Action!

I have a huge box of home movies, summer project that is taking up my number one spot. VHS, 8mm, VCR, audio, video jacks… yup all of them, need to be digitized before they disintegrate. Sometimes going back is as fun as going forward. Not looking for a do over, I know that. To have the memories of course is priceless and being the director of all these pieces plays right into my favourite things. I even have old reels of my childhood and I think there is one kicking around of Momma’s. I hope they will find honour somewhere down the line with as much passion I have for them right now.

My kids ran the camera a lot, and some never before seen footage I am just seeing now! Laugh, my, my, what a crew I have! Since half the neighbourhood hung out here, I have them too. I admire their freedom to be themselves in childhood. I am constantly calling my grands by my kids names, but there is so much likeness between them all. Last year I wrote about the fire my husband had as a child and losing pictures and pieces of the past. I did receive a copy of the article about the fire, terrifying! Besides my kids, I always worried about the loss a fire can inflict on the memories.

My digital library is gonna be huge and I already have to start thinking about investing in an external hard drive to contain all of it. I wonder how long before this way if storing them will also become obsolete? Not having something physical like the actual video tape kind of freaks me out, I never did put them on to DVD’s because they were the most scratched up things I have ever seen! I want to give a shout out to You Tube because their tutorials helped me train for this event, actually it has helped me unlimited times on the daily with many tasks! Not sure if I will get this project done soon, it is a pleasant distraction, no better movie than your own!