"BUILDING"

I think life is all about 'building' memories so that when we leave this world the people we leave behind have something upon which to base their own values and beliefs, laughter and tears. So, no matter what we do, whether it be good or bad, clumsy or precise, funny or serious it is going to form a memory in somebody's mind. A sobering thought in some ways! But I now know that ALL actions are worth remembering....even the little, tiny seemingly insignificant and 'naughty' ones.
I remember Sian and Jake building cubby houses out of blankets and cardboard boxes when they were little. This was in the lounge room and they then decided that they would sleep in them that night. We wrongly presumed that Sian wouldn't even last an hour but it was the other way around!! Sian was still sound asleep in her cubby the next morning but Jake was tucked up in his bed...he always loved his creature comforts!!
I remember Jake and Gossy 'building' volcanoes in the driveway when they were in Grade 2 or 3. It kept them amused for ages...and then a few years later they were 'building' paper planes and flying them from the back deck at The Goss residence in Elizabeth Street. They had such fun together...building a friendship and a world of memories!!
I remember building our house in Baw Baw Drive and loving every aspect of the process involved. I would do it all again...if I could be bothered moving!!
But, I love this house we live in now and intend on 'building' a thousand more memories here!!