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Monday, July 27, 2009
The Dresser
If you know me at all you know I am very sentimental. "A sap" my husband calls me. I can't throw away any of the kid's school work. Even if it is just a math sheet. So when I can pass something down to my kids that was mine as a little girl it just thrills me. I had this dresser as a little girl, in fact it was my moms when she was a little girl. Her father restored it for me when I was little. He signed his name in one of the drawers when he was finished. It says, "Refinished by Curt Trevis--Largo Florida June 1976 at St. Louis for grandaughter Diane." I had that dresser in my room up until I went to college. I remember keeping all my "treasures" in one drawer; pictures of boyfriends, little items that were private and special to me in my teenage years. Now the dresser is my daughter's. My mom painted it for Emma and signed it right next to her father's writing, "Refinished by Carol Trevis Campbell Aubrey Tx June2009 for grandaughter Emma" Ironically she restored it in June just like my grandfather did. I was putting away some of Emma's clothes the other day and sure enough in one of her drawers tucked away in a corner were little "treasures'' ; some shells, lipgloss, pictures...like moth
er like daughter :)
er like daughter :)
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- The Cramptons
- I am a stay at home mom with 3 children: Curt 10, Emma 8, and Colin 4. I substitute teach at their elementary school. I have a degree in elementary education and I would love to have a teaching job when Colin starts Kindergarten in the fall of 2009. I have been married since May 25, 1996 to John who is a General Manager for Dave and Buster's in Dallas.
I cannot beliebe how big she is getting and how long her hair is ;-)
ReplyDeleteOk that made me cry! Papa always wrote his name on things he worked on. I have a lamp dated 1977 that he made for me. What a treasure that your mom wrote on it too. I just love that kind of stuff! I am a sap too, it must be Papa's fault. :)
ReplyDeleteAwesome post. I love the memories we have with our stuff.
ReplyDeleteOn another note, kids school stuff - I take pictures of it and use it in their scrapbooks and toss the stuff. I do keep some of the really special stuff - but not much of it.