The First Thing I See

     As I sit at my computer the one thing that draws my attention the most is the china cupboard that I inherited from my parents.  Hand carved and crafted, the antique wooden cabinet with two doors holds some of my most precious treasures.  From flow blue dishes to an assortment of china cats, china dolls, figurines, and a scale model of a truck similar to one my Dad drove complete with low boy trailer and a heavy machinery load like he once hauled, my cabinet is filled with things that remind me of my parents, the places I have been and things I have seen.  Within it's ornately carved wood framed  plate glass doors, lies my most prized treasures.

 

       The drawers found in the bottom of the cabinet are filled to overflowing with my children's first drawings, report cards,  my baby books, old photos, and other assorted memorabilia from my life that I can't bring myself to discard.  Just as important are the treasures that are gathered on top from the anniversary clock to the china dolls, pictures of my children, gifts from Christmas's past, to the egg carton spider my son crafted last Halloween in kindergarten.

       The cupboard reminds me of the home where I grew up, my parent's, my life with my husband, and the precious moments of my kids lives.  The cupboard and it's contents symbolize and display all that I hold most dear.  As long as I draw breath the cupboard and it's treasures will hold a special place in my heart and have a place in my home where it can be admired, treasured, and I can remember.