My cousin Melanie has a bunch of cool old pics on her Flickr account, some of which I’ve used on this site. This has given me an itch to complete one of the things that’s always been on my “to-do” list - scan all my childhood photos. They all currently reside in a not-so-safe wall shelf in the corner of our basement. It hasn’t been easy to do - nowadays it’s a challenge to find time to do something as simple as taking a shower, but when I’m listening in on calls for work I can get a couple pages done.

It’s a wonderful, bittersweet feeling to go through these pictures. Seeing them bring back so many memories, memories hidden long ago under the pressures and busy-ness of my current life. My mind wanders back to days long ago, my mother springs back to life, my father laughs, my sisters are as cute and bratty as they look. It’s a good escape, even if it is for only a couple moments.

So here’s one of my favorites - a picture from mine and Fatima’s birthday, ten twenty years ago. See if you can find us!

Tags: Memories, Pictures //