I missed my birthday

Not really, I remembered, but I didn't celebrate or blog about it.

I've been busy with my photography business and I've taken a little break from blogging. That hasn't stopped me from taking cemetery walks though. 

Long car rides are not how I like to spend my time. So, when visiting my son we drive halfway. In early August we made the trip to welcome him home from his second deployment in Afghanistan. Coming home we stopped in Springfield, MO and I visited 3 cemeteries: Hazelwood, Springfield National and Temple Israel. 

I checked my list of walks and the count is 348 cemeteries in which I have taken photos. The big question I must answer by the end of my new flickr year is do I keep paying to have them online? What will happen to them when I step into eternity? I don't have time (or the desire - don't ask) to put them on Find-A-Grave. I've considered contacting and donating to Ancestry.com (would they even want them?). Do you have any suggestions? I'd love to hear from you.

Springfield National Cemetery

P.S. It's my 5th blog birthday

Where should it go?

While I am working on the information and photos that I want to share about my Mama via the Memory Medallion I won, I also have to decide where it will be placed on her headstone.

Where would you place it? Here is my Mama's headstone:

I won!

I guess now I will have to stop saying I never win anything. Because I did!

I recently made another trip home to address a few more needs for Daddy since he returned home after his hip surgery and stroke. While there I wasn't able to find time for blogging but I did comment/enter the drawing Memory Medallion held on their facebook page. The great thing is not only did I win but so did every person that commented.

I came home to find it waiting in my mail. Thank you, Memory Medallion!

I already knew where I would place it if I won....on my Mama's headstone. I have a few months before I plan to head back home so I should be able to get my information and photos uploaded before placing it on her headstone.

Here is what I received.