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TO THE HOME OF
KENTUCKY_LADY4(aka MOM4)
Click to see my small Kentucky town in the early 1950's.
~My childhood, during the 50's~
When I was just a child, I had no idea what it really took outside the home. I liked American Bandstand (if any
of you remember that) and to my parents' suprise, I could listen and watch it while doing homework. Well, off and
on, but it kept the homework more interesting. *S* And on weekend nights, I loved the "scary" movies! Gaylord was
one that was on Saturday nights., and I never missed it.
Just came to mind---I loved paper dolls, do any of
you remember those? ...and could you imagine children
of today being really into them, and the time of
cutting out the clothes, and some even had punch out clothes. What fun! Or the small "Barbie" style dolls,
I would spend hours dressing them up.
Well, that was just a little of it. Then there were the pony tails, the "poodle" skirts, the full skirts with 200 yard slips under them, the Ivy League look, the saddle oxfords everyone loved... and later, the "white bucks"... the jump rope, and ball and jacks, Monopoly games and checkers, and just so many activities. They were so much
fun at that time. And the music! There were Johnny Cash, Elvis, the Andrews Sisters, Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Patsy Cline, Red Foley, Dennis Day, and just so many more. And never to be forgotten, the one and only Bill Haley... Ah, yes, the days as a child, not many problems, and a lot of good memories. And the Ed Sullivan show, which would not show Elvis in full shot because he "moved" as he sang, which was taboo at that time.
Well, I graduated from school, and entered a new world, one not as easy, with work and paying for a lot myself. Then there was to be less TV, and more concentration on life. I got married and figured I would be the "boss" of my life then, just one of those misconceptions we all have, I guess! Oh, I was very much in love.... in fact, I am still married to the same man, my soul mate, after 37 years. He is my life and will always be my love, my one and only. We have survived 4 children, and 5 grandchildren. God has helped us through a lot of ups and downs in life, and I am so thankful to Him for such a lovely family, not only my husband and children, but also my sister and her family, and
and my wonderful Mom and Dad, and both sets of grandparents. I truly think each person we meet along the way, helps us
to grow and learn more in life.
One grandmother I had was a very good poet, and I have some of her poems, and they are a treasure to me. My sister and I spent summers with her, for one to two weeks at a time, but usually separate. We had a habit of fussing a lot, so they took us one at a time, and then our grandparents got help in their general store and garden, and our parents had the other to help at home, and it kept peace in both homes! During our stay there, we were taught church songs, learned verses of the Bible, and even went to all day church services.
Now, if you have ever been to an all day service as a 10 year old, you will know what I mean when I say it was something else. It was hard to sit still that long, and I couldn't understand a lot of it. But, we sat quietly . Each
evening before bed, my grandfather would tell us "BearTales",
his own made up versions, of "painters" (panthers) and bears fighting on logs over the water rushing below them. Oh, it was wonderful, and every one of us grandchildren loved to sit
by him and listen to them. Then, after the story, they took out the Bible, and read one chapter of it. Again, we would sit quietly and listen.
My other grandparents lived only two doors down from us, and they babysat with me until I started school. My grandfather had a garden and was usually found in it, working. My grandmother did all the cooking, and would sit me up on a stool to help her at the cabinet. She made fantastic "over
night refrigerator cookies". I will never forget them! She gave us small bites of the dough before she rolled it up in waxed paper to chill overnight....yummy! My grandmother was,
in a sense, my "bestest" friend for years. She would braid
my hair for school, listen to all my problems, and after school a lot of days I was to be found there by her. Many times I slept over on week ends with her. When she passed on,
I felt that I had lost a best friend, and life changed a lot.
I really missed her smile and the touch of her hands holding me for comfort. She was a wonderful Christian woman with nothing but love in her heart for us grandchildren. The last
time I saw her, she explained that Jesus had come to her in a
dream and she was going home. I couldn't believe she would leave me, and I cried and told her "No". But she was taken to the hospital, and did pass away that night. She knew, and she told me. That was really hard for me.
(There is more about me on the page Kentucky Lady 4, (likes, friends etc), so will leave that for the follow up to this.)
I have found a new interest- a computer, and it is a challenge
each time I sit down to see what I can do with it. Aren't they just the neatest thing since the wheel? I think so. (And, NO, I wasn't around when the wheel was invented. Think that was a couple of years earlier!)
I feel real proud to say that I have 4 generations on my sites:
My grandmother, my Mother, myself, and my daughter. And, I
have also had my sister's support, and help, in creating this site.
I have done a lot of construction on this site, and still working.
The midi is by Frank Schober, Thank you, Frank! His site is located at: http://www.grandpaschober.com/ Please visit his site for more beautiful music.
If you see anything on my site that belongs to you
and is protected by copyright, please email me and
let me know, and I will either give you credit or
remove it from the site.
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