Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Overview

I've recently been thinking about my own personal life and the things I've done and seen. I thought it would be a good reminder for myself to kind of summarize the years. I'll start with more current stuff with what I remember and then work back.

What started it was writing a history about my family for my niece. Every month, I'd write as much as I could in a notebook about my mom's side of the family and then we'd switch notebooks, the second notebook being about my dad's side of the family. Of course I didn't keep a copy of either of those notebooks so I'd probably have to start again.

Then my mom passed away and in going through her papers, I found a letter from my aunt to my dad saying that he should really think about marrying my mom since he hardly knew her. What?? 

And the big kicker? We're planning a trip with friends and one of the stops is in Hawaii. I know that I used to live there but where? In an old photo album, my mother had written the addresses of our homes along side some of the photos. I never knew that I lived in Bremerton, Washington.

So, this blog will be kind of a year in review summary and perhaps a bit biographical about me and my family. It's only for personal use, though I realize that when its on the web, anyone can find it. Who knows? Maybe after I'm gone someone will find it and think it interesting. 

Overview

I've recently been thinking about my own personal life and the things I've done and seen. I thought it would be a good reminder for ...