Years going by

May 12, 2009 ---- 35 years (1974) ago May 12 was on a Sunday and it was Mother's Day. How do I know this.. well for me it was a big day... it was the day the class of Prentiss High School took there last look and walk as students at the school.

It's hard to believe it's been that long and tomorrow my youngest, Mary Kathryn, will all but end her years at PHS (Pascagoula High School).

These past 35 years has been full of ups and down like everyone has. I would like to look back at the old class of 74 and tell them that I made it. maybe I didn't make it as for as some, but I went further than most. Two years after walking off the football field I walked away from Prentiss to start a new life here in Pascagoula. By no means was it easy, but I did and I'm thankful to say I got three great daughters and two grandsons now.

Now with almost 33 years in at the hospital I'm looking forward to a somewhat early retirement. I can't help but look back at and wonder what happen to the all of the Class of 74. I do know that some of my class mates are no longer with us. Cindy passed away last year I was told.

To all my old class mates at PHS .... I hope your pass 35 years has been as good as mine has been.

Mother's Day 2009

I went up yesterday and spent the day with Mom and Dad. I showed Dad pictures of Cody. Dad told me that Cody looked like another little dog from a story book, but now I can't remember what he said the little dogs name was.

While I was there I tried to shoot some pictures of dragonflies. I guess if I want to do shoot theses kinds of pictures I'm going to have to get a mico set up... most of the shots were fuzzy in key places. There's times I think I should just give up.

Thinking back on Mother's Days past.. May 12, 1974 was Mother's Day it was also the day the Prentiss High class of 1974 graduated. I remember it was a very warm afteroon on the football field. I look back with amazement.... where did the past 35 years go.... and I think if I have 35 more years I'll be lucky.

I just feel my photography work isn't going anywhere. I'm beginning to think that it's not good and I'm afraid to take a job. All my life I've always lived with the idea that I'm not as good or my work isn't as good as the other persons. I just hope the girls didn't get this gene from me. This is a very bad way to feel and to live.

Well this is Mary's last few days at Pascagoula High... I think she told me that Wed will be her last day of classes.