Flashback Friday - Pages from the Past

During a recent foraging in my grandpa's basement, I found a box marked in my mom's handwriting with the words, "Tanja's children's books and memorabilia". I needed to get on the road back home, so I quickly checked the contents to confirm that it was actually my stuff inside, and then put the box in the van to look into further when I got home.

Here's one thing I found inside.


That's my handwriting. Back when it was still legible on a regular basis. I was probably 14 when I wrote that list of words. (Let's face it, at 14 is there really any reason to rush - ever? No wonder my handwriting was better then!)

I'm not sure why I jotted those words down, but I also marked them in increments of 100. There are five sheets. I wrote on the front and back. Nearly 1,000 words.

It was probably a list of words I wanted to look up to learn their meanings. I must have felt I had a lot of words to learn. Perhaps this was the first sign that I'd end up doing something with writing in my life.

I'm happy to report that after 20 plus years, I now know the meaning of most of the words on that list. Words like: benevolence, fastidious, lackadaisical and cessation.

But I still have work to do. I have no idea of the meanings of other words on that list. Words like: verisimilitude, lugubrious, panegyric and empyrean.

I need to schedule some time with my trusty dictionary.

If you want to see another Flashback Friday picture, go to Cassie's site. That crazy lady put a picture of me on there. It's not overly flattering, so when I see her tonight I'll have to work on a forgiving heart.

That's a joke. I do think the picture is... ugh... but Cassie's still cool.