Don’t ask me how (cuz I don’t have a clue!) but the twinnies crashed my computer yesterday afternoon! I mean completely wiped out the hard drive - GONE . . . EVERYTHING!!!!

Believe it or not I was totally fine (well, a little annoyed) until I realized that it wiped out all of the photos that we have of the kids!!! I have a few that I had burned onto cd (thank Goodness), and a couple that are in various locations online (including this blog - again, thank Goodness!).

Sure, I realized that I now have countless hours to spend reinstalling programs and rebuilding designs for www.SweetnSimpleDesign.com, but honestly that didn’t bother me. The moment that I realized that all of the photos were gone . . . that’s when I cried! Thankfully I had backed up 2006 last November, but I haven’t done anything since. The twins first birthday . . . gone, Son2’s parties . . . gone, Son2&Son4’s Family Party . . . gone ~ anything since the beginning of the year is gone.

I have recovered a bit now, but it’s a strange sense of sadness about the photos. I was truly surprised that it didn’t bother me to have to redo all of my designs and reinstall all of my programs and graphics, but it doesn’t ~ it just feels like part of life! I am simply praying that between all of my family and friends and the various places I have photos of them online I will have a decent amount for 2007 ~ especially the twinnies first birthday!!!!

Memories are so important to me ~ it is a visual part of each child’s life and legacy. And it has always been a goal for me not to have the younger ones to feel left out by having less pictures. I had stopped uploading the photos to be developed (though I am now thinking I will monthly) since I have only scrapbooked twice in the last 2 years. Having all of the extra pictures sitting around is really not an option in our teeny house. I will be making sure that I have them burned onto cd now though!

Well, that about sums up what I’m doing for the rest of the week! If I’m not around much you’ll know why.

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