10 Things I Miss

1-My Mom and Dad, their voices, the way they smelled to me(ask your kids, they will tell you that you smell like mom or dad!)2-My grandparents-both sets! 3-Summer days spent at my Papa and Granny Byrd's house-getting chased by a broom by Granny when we cousins were eating her strawberries out of the patch! 4-Going fishing with my Grandpa & Grandma Stewart- guess thats why I love fishing so much! 5- Playing outside till dark and then catching lightening bugs! 6-Going swimming nearly every day we could as teenagers at Watsons Lake in Broadway or at the river! 7- Homemade ice cream made by my Mom's brother -who ALWAYS let us kids turn the crank AFTER it got hard to turn!!! 8- Skating at the outdoor roller rink in Dunn with friends! 9- Going to the drive in movie with my first love! 10- And at age 50, still wishing summer would NEVER end!!! :) Gee, Bill, you make me long for the "good ole days"!!! Have a good day! :)

Here are 10 things I miss about my childhood that I had in Cary, NC:

1. Spending 8 hours a day at the pool in the summer time 2. Climbing trees and building forts 3. Spending hours and hours making Barbie "Villages" in my bedroom 4. My wonderful imagination 5. My easy bake oven 6. Going to Carolina Beach every summer and riding all the rides at the pavillion 7. Riding on the school bus and sitting on the high part of the seats when the bus driver would go over a bump (prob. not safe, but we had a blast!) 8. Girl Scouts 9. Friday nights with my mom. We would bake homemade chocolate chip cookies together and watch Star Search! 10. Field Day at Cary Elementary...it was so much fun!

Things I miss:

1. Living in New Mexico (not that North Carolina is all bad)

2. Being able to visit my grandparents a few times a year

3. Going to the Albuquerque balloon fiesta in October

4. Texas mexican food

5. My brother being near

6. Freedom from "adult" responsibilities

7. Waking up early on Saturday morning to watch vintage cartoons like Scooby Doo and the Smurfs

8. Camping trips with mom and dad to either Canada or Red River, New Mexico

9. Spending summertime in the sun and swimming pool

10. The snow in tne New Mexico mountains and snowmobile rides

1.Cheeseburger basket w/fries from Skid’s Drive-in in Burlington. 2. Catching lightning bugs on a summer evening. 3. Spending the day at the City Pool in Burlington, followed by a 5 cent ride on the Carousel, and ending with a shared hot fudge sundae at Mayberry Ice Cream Shoppe. 4. Zack’s hot dogs – anytime! 5. Sleepovers with my 4 closest friends – pranks always pulled on the one who went to sleep first. 6. Playing my first Beatles album until the grooves almost wore out. 7. Listening to ACC basketball games on the radio while lying on the living room floor in front of the huge console radio. 8. Having a real, live, shedding Christmas tree. 9. Picking muscadines from my Grandma’s vines. 10. Pot luck Sunday lunch with dozens of relatives at Grandma’s house.

Bill, I think you forgot to include livermush on that list!!!!

1. My Daddy playing his guitar and singing Hank Williams songs--and his seafoam candy. 2. My Mom's laugh. 3. Riding the Massey Ferguson tractor and old Chevy truck with my closest Uncle. 4. Sunday dinners after church at my Aunt and Uncles--best buttermilk biscuits and gravy--and her chocolate pies with the little sugar beads formed on top of the meringue. 5. The Pine State truck delivering milk to my Aunt and Uncle's in the country--the driver always let me choose a free popsicle. 6. The excitement of Christmas Eve before figuring out the Santa thing. 7. Playing tag, building a treehouse, catching lightning bugs, etc. with my brother and neighbor. 8. Playing left field on our church softball team. 9. Our yearly trip to N. Myrtle Beach with our neighbors and Uncle and Aunt--especially all the putt-putt at Pirate's Cove and riding the waves on the old floats. 10. AFternoons on my Aunt and Uncle's porch swing--stories told, beans snapped, imagination soaring with the swing.

1. Both of my parents.

2. My kids when they were babies

3. Going to Beaufort and staying in Bunch's Cabins and Pier

4. Walking to school

5. Riding my bike

6. My Crissy doll

7. Going ot Fort Macon swimming while my Dad held on to us.

8. Wishing I was old enough to go to "The Dairy Bar"

9. Cruising City Lake in Rocky Mount

10.Music of the 70's

1. Going on the weekly milk route with my grandparents. 2. Aunt Cynthia spending the night with us. 3. Riding on the truck back to the tobacco fields. 4. Eating watermelon with the gang at the end of a long day in the tobacco field. 5. Going on vacation to the mountains in the fall. 6. Getting new school supplies and clothes. 7. Riding the school bus. 8. My "city" cousins spending the summer with us. 9. Sitting on the floor in front of a big fan listening to our silly voices as we sang into the fan. 10. Laying on the kitchen counter on Saturday mornings so Mama could wash my hair.

1)Going to grandparents house down the street and playing cards 2)Making mud pies with my cousins 3)Playing hide & seek w/friends 4)Riding 3 wheeler around property 5)Fishing/Swimming in creek 6)Laying pennies on railroad tracks and finding them later flattened 7)Picking blueberries at parents house & making a cobbler w/them 8)Eating peanut butter cookies & a Pepsi at break time during tobacco season 9)Camping at the beach 10)Hiking in the mountains with my siblings while my parents would yell for us to slow down.

10 Things I Miss about my Indiana Childhood

Playing paperdolls with my sister on a cold winter Sunday afternoon.

Going to the candy counter at Kresque's 5 & dime for a 15 cent bag of M$Ms. (The green ones were best.)

Week long vacations family vacations at Lake Schafer with an extra cousin or two.

Going to Indiana Beach to play ski ball and ride the paddle boats

Catching the gold ring on the Dietsel carousel at Riverside Park.

Eating cotton candy at the Cass County Fair.

The freedom of riding bikes anywhere we felt like riding with no time limits imposed by worried parents.

Trips to the Sycamore Drive Frozen Custard Stand and Bolynn's Donut shop.

Walking downtown to a matinee movie musical for 20 cents and singing the songs all the way home.

Playing kick the can at twilight and staying outside till the street lights came on.

Twa truly the best of times!!!

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