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Comments: A true St. Paddy's Day tale: This morning I awoke before my wife (as always) and decided to make a pot of "special" coffee to commemorate the day. I remembered we had a bag of Irish Cream Coffee in the pantry. Dru is the former "Dolly Gannon" from that Irish part of East Texas known as Henderson and she knows her java. As she sipped her first cuppa' joe, she commented "This doesn't taste like Irish Cream". To emphasize the point, I grabbed the bag to demonstrate the error of her deduction. To my surprise the bag is labeled Jamaica Rum! Uh, isn't Jamaica that little island off the coast of Ireland?
Comments: So Toni, we have you to thank that the Horned Toad is on the Texas indangered species list. I remember catching them and letting them go.
Comments: ...oops....Happy Belated Anniversary wishes to Don and Kathy and Ronnie and Connie....you lovebirds, you!
Comments: ....I remember popping tar bubbles too...and the horned toads...just ask Shortcake how many we stoned to death behind her a/c compressor in her backyard one summer... Sandy Mc/Shortcake....KarenMG reminded you why I stayed in the house....and that was the truth plus I would have looked worse than a drowned rat...you know I was and am on your side...just wait until next July 4th!! Happy Jack, the ladies didn't see any signs of you and Bruce being gentlemen ...you guys were relentless.....but we'll see who is wins this 4th of July!!   I love all the Top Ten lists! Brings back so many memories!
Comments: Wow, lots of late night posts! Congrats to Don & Kathy yesterday on 13 yrs!! Ya'll were meant for each other! Ada Ann - You had some different items not listed before, like bursting tar bubbles wit your toes in the street during a hot July or August day!! What fun! And the precious little horny toads. Used to love to find them in the back yard, put them on their back and rub their tummies. It made them go to sleep!! Don't worry about emailing me the list, I'm copying & pasting them out of the GB. There are some fantastic memories being listed & I'm seeing a few common threads on all of them. Oddly enough we haven't heard from our jocks, did those football injuries erase your memories!!
Comments: Happy Anniversary to the two wonderful couples! Sandy Mc....at Restland, do you remember getting a Nativity Scene at Christmastime...to put together? Here is my list....not necessarily in order: Fried Bologna sandwiches Horned toads Popping tar bubbles on hot days Tying string on a June Bug's leg and watching it fly around Chamelons at the Fair Watching stars and Sputnick at night Walking to school Allies...we don't have them up here Looking at lights on Christmas Eve Being totally dependent
Comments: I didn't read my post till after I posted! The Cameo Cookies, I'm sure it didn't make since. For some reason when I see them in the grocery store, it reminds me of going to the cemetery. I guess we must have bought some at one time and took them with us. I know I'm crazy. I think I made another mistake and posted our instead of out. Good night
Comments: Congratulations on your anniversaries you two lovely couples.Don, has your son arrived home yet? Please tell him for me that I am very proud of our military and the sacrifices they make. Jack, why were you wet from head to toe, if you claim victory  Thank you guys for sharing your top ten here. Although SNL said to email her, I think it's fun to post it here so we can all share our memories. The top ten will be interesting. Bobby, I forgot about Kip's. I loved their milkshakes, I think they were call frosties. My top ten turned into 20, and like I said I could keep going. One other that I don't think anyone mentioned is the snow cone stand on Saner. Rainbow or Coconut was my favorite. Another was going our to Restland where my Grandaddy was buried across from Wildwood Chapel. We, my sister and I would play by the pond and feed the ducks and for some reason the Cameo Cookies how blessed I was with a loving family and friends. The greatest blessing is to love, and the second greatest is to be loved. Another late night at the hotel and I am trying to wind down. Richard, next month I will be in Californis at Half Moon Bay. My daughter is getting married at Oceano Hotel. Any thoughts of where to stay that is reasonable. I can't even get a discounted with Intercontinental Hotels. I will be staying a the resort for two days, but no longer. It's too $$$$$. Jack, you better start working out!!!  And Toni, you better decide which side your on.
Comments: H a p p y 30thA n n i v e r s a r y !!! to Ronney & Connie McKee, on St. Patrick’s Day, Mar. 17th! Married at Highland Park United Methodist Church, Dallas, TX, in ’79. Major congrats, you 2 love birds - best wishes & may you celebrate many happy returns!
Comments: Kathy & I celebrated our 13th anniversary today. We were married at Oak Alley Plantation, Vacherie, LA: http://www.oakalleyplantation.com/visiting/photo+gallery/
That was 6 months before I retired from the CG in ’96. We’ve been home ever since & it’s been great!
Comments: This is great – what an uplifter!
Comments: Well, being a tad older than you guys, here is my list of indelible childhood memories: 1. Lining up for polio inoculations in elem. school 2. Sitting in chewing gum at the Wynnewood Theater 3. Hearing my dad tell me to "pull weeds til you get a blister" 4. Trips to Dr. Hamby, the dentist 5. Coach Warren rapping my hand with a ruler at Russell Elem. 6. Breaking my right arm, falling off a swing set at the Radke's 7. Inviting Nancy Bronar to the 7th grade Valentine Dance and being told "Robert Baker already asked me" 8. Enduring yet another Tetanus shot after cutting my elbow when Jimmy Holland jumped on a long rusty pipe that careened up and hit me 9. Being promised ice cream, only to find that it was conditioned first on the surprise removal of my tonsils 10. Receiving 30 days of detention hall for running away from home (and school) for two days, 3 weeks before SOC graduation Ah, times were good.
Comments: Here's my list: 1. Glendale Pool 2. Wee St. Andrews miniature golf course 3. Crest, Lisbon, Wynnewood, & Texas theaters, especially when they showed monster movies 4. Shopping on Jefferson Avenue 5. Playground at W.W. Bushman Elementary School 6. Playing outside at night on the 2700 block of Wilhurt Avenue 7. "Camping" out in the backyard with neighborhood kids in the summer. 8. Getting a chicken at Easter when you bought shoes at Levine's 9. Deerpath and Glendale shopping centers 10. Spending all of my money on candy and soft drinks at Cabell's convenience store down the street from Bushman Elementary. AND, OF COURSE, SOC HIGH!!!!
Comments: I don't know if I can come up with 10 or not, but here goes:
Comments: Oh please Jack - my hair was so wet that if I had a bottle of shampoo with me I could have gone ahead and washed it right there! |
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