throwing away junk, saving memories

We are doing a massive clean of our house. By "we", I mean me. I am cleaning. The kids are messing. Dave is saving. Any way, it is so great to get rid of stuff we don't need. There are some things that are a little hard to get rid of because even though we don't need them, there are memories. At this point I'm not saving every card and note I got, though I used to! It has been fun reading through some things. I took a few pics of things I wanted to remember but not keep. I'll probably have several of these posts over the next couple of months as I finish cleaning up all our stuff.

This will be kind of a bragging post so feel free to skip it if that is annoying, but it is for my kids so they know had talents and loves before they came into the world. As a kid, my mom always told me my dad was a brilliant student and I wanted to be more like him and do well in school. Dave is brilliant of course but I also want the kids to know I did well in school too....they have no reason they shouldn't do well also!

I am throwing away lots of school work. I took a pic of one of my tests from an animal  physiology class. One of my favorite classes I ever took. It was at CSU San Marcos.  The year I was home from school.

I thought it was funny how this teacher used secret names so that he could publicly post scores.

I picked the secret name George b/c I loved George Straight. I even joined the George Strait fan club!

I got varsity letters in band and soccer. I think the stars are for ALL CIF and ALL palomar league for soccer. I played 4 years varsity soccer and I was pretty good, especially by my senior year.

 I found this great note from the Konolds! I have loved them for many years. What dear people. Now Bishop of our ward.

Sr. year of soccer I got the "golden boot" award for most goals and assists.

This bad boy is Dave's. He was a wresteler in high school. We are FOR SURE saving this in the hope that he'll put it on for us one day! Clare cried laughing when she saw this.

And another note from Marilyn Faulkner.

 I had a file of notes from my "favorite families" - Faulkners, Jergensens, Hawkes, Stone, Christensens, Hilbigs. All great family friends and especially supportive of my Mom when she was sick. Great people.

Some A's and B's

 A post card from a friend Kirk Faulkner a childhood friend who went on mission to Russia.