every little thing!

Today, I cleaned.  and cleaned and cleaned and cleaned!  And sorted!  i found so many crazy things in the drawers of my dresser and nightstand!  i almost thought about posting a list of what was INSIDE my nightstand, but i thought i'd spare you all, or myself, the details!  let's just say i found receipts dating back to 2009.  early 2009, at that!


i did, however, uncover some treasures in one of my dresser drawers!  i found, after thorough searching, all of my jewelry that has been given to me by my mother and grandmother- you know- the good stuff!  i was proud that i had done a great job of hiding it well from any potential robbers!  i also realized that i must have some of my dad's mother's genes in me, since i found things tucked away and wrapped and hidden in the most interesting of places (none of which compares to finding my grandmother's diamond ring in a plastic orange juice container, next to a ring box full of rubber bands!)  but, who cares where they are!  the treasures that i found wrapped and hidden and tucked were wonderful!  and they were priceless, at least to me!  First, I found a bamboo back scratcher.  This was a gift that i had gotten for my granddaddy a few years ago.  he'd always had one when i was growing up, and i had decided to get him a good one, and myself one to match!  when he passed away, shortly after that gift, i took an instant bond to my own.  i have kept it tucked away ever since.  next to that, in a small envelope, i found the clippings of M's first hair cut.  she was barely over one, and i did it myself.  i butchered it (i can say that now.)  i did exactly what i thought i should do; wet the hair, trimmed the hair, dried the hair.  except that when hair is wet, it is longer, and when you keep trimming it, it gets shorts and when it dries, it just plain shrinks. it was horrible.  but, she looked cute, of course, because she could always pull off any style.  Thank God!  lastly, i found a pad of paper that is pre-printed with a score sheet and at the tops says, "Mine" and "Yours".  it was one of the very first gifts my husband gave me, way back when we were dating, because he and i used to play yahtzee and gin rummy all the time (oh, those wild and crazy times!)  but the fact that he, a cool guy in his early 20s, thought to buy his 'cool' girlfriend a score sheet for our late night dice and card games always wow'd me.  it still kind of does.
and so, those were the treasures that were hidden away with the gold and the silver.  for me to find on rare occasions, so i could ooh and ahh over their sentimental value.  and while i treasure my grandfather, my mini-M, and my courted days, i am so thankful that i am here with those valuables stashed away as great reminders of the past.  they also add a simple reminder to cherish each and every thing, the small details, the good and bad (even haircuts), because some day they will all be a memory.  and someday it will be fun to run across some small mementos of a time once loved, almost as much as the time we're in now!