My Favorite Childhood Memory is.....

Seeing the Rose Parade

Walking the beach and finding star fish and

seashells. No glass or trash then

Watching lighting bugs when I was little and could never

get one.

trying to break a coconut with a rock, didn't work,

Dad's hammer did.

Watching  Bozo the Clown in black and white

My favorite childhood memory is going upstate to a small lake.  We would stay in a cabin that was up a hill from the lake.  Almost every morning I would pick blueberries for my cereal.  I learned to play pool while listening to popular songs on the jukebox. The kids there were great, local kids and other kids on vacation.  One year, when I was around 10years old a bunch of us decided to swim out to the raft in the middle of the lake without our life preservers.  I was the youngest in the group, the others being at most 2yrs older then me. Well, we all started out swimming and before I knew it I was the only one that continued the whole way.  So, I don't know if they tricked me or not but I made it out to the raft. Then my parents realized what I did, I could see they were upset and I grew scared to swim back, so my Dad rowed out to rescue me.  I definitely remember being embarrassed about not swimming back to shore but I also remember feeling proud that I least made out to the raft.

Hanging out with my step-uncle at the arcade

My step-grandparents Dalmation/Lab mix, Spaz. I miss that dog!

Traveling From California to Washington DC in A Rambler car

Helping my mom's mother shell peas and snap beans for freezing!

Playing lawn darts, horseshoes and frisbee with the family.

Having a overnight Brownie trip for the first time.

Me making my dad bisquick rolls following my first cookbook

for girls and boys

Seeing the first snow fall

Making my first apron with a little sewing machine,

I have it still packed away