Comments on: Your Child’s Keepsakes, 30 Years Later http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/ Simplify your home. Wed, 08 Feb 2012 20:35:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: CREATIVE IDEAS FOR CHILDRENS ARTWORK | Get Kids Organized http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-29800 CREATIVE IDEAS FOR CHILDRENS ARTWORK | Get Kids Organized Mon, 03 Oct 2011 18:47:48 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-29800 [...] Organizer near you, or get some help starting and running your own organizing business. By Beth Andreshak Whether you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or neighbor, children love to m...some creative ways to save these wonderful works of genius. The next time your little Picasso comes [...] [...] Organizer near you, or get some help starting and running your own organizing business. By Beth Andreshak Whether you are a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle or neighbor, children love to m…some creative ways to save these wonderful works of genius. The next time your little Picasso comes [...]

]]> By: Teri Pittman http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-15286 Teri Pittman Sun, 16 May 2010 16:58:19 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-15286 The hardest thing to deal with is what to do after Mom has died. I've had to deal with thing that my mom and grandmother saved. Now I'm helping to deal with the things saved for my stepson. He's 20, so it's hard to know what he'll be interested in having 10 years from now. It's funny. I don't care much for my elementary school report cards, but find those belonging to my mom fascinating. The hardest thing to deal with is what to do after Mom has died. I’ve had to deal with thing that my mom and grandmother saved. Now I’m helping to deal with the things saved for my stepson. He’s 20, so it’s hard to know what he’ll be interested in having 10 years from now.

It’s funny. I don’t care much for my elementary school report cards, but find those belonging to my mom fascinating.

]]> By: Sofia's Ideas http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-15020 Sofia's Ideas Sun, 25 Apr 2010 02:44:53 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-15020 Would you believe I still have that dollhouse & all of the people & furniture in it? Yes, the one in your first picture! It was one of my favorite & most cherished belongings when I was little. I played with it until I was way too old to still be playing with dolls, but I took good care of it. When I was ready to move from dolls to boys, my mother kept it safe for me, and even redecorated the interior. I'm so glad we held onto it - not just because my daughters now love it so much, but because of the fond memories I have of it too. .-= Sofia's Ideas´s last blog post ..<a href="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/SofiasIdeas/~3/akLzk3KBD8g/" rel="nofollow">Happy Earth Day 2010</a> =-. Would you believe I still have that dollhouse & all of the people & furniture in it? Yes, the one in your first picture! It was one of my favorite & most cherished belongings when I was little. I played with it until I was way too old to still be playing with dolls, but I took good care of it. When I was ready to move from dolls to boys, my mother kept it safe for me, and even redecorated the interior. I’m so glad we held onto it – not just because my daughters now love it so much, but because of the fond memories I have of it too.
.-= Sofia’s Ideas´s last blog post ..Happy Earth Day 2010 =-.

]]> By: Laurie http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-13759 Laurie Fri, 05 Mar 2010 23:32:16 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-13759 "Especially when I let him know (gently) that this will be his to lug around in life." EXACTLY!!! I think here is the root of the issue. My grandparent's house has an unnatural amount of stuff in it. I can't believe the things they let their children store there. I have too much stuff, and getting rid of it is an ongoing project at our house, but it is all AT MY house. I would never dream of expecting my parents to store and care for my belongings. Lord willing, our children won't have to deal with our clutter either. Life it too short. “Especially when I let him know (gently) that this will be his to lug around in life.”

EXACTLY!!! I think here is the root of the issue. My grandparent’s house has an unnatural amount of stuff in it. I can’t believe the things they let their children store there. I have too much stuff, and getting rid of it is an ongoing project at our house, but it is all AT MY house. I would never dream of expecting my parents to store and care for my belongings. Lord willing, our children won’t have to deal with our clutter either. Life it too short.

]]> By: Things to Write Home About – 2/7/10 | Feels Like Home http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-12939 Things to Write Home About – 2/7/10 | Feels Like Home Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:03:04 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-12939 [...] Rachel at Small Notebook shared tips for preserving kids’ art and tackled the issue of holding on to children’s keepsakes [...] [...] Rachel at Small Notebook shared tips for preserving kids’ art and tackled the issue of holding on to children’s keepsakes [...]

]]> By: Morgan http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-12916 Morgan Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:39:51 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-12916 We, too, do the bin thing. Each boy has a good-sized bin where we store special things: first outfits, hand-made baby blankets, their baby books, cards and letters from their great-grandparents and grandparents, first passport photos, a few special toys and books, etc. The bins force me to really edit out the things that aren't that important to save. We keep very few craft and art things--only 1 or 2 a year that have sentimental value. My mom was a packrat who saved EVERYTHING! She still have every corsage I received for every dance I ever went to! I have tried to weed out stuff for her, but she can't part with it. I pulled out everything I truly wanted to save and it's all in my hope chest. There really wasn't much at the end of the day: a couple of toys, some books, photo albums, journals, letters from friends, some baby things. It really is true that the fewer things you keep (or have), the more special they are. We, too, do the bin thing. Each boy has a good-sized bin where we store special things: first outfits, hand-made baby blankets, their baby books, cards and letters from their great-grandparents and grandparents, first passport photos, a few special toys and books, etc. The bins force me to really edit out the things that aren’t that important to save. We keep very few craft and art things–only 1 or 2 a year that have sentimental value.

My mom was a packrat who saved EVERYTHING! She still have every corsage I received for every dance I ever went to! I have tried to weed out stuff for her, but she can’t part with it. I pulled out everything I truly wanted to save and it’s all in my hope chest. There really wasn’t much at the end of the day: a couple of toys, some books, photo albums, journals, letters from friends, some baby things. It really is true that the fewer things you keep (or have), the more special they are.

]]> By: A Tip for Photographing or Scanning Your Child’s Art http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-12882 A Tip for Photographing or Scanning Your Child’s Art Fri, 05 Feb 2010 14:53:38 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-12882 [...] way to reduce the amount of artwork that you should save for your child is to photograph it or scan it. When you take a picture of that new masterpiece, make sure your [...] [...] way to reduce the amount of artwork that you should save for your child is to photograph it or scan it. When you take a picture of that new masterpiece, make sure your [...]

]]> By: Caroline http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-12878 Caroline Fri, 05 Feb 2010 04:14:16 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-12878 My mom did save my FP Mandy & Becky dolls, and my 4 year old daughter loves to play with them at their house. Recently I did find an old picture of me when I was six with Mandy. My daughter loved looking at the picture. You comment about taking pictures reminded me of this special memory. Thanks for all your great advice and encouragement toward a simpler life! My mom did save my FP Mandy & Becky dolls, and my 4 year old daughter loves to play with them at their house. Recently I did find an old picture of me when I was six with Mandy. My daughter loved looking at the picture. You comment about taking pictures reminded me of this special memory. Thanks for all your great advice and encouragement toward a simpler life!

]]> By: Megan http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-12875 Megan Thu, 04 Feb 2010 23:27:20 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-12875 My favorite items that my Mom saved for me were artwork, school work (like writing), gifts that I made for my parents that were special to THEM, and favorite books. I do have some of my old toys, but most of them were from when I was so small that I don't remember playing with them. I think my mother was more sentimental about those items than I was. .-= Megan´s last blog post ..<a href="http://lapetitevie.wordpress.com/2010/01/29/book-love-2/" rel="nofollow">book love</a> =-. My favorite items that my Mom saved for me were artwork, school work (like writing), gifts that I made for my parents that were special to THEM, and favorite books. I do have some of my old toys, but most of them were from when I was so small that I don’t remember playing with them. I think my mother was more sentimental about those items than I was.
.-= Megan´s last blog post ..book love =-.

]]> By: Sarah http://smallnotebook.org/2010/02/03/your-childs-keepsakes-30-years-later/#comment-12872 Sarah Thu, 04 Feb 2010 19:19:54 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1758#comment-12872 My mom and grandmother kept e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g down to the pieces of paper I scribbled on! There was so much crap to sort through when I a)moved out, b)moved back, c)my parents moved, d)my parents moved again, e)my mom passed away and f)when my dad moved and I acquired all of my mom's family stuff. I vowed 10 years ago not to do the same to my kids. I wish I did scrap books but I don't currently have the time or the patience. There is 1 box in the top of my daughters' closet that has keepsakes in it. There are other things in various places that I will keep but I haven't been organized enough to sort through them yet. Important clothing such as my favorite outfit while my first daughter was in NICU, report cards, awards, hand-made or specially ordered items such as embroidered blankets and such, hospital bracelets (if I know where they are), favorite toys. I was so happy to find the pledge cards from sorority pledge week when I cleaned out my mom's things several months ago. It meant a lot to me. .-= Sarah´s last blog post ..<a href="http://anythingittakes.blogspot.com/2010/02/january-month-end-progress-report.html" rel="nofollow">January Month-end Progress Report</a> =-. My mom and grandmother kept e-v-e-r-y-t-h-i-n-g down to the pieces of paper I scribbled on! There was so much crap to sort through when I a)moved out, b)moved back, c)my parents moved, d)my parents moved again, e)my mom passed away and f)when my dad moved and I acquired all of my mom’s family stuff. I vowed 10 years ago not to do the same to my kids.

I wish I did scrap books but I don’t currently have the time or the patience. There is 1 box in the top of my daughters’ closet that has keepsakes in it. There are other things in various places that I will keep but I haven’t been organized enough to sort through them yet.

Important clothing such as my favorite outfit while my first daughter was in NICU, report cards, awards, hand-made or specially ordered items such as embroidered blankets and such, hospital bracelets (if I know where they are), favorite toys. I was so happy to find the pledge cards from sorority pledge week when I cleaned out my mom’s things several months ago. It meant a lot to me.
.-= Sarah´s last blog post ..January Month-end Progress Report =-.

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