Family History with Nana
September 28, 2015
On a bit of a whim, I decided to fly Mom into town for the week. Friday was going to be Grandparent's Day at Kate's school and normally Grandma and/or Grandpa Davis would come but they were in California visiting Marc and Jim. I didn't want Kate to not have someone, so I invited Nana. Kate was so excited to have Nana fly in just for her Grandparent's Day! All of the kids were excited to see Nana and have their special time with her. She went to soccer games, played board games, did puzzles, helped with homework, read aloud and heard all about what the kids are up to.
During the days, Mom and I worked on a little family history project. I was a little surprised how much I enjoyed it! We put together a book for Jason to use on his mission. It included stories and pictures and information for Jason and three generations of ancestors. It was fascinating to learn more about the lives of my grandparents and great-grandparents. It was a humbling task to distill an person's entire life down into a little 3" x 5" summary to fit on the small pages. My great-grandpa Frink lived to be almost a hundred years old and we barely had enough information about him to write a few paragraphs. I wondered what people would write about me in a hundred years. What would be on my little one page summary? An entire lifetime of dreams and worries, triumphs and defeats, struggles and victories, accomplishments and regrets, summarized in a few paragraphs. It's very humbling. It made me realize that I want to be more consistent in the things that I care about so that one day those characteristics will define who I am. If my posterity describe me as a kind and happy person who cared about others, and they really meant it, I would be a happy woman!
On a bit of a whim, I decided to fly Mom into town for the week. Friday was going to be Grandparent's Day at Kate's school and normally Grandma and/or Grandpa Davis would come but they were in California visiting Marc and Jim. I didn't want Kate to not have someone, so I invited Nana. Kate was so excited to have Nana fly in just for her Grandparent's Day! All of the kids were excited to see Nana and have their special time with her. She went to soccer games, played board games, did puzzles, helped with homework, read aloud and heard all about what the kids are up to.
During the days, Mom and I worked on a little family history project. I was a little surprised how much I enjoyed it! We put together a book for Jason to use on his mission. It included stories and pictures and information for Jason and three generations of ancestors. It was fascinating to learn more about the lives of my grandparents and great-grandparents. It was a humbling task to distill an person's entire life down into a little 3" x 5" summary to fit on the small pages. My great-grandpa Frink lived to be almost a hundred years old and we barely had enough information about him to write a few paragraphs. I wondered what people would write about me in a hundred years. What would be on my little one page summary? An entire lifetime of dreams and worries, triumphs and defeats, struggles and victories, accomplishments and regrets, summarized in a few paragraphs. It's very humbling. It made me realize that I want to be more consistent in the things that I care about so that one day those characteristics will define who I am. If my posterity describe me as a kind and happy person who cared about others, and they really meant it, I would be a happy woman!
I enjoyed every minute of it! Thank you for letting me be a part of the busy Davis household for a week. Also thank you for your fast typing fingers. It felt good to finish the Family Booklet. Love to all, Nana
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