BBBC #28 Childhood Photo

As I flipped through my Mom’s old photo album, looking for a childhood photo of myself to post, I couldn’t help but think about my family, and my childhood, and time’s relentless march. Not all of the memories are good ones, but I seem to have survived okay. And, like time, I keep marching on.

I couldn’t pick just one image, surprise surprise.

Sorry for the poor quality. These are pictures of pictures. My scanner isn’t communicating with my computer at the moment and I don’t have the patience to try and figure out why.

Kathy_age_1-2
I think this was around age 2, but am not sure.

 

Kathy_age_3
Pretty sure I’m 3 in this pic.

 

Kathy_age_5
Around age 5.

That pic was taken while I was in kindergarten. I remember that haircut. I HATED it. I think I hated it more because it was called a “pixie cut” than because of the way it looked.

Kathy_age_6-7
Guessing I was 6 or 7. Still had my baby teeth.

 

Kathy_age_9
Age 9.5 for sure. The US bicentennial photo.

 

Kathy_age_10-11
Either 10 or 11.

I made that T-shirt. Well, I decorated it anyway. That heart was a free iron-on that came in my Mom’s Woman’s Day magazine. I remember the oddest stuff.

Kathy_age_11
Age 11

Yes, the quality of that image is especially poor, but I had to share it. I LOVED that pogo stick. I remember one time when I was counting jumps, I got to over 1,000 without stopping. I don’t remember the exact number, but I know it was over 1,000. Momentous accomplishments such as that are hard to forget.

Kathy_age_15
Age 15

Fast-forward to age 15. The beginning of my second year in high school.

 

Kathy_age_22
Age 22

 

I may have felt like a grown-up, but, looking back, I know I was still a kid there. A Mom at age 22. Think of all the girls who have babies even younger. I canNOT imagine…

I hope y’all enjoyed that whirlwind tour through my childhood.