Day 5 of December

Wow ... 6 days until Christmas.
Even better, December 22nd is the shortest day of the year - meaning, the days will soon be lighter-longer and before we know it spring will be here and bye bye to the winter blues for everyone.
Memories: December 23rd, 1994 was when we lost my Uncle Casey; This was my only uncle on my Dad's side of the family. Uncle Casey was quite a character - as far as I can remember he was always old. But my best memory of him is the way Auntie Bea always took care of him - "oh Casey" she would say. If my calculations are correct, Auntie Bea will be turning 100 next year.
On December 30, 1971 - My Grandfather Jim Fraser passed away. I feel like I should say my Grandpa, but I really didn't know the man. I was 10 years old when he passed away, and I don't have any recollection of interaction with him. Wait, thats not true - what I do remember was he would be sleeping in his chair in the living room and I would need to go upstairs and I would try and tip toe past him, as quietly as possible and he would open his eyes and jump. Up until this very moment I used to think he was trying to scare me - but when writing and talking about it, really, maybe that was his way of trying to be funny - only to a little girl, it was scary. That might explain why he did it all the time. the other memory is very similar to Uncle Casey's, in that I can remember Grandma always calling him "Daddy". In reflecting, the woman may not have seemed strong woman at the time, but they took care of their husbands; out lived them and, went on to be very indepandant people.
Anyway, speaking of strong woman, i am reading a new book. It is the Diane Keaton biography "Then Again!" I haven't gotten too far in it, but I have been inspired already. Diane writes a lot about her mother and one of the things her mother recommended is that everyone should write their own autobiography. She kept many journals and by putting them together, Diane was able to get a glimpse of her mother's life. Hmmmm. I see something coming out of this. I'm thinking, maybe beginning in the new year - I might start my own autobiography - go through all my journals etc. Even thinking ab0ut it now has my head spinning - remembering this, remembering that.......
First to get through Christmas........ and enjoy it to it's fullest.
Stacey