Tagged.....Had Fun Walking Down Memory Lane

Tagged by the one and only little sis Lu. Gee Thanks....

What 5 Things do you miss about your childhood?

But first the rules to this meme game:

Remove the blog at #1 from the following list and bump every one up one place; add your blog's name in the #5 spot; link to each of the other blogs for the desired cross pollination effect.

1. The Cerebral Outpost http://thecerebraloutpost.blogspot.com
2. JustaskJudy http://justaskjudy.blogspot.com
3. Loose Leaf http://looseleafnotes.com
4. Lu's News http://luann919.blogspot.com
5. Marti http://marti2212.blogspot.com/

Next: select new friends to add to the pollen count. (No one is obligated to participate).

1. Sleepy Mommy http://sleepingmommy.blogspot.com/
2. This Moms Life http://www.thismomslife.com/
3. Ivy http://www.ivytiedup.com/
4. Helux144 http://only-me-at-home.blogspot.com/
5. Melody http://melslifeinanutshell.blogspot.com

Let the game begin


1. I miss horseback riding with Dad. We would saddle up our horses and ride for miles and miles. One winter we were out riding in a field and I wasn't paying much attention mainly daydreaming when dad came up behind RoEllen (horse) and me and smacked her on the rump. She jumped and I fell off her backwards. Dad was laughing so hard at me. There I was lying in snow on my back. Somehow I had managed to make a perfect snow angel.

2. I miss canning vegetables, jellies and jams with Mom. Although at the time I hated it, but it meant spending an entire day with mom and not having to share her with my sisters or brother (with me being the oldest, I was to help take care of my two younger sisters and brother). When canning season rolled around, I would always fuss about it but deep down inside I was jumping for joy! This meant I didn't have to help watch them but got to help mom instead.

3. I miss living close to our relatives. We use to have a lot of fun visiting them. Uncle Bill taught us piano lessons and had spectacular Christmases. He would decorate like there was no tomorrow and always cooked a feast. He could out do Martha Stewart any day. I also miss hanging out with my cousin Kathy. She and I would get into so much trouble. We would sneak into everything (fools). We would sing, dance, play games and act like two wild and crazy girls.

4. I miss Vickie, LuAnn and me singing and sleeping in the back of the camper on dad's yellow truck . We use to love to sing as loud as could, so loud that we would loose our voices. Our favorite song to sing was "Willie, Willie, Willie Woe, Go Home".....now I don't know where the this song came from or if it exists. The only thing we knew was it was a hit and we had perfected it!

5. Most of all I miss playing out in the woods with Vickie and LuAnn. When we heard dad's whistle, we knew it was time to come in. The closer we got to home we could hear mom yell, "Robin, Vickie, LuAnn, it's time for supper." We started running as fast as we could. We knew a good warm meal was waiting and we would be safe and snug as a bug that night.