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