Forever Yours

Meg’s old Justin Bieber T-shirt dress became Betty’s new favorite

HUGE GROWTH

Betty posed in basically the same spot in March

Betty isn’t really into hand-me-down dresses— even if it was worn by her sister to her parents’ wedding—but she is into big hats and hand me down shoes. Unfortunately the zipper broke on this silver pair, so they are garbage now.

SLOW TO TOSS

Boxes, technology, and obviously worn out clothing all hang on

Last year I saw a “I don’t know who needs to hear this” meme saying it’s okay to throw out your iPhone box. We have at least two.

Even though multiple parts of these point-and-shoot cameras are broken, what if my kids want their own cameras and phones aren’t available?

Betty’s feet were poking out of her bunny slippers by the time they went in the garbage. Betty poses with her hand me down bedroom collection, including the bed frame and throw pillows. Leggings were the only thing Betty wore for years. They became shorts and shredded and still she wore them...

Favorite pairs of glasses and even their busted cases kept for the sentimental value.

Madeline didn’t carry her Powerpuff Girls wallet for 20 years, but it looks like she did. While it seemed a little sad Betty wouldn’t be able to wear the maroon apron dress her grandma sewed or the sailor dress for this story, Madeline didn’t want to travel with dust mites on her quick trip home. Even when feet are obviously too big for favorite shoes, they are favorites. Wearing holes and rubbing away all the decorations can’t stop them from being favorites.

Boom wanted his hair to still be a couple inches at the shortest, so we had to wait another month before cutting it to donate ponytails to Children with Hair Loss.

The bandolier strap fl aked off on the front, but I told him maybe we could turn it into a pillow.

The Chewbacca hoodie was worn every day for more than a year—even when temperatures were in the ’90s