Digging Up Bones
By CarolDM
@CarolDM (203451)
Nashville, Tennessee
April 24, 2022 4:42pm CST
Are you familiar with this phrase, Digging Up Bones? It has different meanings to different people I am sure. Today, I have been going through some of my Dad's things in the attic. Digging through my past.
As a result of this process, which is not even close to being finished, I had to stop and order pizza for dinner. Time got away from me as I went through many old memories. Lots of laughs and tears along the way.
When my Dad passed in 2017, I was the only sibling left. Everything was passed on to me. And there are many boxes I have to go through. I am taking them one by one.
Today I opened one filled with photos. Wow was that a journey. Some photos I was aware of, others I was not. Family, friends and others. Many Army photos of my Dad in his younger years. Some photos of Dustin I had not seen in years. And lots more. I will share more another day. How exhausting is this to do. I need a break.
Time for dinner and Domino's pizza was the most convenient and very good with extra olives and cheese. I always enjoy their pizza.
Photo is mine. *Update: I thought of this Randy travis country song called Digging Up Bones when I wrote this yesterday and forgot to add a link to the song. Yes it is an actual country song and a big hit in its day.
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@kaylachan (58342)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Apr 22
That's defiantly a process. And, I wish you the best luck doing it. Good you're getting a break at least.
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@kaylachan (58342)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Apr 22
@CarolDM You're quite welcome. Believe me, I understand more than you know.
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@Marilynda1225 (79998)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Good song choice for your post Carol.
I can relate to going through all your dads things and it being bittersweet especially the pictures.
I had a similar experience on Saturday. My oldest daughter and hubby will be celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary in the next few days, I don't know how we came about looking at pictures from her bridal shower but as much fun as it was to relive that fun day many of the people who attended have passed away. We laughed and cried as we looked at the pictures.
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@Marilynda1225 (79998)
• United States
25 Apr 22
@CarolDM I think you're wise to go through it all little by little. I do totally understand how you feel, I'm sure seeing pictures of Dustin was like a punch in the gut (and heart)
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@LindaOHio (157402)
• United States
25 Apr 22
I could spend hours looking through photos. I've never heard the phrase "digging up bones". Have a good day.
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@LindaOHio (157402)
• United States
25 Apr 22
@CarolDM Figures that I haven't heard the song -- except for a few artists, I'm not a country fan.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
25 Apr 22
@LindaOhio That is an old saying for me. Funny, even a country song was written about it. A good and not so good journey through the boxes. I will do more later.
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@RebeccasFarm (86846)
• United States
24 Apr 22
I have to do this too but the pain of looking at it won't let me
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@RebeccasFarm (86846)
• United States
25 Apr 22
@CarolDM I understand and good job you Carol bless you
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@FourWalls (62505)
• United States
25 Apr 22
Nothing like a Randy Travis tune to make me think of digging up bones!
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@RasmaSandra (73776)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
25 Apr 22
Your pizza sounds really good, I am into the interesting books by Kathy Reichs about an anthropologist who figures out crime by looking at bones, The books created the TV series Bones. I never knew there was such a song. Going through my head is dem bones dem bones,
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@Deepizzaguy (94973)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
24 Apr 22
Enjoy the meal from Domino's Pizza this evening. It is always nice to see photos of your past inside of your home.
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@Deepizzaguy (94973)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
25 Apr 22
@CarolDM You are welcome.
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@aninditasen (15772)
• Raurkela, India
25 Apr 22
Digging up bones in India means finding out something that happened in the past or trying to find out something that's not traceable. Anyway I too love pizza but Domino's don't deliver to my area.
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@aninditasen (15772)
• Raurkela, India
26 Apr 22
@CarolDM Hope they were good memories though tears came to your eyes.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Apr 22
@aninditasen Most were good ones.
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@everwonderwhy (6697)
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25 Apr 22
I can imagine the sadness of relinquishing happy memories with the ones we love so much.
When I look at my husband's screen saver filled with our children's pictures when they were little, it always brings me to tears. Because they're all grown now and are on their own with their own families or boarding with friends.
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@everwonderwhy (6697)
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26 Apr 22
@CarolDM It's past two days since you've written this post. How have you been since going through your father's memorabilia? May you have sweet and precious moments looking through them.
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@CarolDM (203451)
• Nashville, Tennessee
26 Apr 22
@everwonderwhy So kind of you to ask. I had to sort of decompress I guess. Taking my time is the only way it can work. After he passed, I boxed up everything and brought it (500 miles) to my attic. That was in 2017. I thought it was time to at least start. Thank you, he would have had a story to tell with each photo. That is one of the things I miss. I am thankful for the memories. You are such an angel and so appreciated.
@snowy22315 (170653)
• United States
25 Apr 22
That sounds like a very emotional journey. I hope you have some support with this. Pizza looks awesome BTW.
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@toniganzon (72279)
• Philippines
25 Apr 22
Just thinking about it makes me exhausted too. I can't seem to do it alone. To open up old boxes and go through old stuff and organizing them. I'm too lazy to do that.
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@freelancermariagrace (27237)
• Philippines
25 Apr 22
Enjoy your Domino’s pizza. I also had some pizza today. It is always nice seeing old photos. It brings back a lot of memories 
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@58lordstreet (1669)
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25 Apr 22
not sure I would be able to wait that long to look through everything , however much there was .I used to keep everything but since I had to escape on a cruise ship I had to ditch a lot of stuff
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