You'll never forget....

August 25, 2009

...but you do!  Maybe some Mom's remember their child's first words or a favorite song they had.  But, do they remember the sound of their voice as they said those words, or how they danced to that song?  I was reminded this week that I've forgotten!! The one thing I do remember is always saying to myself, "There's no way I'll forget that...."

My project this past week brings me to this posting....If you could see my dining room table as I type this you might understand a little better.  There are over 3o small black video tapes scattered on top.  Most of them unlabeled and waiting to be viewed (and organized).  If I was lucky and had a free minute back when it happened, I would take them out and label them right away when they were finished.  Unfortunately, that didn't happen very often.  Therefore, I'm left with hours of videos to sort through spanning a 6 year period!  

At this time I would like to take a moment and thank my Dad for teaching me a VERY valuable lesson when it came to videotaping.  As far back as I can remember (when video cameras were too heavy for most of us to lift and sound on them was a huge bonus! haha)  my dad would immediately say the date as soon as the camera started rolling...EVERY single time!!  It actually became a joke in the family and we would all laugh, saying "Oh, here he goes again..."  Well, I've now realized that I do it myself on my own videos.  At first it was more of a chore, trying to remember it, but then it became more of a routine and now it has really come in handy! It's there almost every time and I'm so grateful!    

Now instead of having to rely on other factors (i.e weather outside, which house are we living in?, how many kids at the time, was I pregnant?, how pregnant was I? was it the old kitchen, or the new kitchen? are there cousins around? how old do the cousins look?) to determine the month and year of the tape, I can now just wait to actually hear the date!!  Thanks Dad!! 

As annoying as it might be....I must make more of an effort to get the video camera out, even if it's just a minute or two!   5 years from now I'm sure I'll watch things again with the same excitement! Part of me is glad I don't fully remember it, because when I see them it's like watching it happen for the first time all over again!   (Maybe I'm just getting old.....)

Note: just don't forget the date!!

Here's a few quick videos I just couldn't resist.  They made me laugh, hope they make you smile too!!!