Seriously, you have to be my age or an antique collector to even have seen a glider like this before. And how about chubby tubby? In light of the last entry of telling stories on yourself, I thought I would follow up with 'the real deal photos'. I was one homely infant. It is said that I was always dressed in pink til I was 2 because I had no hair, but no one regaled me with the fact that I was a complete porker! Three staff members have little ones and all of them absolutely adorable. I was Madam Tubette, a bit overgrown. Later in life my brothers always said I had short fat feet and gorilla arms…shows here… I was born that way! Obviously in this photo I was absolutely adorable to brother Andrew. Then of course I became such a loving and darling big sister to Ron. The only thing I remember from this photo was the couch. It had this harsh, scratchy material that gave you road rash if you rubbed on the surface. We had that couch for years…and years… and years. Guess I got couch burn more than once. And there is the fact that baby Ron lived through my mothering. Elementary school years had lots of neighborhood play. It was about kick ball, kick-the-can, our tree house, camping in the back yard (and cooking Jiffy Pop, the new invention for popping corn) and swimming. I was such a sweet elementary school child don't you think? What I do know is that I LOVED that skort…little skirt with attached bloomers and my picnic table top…pretty stylish looking 7 year old. And high school? I was still so innocent. I was social and not wanting to work too hard in school,,, social came first; I must say I would do things differently now. But this photo is a rare quiet moment. In those days I was still not allowed to wear jeans out of the house, had to wear a skirt to school, was OBSESSED with cheerleading and gymnastics, worked several days a week at Open Door, an after school program in the city, and wanted to be an AFS student but didn't have the guts. Life sure brings us on an interesting journey and some are not flattering!
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