Monday, August 24, 2009

Journaling

Well, I have a confession to make. I am TERRIBLE at writing in my journal. I have only filled up...let me count...oh, that's right. Zero. I have never actually filled up a journal in my life. I have started a few journals in my lifetime, but each only have a handful of entries. I recently came across my very first journal that was started in July 1986....before I had even turned three years old. Each Sunday, I would sit down with my dad and tell him what to write in my journal, and he would write it. This journal entry was dated July 26, 1987:

"Two weeks ago I caught a catfish at Lyman Lake. It was the first fish that I ever caught. It was a lot of fun. I had a brand new fishing pole and wound the fish in. Then we wrapped it up in cloth and took it home.

Yesterday, we watched the 24th of July parade and some people threw candy to us. I ate a lot of candy yesterday and I didn't get sick.

Yesterday, I went to a rodeo but didn't like it very much because it had a wild west show and some shooting and I got scared."

Thank you, Dad, for helping me write in my journal so I have these precious childhood memories to read about.


Shauni and I in the summer of 1987.

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  1. ShauniAugust 25, 2009 at 7:49 PM

    My favorite line is "I ate a lot of candy yesterday and I didn't get sick."

    It's not such a bad thing to not have filled up a lot of journals. People are more likely to read the handful of entries you have written than they are to dig through my journals to find something worth reading. I don't even read my OWN journals.

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