RE Back in the olden days

[Guest guest]

Jane and group;

Awe thank you so much for sharing that with me. Yep, that reminds

me a bunch of times with us too. Things got better as time went on.

I was in a program through the welfare organization and went to

college on grants. That was a really hard time too. But we found

good times just like you did. There is a lot of free things out

there.

We packed a big meal every year (fourth of July) went to the lake.

We lived about 5 miles from lake erie. We was there all day playing

swimming and on the play ground. At 9 pm we would see the most

beautiful fire works you could imagine. The kids kept it up over the

years but after 9-11 they quit having the fireworks. They were

afraid of terrist. The city that planned the fire works.

I learned these things as a child cause we were a family of 10 from

west virginia. We had to quit eating the squirrels the neighbors

thought we were nuts haaaaaaaaaa. For those that don't know, you have

to hunt squirrel in hunting season. And now you're not allowed to do

it in City limits. Rabbits even better to eat.

gentle hugs

Clora

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> Clora, i am a single mom of four, and usually had someone else's

> staying with me too for whatever reason. We lived in a tiny two

> bedroom single wide mobile home and didn't get child support. My

kids

> are now 33, 31, 30, and 21. The older ones remember hunting rabbit

> and squirrel for supper! Country kids.)I would play my guitar and

we

> would sing, they would bang on old pans with wooden spoons. I was

> talking to , the oldest DD, and she says the Christmases that

we

> made each other's presents were the best ones. She talked about how

> when they were little and we would just make baloney sandwiches and

a

> mayonnaise jar of tea and take off in our old crummy car with three

> dollars worth of gas! We hit every free museum in Dallas, prowled

> through Civil War cemeteries, went on searches for historical

> markers, anything that didn't cost money we did. Although I made a

> LOT of mistakes when they were in their teens, I'm glad what they

> remember most is the good times we had. We used to bake a birthday

> cake for Jesus, I will have to start doing that with the

grandbabies.

> Thanks for sharing your memories, it brought back a bunch of mine!

> (Obviously !!) Girlfriend, you are such a blessing to us all.

> Love in His service,

> Jane