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Tag Archives: elementary school
The Baseball Game
It was Spring, 1960. The last day of fifth grade. The last day of school. There were two fifth grades in our small town elementary school. I don’t know how we got split into two grades back in those days, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1960, baseball, blogging, elementary school, growing up, life, life changes, memories, personal, rivalry, school
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The Gift Exchange
December 1956. I posted this 5 years ago but it seems like a good time to post it again. This year, when nothing is normal, is a good time for memories. The first grade classroom crackled with excitement. Small packages … Continue reading
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Tagged boomer blog, Christmas gift exchange, elementary school, first grade, Life in the 1950's
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New Beginnings
My life revolved around school schedules for so long that I don’t think it will ever change. While January means new beginnings for many, fall is my new beginning as well as my favorite season. The colors of fall, the … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, 1960, back to school, boomer blog, career, elementary school, NaBloPoMo
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I want the Truth…. Ruth
Remember The Electric Company? No, not AEP, or Pacific Power, or Duke or all of those new “energy providers”. The Electric Company was a PBS kids educational show…. for the kids who had outgrown Sesame Street. (Can you really outgrow … Continue reading
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Tagged boomer blog, Electric Company, elementary school, memories, SesameStreet, writer
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I was born in a small town….
Homecoming = spirit, dress up days, pep rallies, bonfires, parades, football It’s high school and in a small town, on a scale of 1-10….. Homecoming is a 15. The kids in my granddaughter’s freshman class had made signs and banners … Continue reading
Posted in Kids and Grandkids, My Life
Tagged back to school, balloons, blog, cheerleaders, childhood, class of 2016, country life, elementary school, family, flat tire, football games, granddaughter, grandmothers and granddaughters, homecoming, memories, parades, photography, relationships, simple life, small town, writing
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Back to School… again
Last Saturday I revisited the first school I ever attended. The one I described in my other Back to School blogs. My granddaughter’s freshman volleyball team was playing there. Even though its only about 40 minutes from my home, … Continue reading
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Tagged back to school, best friends, blog, boomer blog, childhood, Class of 68, elementary school, family, grandmothers and granddaughters, high school, life, memoir, memories, memory, photos, Recreation, senior pictures, Volleyball
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Back-to-school (Part 2)
In my first grade classroom, we each had our own desk. The desks were nailed to the floor in rows and the desk was attached to the seat of the person in front of you. The seats flipped up … Continue reading
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Tagged Alice and Jerry, circle games, Conduct, elementary school, first grade, memories, mimeograph, Recess, school days
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When I was a child…
When I was a child, in the 1950’s, you could go outside on any night of the year, and it was quiet; really quiet. Not a sound. Not a car or interstate in the distance, not an airplane, not even … Continue reading
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Tagged 1950's, blog, boomer blog, Canned goods, child, childhood, country living, elementary school, family, life, memories, rural life, simple life, simpler time, Sunday School, TV, video games
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