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What are your memories of getting ready to go back to school?
Going back to school conjures up all kinds of memories we are sure. Here is where Pam and Ellen will describe a bit about theirs. We didn’t have a lot of money growing up so I don’t have a lot of memories of school clothes shopping, that is until I had my babysitting job and was able to help out by buying my own school clothes. I do remember getting my last year’s clothes out to see what still fit and then figuring out what to buy to supplement the outfits. However, the school supply shopping trip is one I would look forward to each year. I would have to…
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Describe the funniest date you’ve ever had.
Dates. Blind, First, Terrific, Horrendous, FUN Click below to hear Ellen and Pam describe one of their most memorable. This is not exactly a story about a fun date but it was a date that I remember that brings a little chuckle. A little scene setting: High school, junior year. I was dating a boy from another town and one of his friends’ parents were going out for the evening. This set the stage for a party at the friend’s house – the first “party while the parents are away for me”. We arrived by foot, a group of about ten of us. Bob greeted us at the door with…
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What was your favorite way to waste time as a child?
Wasting time. Some people think that doing something like reading, watching TV or doodling is “wasting time”. How bout you ? What is your favorite way? Check out what Pam and Ellen think about this below: Wasting time as a child took many forms for me: Books – always a favorite. We had a small ‘library’ at the house but weekend trips to our town library were most fruitful for me. Attic – I did spend hours up in there creating rooms or just treasure picking. Playroom – Hours playing house and dolls or school. Card Games – Solitaire, Crazy 8’s, War, Spit, Go Fish, Rummy and as I got…
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Can you remember what you saw outside your bedroom window?
Our childhood could be expanded by what we saw outside our bedroom windows. Do you remember what was outside yours? Listen in below to what Ellen and Pam saw. Growing up in a large colonial, there were five bedrooms to choose from. Mom and Dad had one, another housed our playroom so that left three. Over the course of my family owning that house, I inhabited all three of those rooms at different times. The third bedroom was small, had one window that looked out over the driveway and was my least favorite bedroom of the house. The front big bedroom had two beds in it – LN and I…