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September 9, 2004
Burning Question
I saw the following question and thought it would make a good topic: If your house was on fire and everyone (including pets) was safe outside and you could safely retrieve one personal item, what would it be?
For me this is a pretty easy question. I would grab a box of photos. Even though I’m sure my parents or sister have duplicates of some, they still wouldn’t have them all and I would miss them.
As far as other things are concerned, there are really very few belongings that have that I would miss. I would miss my paintings and my Egyptian statues. Oh, and my books! I would really miss my books! But all of these things could eventually be replaced. That’s a great question also: if all of your belongings did burn in a fire, what would you choose to replace?
All of our scrapbooks are irreplaceable. The kid’s school papers are irreplaceable. Their baby books with pieces of hair clipped from their first hair cuts – those too are irreplaceable. I guess for me personally, my most important things are all made of paper. I could put everything about my life in one box if I had to. That box would have pictures, scrapbooks, baby books, school papers, and birth certificates. Everything else is just extra.
I think it is important to know what we hold dear. My sister, Jennifer for example, I couldn’t tell you what she holds near to her heart. She has twin daughters that took up a lot of time as babies. She never really worked on their baby books and she doesn’t keep things like I tend to. Her girls are almost three years old now and my mother told me the other day that they had torn up something that should have been in their baby books. I’m sure that this wouldn’t bother Jennifer at all. Maybe she will be better off in the end because she doesn’t hold such value on papers.
What do you value? I think this will be a hard question if you are a pack rat. Thank the Lord I am not, but I know plenty!
Posted by tami at September 9, 2004 8:25 AM
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My Passport with an exit visa!!!
Posted by: Lynne at September 9, 2004 11:33 AM
I am working late.... and thought I would see what you have out there this week. Our office is getting some new upgrades and I have to be here while they do it.
I am with you photos, of course besides Brad & Brady, is everything that I really have that can not be replaced. I guess we need to invest in a fire proof safe!
Posted by: christy at September 15, 2004 6:04 PM