tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post7114737525659893018..comments2023-11-19T21:42:17.901-08:00Comments on My Path to Mommyhood: #Microblog Mondays: Old PhotographsJesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-13085073893111317462017-10-11T08:56:08.493-07:002017-10-11T08:56:08.493-07:00What to do with the photos is one of the sad parts...What to do with the photos is one of the sad parts of not having children... I have a TON of photos, not just the ones I've taken, but there are tons at my parents' house of me & my sister growing up, as well as a whole big Rubbermaid bin full of ones from my grandmother's house that date back to the late 1800s, My sister doesn't have any children either. I figure the best thing is to scan & identify as many as we can and offer them up/share them with dh's & my nephews and any cousins who might be interested/appreciate them. But there are a lot that will probably fall through the cracks. :( You were a cute kid; thanks for sharing these with us! (And you're very brave to share your school photo with your students!!) loribethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09272814565916935113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-21747147576387907522017-10-10T01:53:19.773-07:002017-10-10T01:53:19.773-07:00Adorable photos! Thank you for sharing them. Lov...Adorable photos! Thank you for sharing them. Love the one of you sitting on the steps. So cute!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06275071143469111072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-66163905194319815702017-10-06T18:18:55.007-07:002017-10-06T18:18:55.007-07:00Somehow I missed this post! Tiny Jess is so damn a...Somehow I missed this post! Tiny Jess is so damn adorable, I can't stand it!! Your hair is envious, for sure! I always wished for curly hair like that.<br />And Oh, school photos, I have so much disdain for them. What a sucky thing to have to go through every year, because I am not sure where school photographers learn to take pictures, but MAN do they all do the same stuff and do the photos always look so ridiculous. Just across the board. And yep, I definitely had my photo taken in middle school with that too-cool laser print background.Charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08987444437659867827noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-22309775902460795462017-10-05T06:14:15.812-07:002017-10-05T06:14:15.812-07:00What cute pics. Can definitely still see the littl...What cute pics. Can definitely still see the little girl in your current photos: you honestly haven't changed that much!I used to think about who would get my photos, would they just be thrown into a skip and taken to the dump... it really bothered me for ages but recently I've been more sanguine about it: I'll be dead so I try not to care about it. I'm getting more unsentimental in my old age maybe. It comes and go in waves. I think it's a great idea to share them on here!https://differentshoresblog.wordpress.com/https://www.blogger.com/profile/16936131757889957955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-40435281207288817602017-10-04T20:53:44.660-07:002017-10-04T20:53:44.660-07:00:-):-)Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-1595983800207879612017-10-04T18:21:00.969-07:002017-10-04T18:21:00.969-07:00Thank you so much! And yeah, diaper changing must ...Thank you so much! And yeah, diaper changing must have been a real joy. Blech. Henley shirts were so comfy. I do see sort of henleys in catalogs, but not quite the same as the ones from the 80s. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-35462898785758012242017-10-04T18:20:18.746-07:002017-10-04T18:20:18.746-07:00I'm so grateful that my legs work (for the mos...I'm so grateful that my legs work (for the most part) now! The horrid cast was totally worth it. Oh man, no laser for you? That's a bummer. Um, my hair turned into a sort of Buckingham Palace guard hat with that haircut, but I thank you for the compliment. And yeah, my mom's comment is amazing. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-86884604623085966072017-10-04T18:19:06.296-07:002017-10-04T18:19:06.296-07:00Awww, thanks, Mom! That is a lovely note. <3Awww, thanks, Mom! That is a lovely note. <3Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-65586637571960669512017-10-04T18:18:31.849-07:002017-10-04T18:18:31.849-07:00Thank you so much! Oh, yes. Laser ridiculousness. ...Thank you so much! Oh, yes. Laser ridiculousness. I love those "awkward photos" collections, and I feel like most are those school photos or JC Penny's family studio shots with the floating heads and whatnot. Your photo sounds AMAZING! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-26868952747655409372017-10-04T18:17:24.089-07:002017-10-04T18:17:24.089-07:00Great minds! And thank you. I like the "histo...Great minds! And thank you. I like the "history of you" idea a lot! Thanks for sharing in my memories. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-5255999189104012982017-10-04T18:16:46.705-07:002017-10-04T18:16:46.705-07:00Why thank you! I don't know, I don't think...Why thank you! I don't know, I don't think I could get away with those bellbottoms or overalls now... :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-70498502262068016942017-10-04T18:16:07.329-07:002017-10-04T18:16:07.329-07:00Thank you! It was so fun to find these photos, and...Thank you! It was so fun to find these photos, and better to share them. YES! Let's photograph THEM the way they photograph US! Perfect revenge scheme. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-25063762357968124752017-10-04T18:15:32.127-07:002017-10-04T18:15:32.127-07:00Awww, thank you! I'm sorry you had a challengi...Awww, thank you! I'm sorry you had a challenging childhood, physically, too. And HA! I'm glad you got the humor in an otherwise woe-is-me post. :)Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-83330000606115960982017-10-04T18:14:50.456-07:002017-10-04T18:14:50.456-07:00Thank you! Seriously. Way to disregard the patient...Thank you! Seriously. Way to disregard the patient and/or patient's mom. Grrrrr.Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-32555031542177816682017-10-04T18:14:02.502-07:002017-10-04T18:14:02.502-07:00Thank you -- my hair sure was something! Maybe we ...Thank you -- my hair sure was something! Maybe we can really, really enjoy our pictures now and hope that maybe someone else will find them interesting in the future. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-27156349565458163012017-10-04T17:06:04.937-07:002017-10-04T17:06:04.937-07:00Thank you! I'm sure that was a pain to brush, ...Thank you! I'm sure that was a pain to brush, such a lot of hair, but it sure was pretty. Somehow I seem to have less of it now... :( And thanks for the commiseration. These little things (not so little) sneak up on me. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-13430261962073726652017-10-04T17:04:57.829-07:002017-10-04T17:04:57.829-07:00Always stiff! And weird backgrounds! I miss retouc...Always stiff! And weird backgrounds! I miss retouching though. :) I'm glad you enjoyed the photos -- it's fun to share them. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-36521933279768708502017-10-04T17:04:14.054-07:002017-10-04T17:04:14.054-07:00OMG yes. Definitely. I haven't seen the atroci...OMG yes. Definitely. I haven't seen the atrocity that is probably this year's yet. Definitely ugh. Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-22042727556518698312017-10-04T17:03:35.117-07:002017-10-04T17:03:35.117-07:00Thank you! I remember wishing I had less hair and ...Thank you! I remember wishing I had less hair and hoping for some hair loss later. Um, that can stop now! :) The geneaology idea is a good one, I'll have to look into that! Jesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15868505568965284742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-27477217862350434002017-10-04T11:36:58.116-07:002017-10-04T11:36:58.116-07:00You were so cute! But boy a cast that young? Yikes...You were so cute! But boy a cast that young? Yikes.<br /><br />Ahhh henley shirts. I do miss them.Non Sequitur Chicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07268138421234170972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-34848388106177960512017-10-03T06:47:30.445-07:002017-10-03T06:47:30.445-07:00Oh, your poor legs!
I'm a child of the 70s/8...Oh, your poor legs! <br /><br />I'm a child of the 70s/80s so I missed out on the laser background. However, given how adorable you are in these shots, I have to imagine even the 90s and a DH haircut (am I the only girl in existence who didn't have one?) couldn't take away from your inherent beauty.<br /><br />And I just noticed your mom's comment - so much ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ for it!internetg33khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12672869878789920528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-69793772877551175952017-10-02T03:10:47.854-07:002017-10-02T03:10:47.854-07:00Speaking as the Mom with the fridge gallery, I hav...Speaking as the Mom with the fridge gallery, I have literally thousands of photos of you taken over many years. There are boxes, bags,, and drawers full of them. Some I developed myself in a friend's dark room, others were taken on Polaroid film. One thing thing shines through all of them: you were, and are, a beautiful person. ❤️ MomPat Wheelhousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05522148669774592247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-72360245042023319072017-09-27T18:40:52.643-07:002017-09-27T18:40:52.643-07:00Wow, thanks for sharing these! Those curls - just...Wow, thanks for sharing these! Those curls - just amazing and beautiful. It's so interesting hearing these early stories and seeing the photos. <br /><br />I smiled when you mentioned the "laser" background of the school photo. My most infamous school photo (4th grade) has a laser sort of background with me in a pastel floral floofy sort of dress (that totally clashed with the background) and my hair frizzed out to an enormous volume. School photos are their own genre for sure! Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-29374855448702823042017-09-27T16:31:34.354-07:002017-09-27T16:31:34.354-07:00Now. Then. Cute. So weird I shared a "picture...Now. Then. Cute. So weird I shared a "picture day" pic of my daughter today. <br /><br />You can create a "history of you" stories and photos that will be found by the next owner of your house or . . <br /><br />Thank you for sharing you with us. Middle Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12334580430376973159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7998166587816121679.post-75846217513126085692017-09-26T16:03:51.479-07:002017-09-26T16:03:51.479-07:00You were soooo cute! Which I should've expecte...You were soooo cute! Which I should've expected, since you still are! <3Stephaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16036165207963542073noreply@blogger.com