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Dear Bonnie Jo,
In honor of your Big Day, here is a list of 50 very random memories of things that we've shared over your 50 years...

1. corn blankets
2. Minturn Lane
3. Harmony Road
4. Loretta
5. Going to the circus with Grandma and Grandpa.
6. That time the circus clown kissed Mom. On the lips!
7. Bringing home the chameleon, Liz, from the circus.
8. That time Liz escaped.
9. Riding bikes.
10. Roller Skates.
11. Playing dolls.
12. Penny Bright, Chatty Cathy and Tracy.
13. That time The Twins flushed Tracy's doll dress down the toilet.
14. Betty Coulsin
15. Ann, Allison and Evelyn
16. Cindy and Jinks; Herbie
17. That time Herbie got too big for the tank and Mom and Grandma had to get him out and they both screamed.
18. Cuddles and Ruddles
19. Dwarf and Zeke
20. Car rides to Dairy Queen
21. Burger Chef ( but only when the power was out).
22. Girl Scouts
23. Your prize winning Reindeer Cake.
24. Climbing Harry.
25. The mouse nest under Harry.
26. When Laurie fell out of Harry and broke her arm.
27. Playing out in the fields and coming home when we heard the church bells chime 5:00.
28. Discussing, in front of her, whether Mom was capable of driving on 465. ( She was younger than we are now!)
29. Swimming at the Dodds.
30. Riding in the Corvair on benches so we could see out the window.
31. Cars without seat belts; hand cranks to roll down the windows.
32. The Twins
33. Rotary telephones
34. 846-9194
35. 251-6677
36. When you learned how to whistle. I still can't.
37. Making potholders.
38. LP's, 8-tracks and cassettes
39. transistor radios and walkmans.
40. TV before remote control
41. The 6Million $ Man and The Partridge Family
42. Captain Kangaroo, Cowboy Bob, and Popeye & Janie
43. The Moon Walk
44. Schoolhouse Rock and AfterSchool Specials; H.R. Puffinstuff
45. Being scared to tears by The Wizard of Oz
46. College Wood
47. Seeing The Million Dollar Duck at the drive in.
48. Monopoly games that Daddy always won
49. Amish Palmers, cranberry cordial and "Don't Tell Mom's"
50. YEARS OF HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!

Happy Birthday, Bonnie Joke. I am thankful I have You.
Love,
Kim