Things sure have changed since I've been a kid. The bus driver going
quick over a tight turn was as exciting as it ever got. Not like this.
Posted on 04/20/2014 6:10:03 AM PDT by lbryce
Things sure have changed since I've been a kid. The bus driver going
quick over a tight turn was as exciting as it ever got. Not like this.
So, you don't believe that's Dolly Parton. (Well, looking at
her blouse who would blame you? That kid sure grew up fast.
It may look sublimely other-worldly but I promise you it ain't that
planet they just discovered described as "could possibly harbor water"
That is one scary hare. Freaky-looking, too. Heck, even I would cry, now, sitting next to that thing!
I remember one time my neighbor came over dressed as Santa Claus, my mom arranged it through some do gooder organization, I knew it was him, it was ridiculous.
Hare? I thought it was a werewolf.
In the lowest picture... does anyone remember those baby shoes? Oh my... we all had them. My Mom even had some sort of bell that would clip onto the laces (I guess Moms thought we were cats?!) Mom’s generation and the one before her would get the shoes bronzed. I guess they were dipped in some sort of metal so they could always have the first baby shoes.
That Easter Bunny pic is gonna give me nightmares! LOL
Buster Brown?
My grandmother gave me my first shoes as bronzed bookends when I graduated college. She said it was to keep me humble and remember my beginnings. Didn’t work.
AH memories.
I think it was Buster Brown! Mom would polish them every single night and change the laces. One pair of lace in the shoes, one in the laundry and one set waiting to be used. The bells were used (I think) so Mom could hear if the bell was far away (thus trouble) vs closer.
“Oh my... we all had them. My Mom even had some sort of bell that would clip onto the laces”
I was tethered outside to a porch post once in a while when mom didn’t want me to wonder off. LOL
I believe that was right after the toilet vacuuming incident.
What is funny is I kept all 3 kid’s first pair of shoes as well. Stride Rite. Not that they will ever really appreciate them or see the sentiment but oh well. My one daughter’s shoes are teeny tiny while my son’s looked like something that belonged to Big Foot’s kid. All worked out.. she is a size 6 and he wears a 14. Little Miss number 3 had average shoes.. she’s not done growing yet.
YOU were one of THOSE kids! LOL!! What is it with kids (usually boys) and their fascination with toilets?!! My son was about 2 1/2 and dumped a Costco size baking soda into the toilet.. followed by a gallon of white vinegar. I was dusting and all I heard was him RUNNING. The toilet looked like a volcano... foam spewing everywhere! The only good thing is the toilet was unbelievably clean. LOL!
Keep it up, Mikey!~
Legos, Nigeria
I hear remodeling is a snap over there....
OUCH! ;-}
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