GRRRRRRR---I JUST GOT STARTED WITH A NEW POST AND ZIPPO THE SCREEN WENT BLACK AND HAD ONE HECK OF A TIME FINDING ME AGAIN.
AS I WAS SAYING, IT SEEMS TO BE TIME TO GET BACK TO THE JOURNEY BEFORE I FORGET EVERYTHING. IT IS STRANGE HOW I CAN REMEMBER WORD FOR WORD OF CONVERSATIONS 70 YEARS AGO BUT FORGET THE NAME OF MY BEST FRIEND.
I WAS TRYING TO THINK OF A FANCY WAY OF SAYING HOW FAST TIME FLIES. HOW ABOUT " AS FAST OF A GLOB OF BUTTER MELTS IN A HOT FRYING PAN"?
I LEFT OFF SOME TIME AGO LIVING IN THE BIG HOUSE IN CALIFORNIA AND WORKING FOR MY DAD. I LOVED IT AND HAD PLANS TO GO TO UCLA IN THE FALL. MY MOTHER IN MINNESOTA WROTE ME AND WANTED ME TO COME BACK AS SHE WAS GOING TO HAVE ANOTHER BABY AND NEEDED MY HELP TO TAKE CARE OD MY 15 MONTH OLD HALF SISTER AND COOK FOR THE FAMILY WHEN SHE WAS GONE . TO TELL THE TRUTH I CANNOT REMEMBER HOW I FELT ABOUT THIS. I HAD LOTS OF FRIENDS BACK IN MINNESOTA AND NEVER LACKED FOR FUN WITH THE CHURCH YOUNG PEOPLE ETC. SO I PACKED UP WHAT I COULD, LEAVING MUCH BEHIND AND LEFT MY BEAUTIFUL ROOM THAT MY DAD HAD CREATED FOR ME. I DIDN'T GET TO USE IT EVEN TWO YEARS. I STILL MISS THAT BIG DESK AND MY NOISEY OLD TYPEWRITER.
WITH THE NEW BABY COMING AND MY BROTHERS IN ONE BEDROOM IN BUNK BEDS, I INHERITED BABY SISTER AND HER CRIB. SHE WAS A CUTE LITTLE THING, BUT HAD A SCAREY BAD HABIT. IF SHE DIDN'T GET WHAT SHE WANTED, OR EVEN IF SHE CRIED FOR ANY REASON SHE WOULD HOLD HER BREATH TIL SHE WAS UNCONSCIOUS. THE DOCTOR SAID SHE WAS FINE AND TO GIVE HER A WACK ON THE BOTTOM WHEN SHE STARTED TO HOLD HER BREATH. IT WORKED!!
NEW BABY BROTHER WAS BORN MAY 1ST.
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So glad you are going on with your story. It is always interesting to read of other people's life. My younger sister used to hold her breath too. She was spoiled rotten and my mama's favorite of four kids.
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