As I'm getting ready to put away the Christmas decorations, I find myself thinking about my favorite decorations. While there are so many that are filled with memories, and there are plenty that are over 40 years old, my favorite decorations are the photos. I have 16 frames filled with Christmas photos from various years. Obviously, not every year is represented, but I love not only looking at the memories, but I love the decorative nature of the frames. I added this year already. I've actually run out of room on the shelves where I keep them, but I've worked it out to expand a bit. It makes me so incredibly happy when I get each photo out each year.
I undecorated the trees this evening. I needed to separate Catherine's ornaments this year. It seems like our trees might be pretty bare next year! As I was putting the ornaments into their own bin, I couldn't help but think about how much I'm going to miss them next year. I thought it wouldn't bother me because we've already had Thomas take his. But, I realized this evening that some of the memories were still there because seeing Catherine's ornaments would make me think of the memory. For example, one year, all seven of my grandmother great-grands visited Disney. She made each of the kids a Disney related ornament that year by making them cross-stitch ornaments. Those kinds of memories are so dear to my heart.
And speaking of my grandmother, today she turns 95. My sister saw her today and said she is definitely fading cognitively. My mom, sister, aunt and I are going to see her Saturday and bring in lunch. I am nearly certain this will be her final birthday. I am so, so grateful to have had her in my life for so long, but I know this is not how she wants to be living.
An entire week into 2026...time is still flying!
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