Challenge - Day 11

Post a picture of something you hate.

Well, now, that just sounds negative. Especially in light of all the personal stuff I've opened up about lately. But I do have one thing that gives me the heebie jeebies.

From grass snakes to copperheads, snakes freak me out. I mean, I won't even go through the reptile house at the zoo. To quote a movie that I'm sure you can all guess: "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?"

Challenge - Day 10

Post a picture of your most treasured item.

Treasured: defined as something of great worth or value.

If that's the case, I have several things that fall into this category.
My photos, especially of my kids.
My computer, since it houses 75% of my pictures.
My phone, because it's my calendar, my lifeline, to the world.
The magnolia painting & blanket we got for wedding gifts. (They remind me of my roots.)

Then there's my stepdad's watch. Not an expensive item. But I wore it to his funeral. Just to be near him. My dad's jewelry, some of which I've melted and had remade to fit me. Some pieces are in their original state. (Daddy was a big jewelry guy.) I wore his gold rope necklace to his funeral.

Is this getting too sad and depressing? But what I'm realizing, is the things I place the most value on have to do with people who are no longer here. Like my grandma's bowl, which my mom has, that I will inherit someday. It's nothing special, nothing valuable. But it was hers. And I never knew her.

So, it boils down to this picture. Taken just for this post. It is my Dad's cowboy hat and the flag draped over my stepdad's coffin and presented to my mom at his funeral. She then gave it to me.