The most important item I would take with me would be my collection of photo albums. My family (immediate and extended) values documenting not only special events but daily living that happens! We often look through our albums and reminisce about occurances in our lives. I am also able to share with my children stories of family members and friends that they did not have the opportunity to meet.
The second item I would take would be our collection of board games. We are a family who enjoys all types of games from scrabble to scattegories to yahtzee. We spend alot of our free time playing games. I think this is an important aspect of our family culture because it shows our spirit of competitiveness and our value of having fun with each other.
The third item I would take would be our holiday/season decorations. Our decoration collections have grown over the years. Even though they include store bought trinkets, the most important part of these collections are the homemade treasures. My children range in age from 15 to 21 and they still make decorations for each holiday/season. Their expertise has grown over the years, but we still value the thinkgs they made in their preschool years. A person can look at alot of these creations and determine what was important to that child at the time.
If I were told to leave one of these items behind I would have a hard time choosing between the photo albums and the decorations. Both are treasures to me that are irreplaceable and help define who we are as a family!
Hi Patricia
ReplyDeleteAfter reading your post, from the collection of board games, which one would you choose? After all you can only take three things. I love to play board/games too. One of my favorite is Scrabble, but I like Gestures too! Also from the collection of holiday/ season decorations, which one item would you take?
Cheryl,
DeleteIf I had to choose one game it would probably be Scrabble. For some reason we never get tired of playing this game.
Since I have four children, choosing a single holiday decoration is an almost impossible task. There is one Mother's Day card that they all created by making pictures out of their handprints. I guess I would have to choose that one because it was created by all of them!
The items you chose seem very important to your family. I love that your family really enjoys board games - something small like this can really help a family grow and bond together. Also, your decorations seem like such a great compilation of the many great holidays your family has spent together. It would definitely be difficult to give any of that up.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing!!