Christmas 1970 or 1971

Roger, Kenny and Greg under Grandma Ednas tree, so it must have been Christmas eve. Grandma had this thing that looked like a circular fan, only instead of a blade it had a multi colored plastic disk with a light bulb behind it and as the disk spun the colors would change. She had this aimed at the reflective tinsel laden tree, so the tree was always changing colors.

Wish Book Memories

I was thinking about Tricia and I looking at the Sears Wish Book for hours during the holiday season. I found this site which features several Christmas Catalogs.

wishbookweb.com

My Favorite Picture of Myself

Oh to have pre- Florida skin again. I don't know if it was Mom or Dad who took this picture. I know I was very involved in working on one of my, "projects"
Ok brothers of mine, you need to post stuff too.

My First Day of School.

First grade, Evans City, PA. Mrs Myers was my teacher and our neighbor. That was my "Mystery Date," lunch box, It even came with game pieces.




Ken said:
I cant remember any "first" days of school. I do remember the labor day cok outs and get together in New Jersey. I do kinda remember starting Junior High and getting my first class schedule and being scared of not finding my way around the school. I still every once in a while will have a dream where I am wandering school hallways looking for my next class or going to the office and looking up what class I have next and where it is. Crazy stuff but I think it is one reason I like knowing where I am going and why I get anxious when I don't

Rogers Birth

I remember the night Roger was born because Dad had set a tent up in the yard for Kenny and i to sleep in. As an extra special treat we had ice cream bars...captin Crunch bars to be specific, I can still taste it. Being the light and imaginative sleeper that I am, I went in the house only a few hours after bed time, and Dad went out with Kenny. I slept fine once in the house, but when I got up in the morning, Mom wasn't in her bed. I started going down the stairs but stopped before completing my trip because there on the sofa was a witch wrapped up in our afgan. I stood watching the witch for a while, frightened and not sure what to do. What did this witch do with my Mom? I thought I'd quietly sneak out of the house and go to the tent to see if Kenny and Dad were ok, but the squeaky floor boards gave me away and the witch turned over and woke up! Okay, so it wasn't a witch. It was Grandpa who had come over in the middle of the night when Mom went into labor. I was pretty excited about this because this ment we were getting a new baby and because I was going to go stay with Fred and Rosie for a week. I had lots of fun staying with them and everything was swell until Mom and Dad came to pick me up. I was riding on a tractor with Fred and he stopped the tractor when the family. He got down and started to walk away, (or so I thought,) I was so excited I decided I'd get down all by myself, which I did by placing my bare feet on an extemely hot tail pipe. Yeah, that hurt . I burned the bottoms of my feet pretty bad and have vague memories of not being able to walk, keeping my feet in water and lathering them up with Solarcane when I went to bed. I also remember being so happy to have baby Roger!

I don't have a solid memory of Rogers birth, just a few snipets.
I remember setting up the tent and sleeping with Dad in the tent and waking up with Pappy in the tent. After that I don't remember anything till picking up Tricia and her burning her foot. I dint even realize that those two events were connected.

Love you Tricia, Thanks for the post

Kenny Boy

Christmas 76 or 77 Dallas

Ok family this memory I think we all have something to contribute. Im going to post quick blurbs of what I recall. Please add to them

Dad and Mom giving Roger and Greg hints to one of their xmas gifts as being a "GC"
We as the kids all tried to think of all the regular type gifts that had the initials "GC"

Christmas day we awoke to find Roger and Gregs "GC's" as two 32 gallon Garbage Cans.

As I remember also they were one of the best gifts ever. They were hide outs, toy containers, and swimming pools to mention a few of the many uses.


There are several good pics of R and G in the "GC" so if you have any please add.


What I remember is how Roger and Greg would get in each of their garbage cans with the lids on and we would drag them around the house and leave them in different rooms and they would try to figure out where they were. Then there was the time we dragged them outside and locked the doors : ) -tricia

Intro Video

Thought I'd give Blogger Video a Try

After School Memory

I remember coming home to fresh baked bread. I thought all moms did that:) If mom didn't have a snack for us I would make myself peanut butter crackers with a glass of chocolate milk.
I also remember when Roger was in kindergarten I would ride him home on my bicycle.....you know, when he wasn't hangign out with his kindergarten wife.

After School Memory

I remember coming home from Brunner Elementary School in Scotch Plains New Jersey to Mom having what I remember hot tea steeping under a tea kettle cozie with either cookies or biscuits. I remember sitting in ladder back chairs at the table eating and drinking while watching Mom in the kitchen