GAMES

Sure did love all those games mom and dad played with us at FHE and at the few parties we had at our home....like Button Button, Grunt Piggy Grunt, So Sorry, Hot and Cold, I Pass the Scissors Crossed and UnCrossed, This is a spoon, This is a what?A-le-vu-pase, Matthew Mark Luke and John to name a few....loved those and taught my own kids these games as well as the girls at girls camp!

I remember one of my birthday parties when I was able to invite church friends and school friends to a party, and my school friends said that my parents were so "fun"....they all wanted to come back for more parties.....sure am glad that mom and dad felt it was important to have fun activities...and saw to it that they helped us plan one even if the youth leaders didn't. Sure do appreciate all that mom and dad did....to see that we had fun times while growing up!

I am not very good at hiding the truth very often. If we don't have money for stuff I usually let the fact be known, so when Christmas comes around and we are not doing well money wise I usually tell the kids not to expect much. I remember that phrase often at home growing up especially at Christmas time but I was always suprised when Santa managed to find our house anyway.
I remember one Christmas in particular when a family came to our home and gave each of the kids a present. I hate the idea that perhaps we were somebody's "project" but I do remember like it was yesterday my happiness at getting the biggest of all the presents. I was so selfish that I don't even know if Mom and Dad got one or not. But mine was the Beverly Hillbillies car complete with grandma sitting in the rocking chair at the top.
I am thankful that Mom and Dad always seemed able to make it a very merry Christmas.