Works of Art

I am a pack rat. The stuff I keep is a part of me. Sometimes I'm glad I haven't thrown what I was planning on throwing away yet. I make sure to keep a balance of junk I really want to keep and what should be removed. Sometimes it's just more practical to throw away than to reorganize and make new space.

My first kid's first work of art was treasure. Over the years the neat arts and crafts that they would make at day care and school just piled up. Now I have 3 little artists creating even more precious memories.

A neat solution is to digitize what you want to remember but need to throw away. You can scan their works but that can take time depending on your scanner or computer. Most of the time the thing that they make are crafts and you can't scan those. With a digital camera set at the highest resolution, you can record the artwork. You should also take pictures of your little ones holding their artwork too. If the clocks on the camera and computer are set correctly, the picture file may have a time stamp of when the picture was taken.

The software that came with my camera gives me an option to download the photos into a folder and automatically create a folder name with the date of when the photo was taken. You can later change the name of the folder to make it more descriptive. I don't even bother. The combination of the folder having the date and the pictures gives me enough information what the picture was all about like a birthday party, holiday get together, first time event, etc.


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Homily From Father Sam

Father Sam's short sermon this morning was interesting and kept me alert. Last week's homily with a different priest was rough for me. I probably didn't get enough sleep (but I usually don't get enough sleep) and kept dozing off. It's been over 12 hours and I still remember this morning's sermon.

Anyway, the point was that we Americans always buy STUFF. The only reason we have have a home is to keep our stuff. If our house is full, we use our garages for storage. If our garages are full, we rent storage space. (Seems like storage companies pop up every 3 years). If we have stuff, we just want more.

He recalled a time when stores were closed on Sundays. Sundays were used primarily for worship and football. (Got lots of laughs here). Most important was church and prayer of course. Nowadays, people can buy stuff on Sundays or 24 hours anyday.

People should stop worrying about having more stuff and instead use the time to do what matters: get together with family.

Ironic that I have ads all over this blog to defeat what the priest was preaching.

Anyway, just remember to keep in mind to spend as much time with family and less time buying and showing off your material things.

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