Mementos

I have them. I have TONS of them. With four daughters, you can't help but have an overabundance of mementos.

I have the newborn footprints. I have the hand prints at the age of two in the plaster of paris. I have the hand prints at the age of two in pink, red, yellow and blue paint. I have the locks of hair from those first haircuts. I have the frames made out of macaroni and Popsicle sticks. I kept their baby shoes, their christening gowns, the teeth they lost, the pictures they drew, the stories they wrote, their school pictures, stuffed animals out the wazoo, favorite books...obviously, I kept nearly everything.

But what I don't have are the frames made out of placentas. Nope. Don't have those. And, while I'm on the subject, may I just say, "Ew."

Apparently, these are all the rage with some women. I imagine what happened was that a celeb or two got them and that started everyone else wanting one. Because some people stupidly tend to do what they see/hear that celebs do.

Personally, I don't care who's doing it. That is one band wagon I wouldn't/won't EVER jump on.

Is it art? Well, I would say that art is up to the viewer. It's very subjective. I'm not opposed to sustainable art. I have seen several pieces that I quite like. Plus, I'm a big believer in reusing what we already have in any way we possibly can. But not so much that which is created by the human body.

Birdie might disagree with me. She totally loved the Bodies..The Exhibition that she went to see a few years ago. I did not accompany her. I don't find that to be art. Like placenta frames. Again, Ew.

Ok, what do y'all think?