Does he remember?

Did you still have little things you've found to remind you of some event or place? I keep some things - I have an old watch from my first trip to London (doesn't work anymore but I've still got it), a small stone from Hastings (the town where my maternal Grandma grew up), a dollar bill I got from a ski trip while in college, a bone needle I made in an archaeology class, a picture painted by my niece Jen when she was much younger (I stole it from Mom's fridge, I love the colours and for some reason it reminds me of her). I've got all of these things scattered about, some on my desk, some in boxes. All together, I guess it would all fit into a shoe box. When I come across these things I wonder why I still have them but then a memory will come back and I decide to hold on to them for just a little longer.

I've been wondering if Calum is going to develop the same tendencies. He loves to pick things up and cart them around. Lately, it's been sticks. He loves collecting sticks. I don't think they have any real association for him yet, a stick is just a stick, but how much longer before he'll get mad at me for throwing them out. He does associate things with a time or event. We've got some shells that we collected on the beach near Grant and Jen's on the day before Coy was born. Calum and I call them Coy's shells.

On another note, Calum was grumpy this morning at the Old DC. He was happy that Kiernan was there today but immediately started fighting with everyone (No! MY TURN!). The fighting turned to tears and he had all of the kids asking what was wrong with him (only made it worse, as he cried harder). Maybe it's the rain. I think we were all a bit late today - the girls for school, Calum and I for the Old DC...I'm not sure about Don. Oh well, lots to do today so I'd better get back to it.