things from ages 3 to 5 so here they are.

I thought I would try to write up some articles about my childhood and what I remember so that I could share them with younger people who have grown up in a very different time. This first article covers my earliest memories from a little before I was 3 years old to around 5 years old.

Just got back from a family reunion for my Mom's side of the family, decided to post some pictures for viewing.

Whole Family

Whole Family, with face making

Rogers Siblings

My brother, sister and Mom