Are We the OLDER Generation?
One of the cousins that we were to visit in Arizona this week, called us last evening to see how Bob was doing and to tell us how disappointed they all were that we weren’t there enjoying their 80 degree temps and beautiful flowers in bloom everywhere. It was good to talk with her. This is a cousin that I have not seen since she was 15 years old, and now she is very close to the big 60.
She and her siblings lived in Arizona all their lives. They were our “Arizona cousins”, and we only saw them when they came to PA to visit.
She and her siblings lived in Arizona all their lives. They were our “Arizona cousins”, and we only saw them when they came to PA to visit.
We used to have so much fun playing together with our other girl cousins at Grandma’s house.
There’s one funny thing that happened on one of the visits that none of us girls have forgotten. Grandma had a spare bedroom that had two single beds. If you remember, when you were young…how you loved to jump on beds, something you were told not to do, well, you guessed it. We often jumped on her beds and she would get after us. One time we jumped and the bed broke!! At first we were scared, then we laughed! Then we were scared again when Grandma heard the noise and came to the doorway. Did we get into trouble!
The girl cousins, none of whom lived on a farm, except me, loved to play in the hay mow of the barns at Grandma’s and my home. We played house in the hay mow, making “homes” by rearranging the hay bales. It was oh, so much fun! Grandma also had a closet in the attic area that she would let us browse through and we would play dress up.
At night, we would "catch lightening bugs" and collect them in jars, both at Grandma's yard and our yard. They didn't have lightening bugs in Arizona. (By the way, are there still lightening bugs around, and do kids still catch them?) They had other kinds of big bugs, poisionous scorpions and snakes in Arizona that the girls would tell us about, and scare us with their stories.
Grandma always took us to the local amusement park, Williams Grove, we'd ride the rides, and watch the fireworks.
Yep, we sure did enjoy when “Tif and Daf” (Tiffany and Daphne) came home to PA.
The last time we were all together, we didn’t play house in the hay mow. The last time I saw Daf (Tiffany wasn’t along that time), she was about 15. We were both teenagers and I remember taking her with me to a picnic at a park that was a 4-H activity for all us teen 4-H’ers. Since then, we have not seen each other, and all these years have passed. Marriage, Children, Grandchildren, and us cousins close to becoming “Senior Citizens”!!
She asked me last night if I ever thought that “we would be the OLDER Generation”?? We both agreed how we never thought that possible! But, I guess we are! It’s hard to admit and hard to accept. But, both of her parents are gone, and both of my parents, and many aunts and uncles are gone. Our children are grown. We have grandchildren. My gosh, we ARE the Older Generation!
There’s one funny thing that happened on one of the visits that none of us girls have forgotten. Grandma had a spare bedroom that had two single beds. If you remember, when you were young…how you loved to jump on beds, something you were told not to do, well, you guessed it. We often jumped on her beds and she would get after us. One time we jumped and the bed broke!! At first we were scared, then we laughed! Then we were scared again when Grandma heard the noise and came to the doorway. Did we get into trouble!
The girl cousins, none of whom lived on a farm, except me, loved to play in the hay mow of the barns at Grandma’s and my home. We played house in the hay mow, making “homes” by rearranging the hay bales. It was oh, so much fun! Grandma also had a closet in the attic area that she would let us browse through and we would play dress up.
At night, we would "catch lightening bugs" and collect them in jars, both at Grandma's yard and our yard. They didn't have lightening bugs in Arizona. (By the way, are there still lightening bugs around, and do kids still catch them?) They had other kinds of big bugs, poisionous scorpions and snakes in Arizona that the girls would tell us about, and scare us with their stories.
Grandma always took us to the local amusement park, Williams Grove, we'd ride the rides, and watch the fireworks.
Yep, we sure did enjoy when “Tif and Daf” (Tiffany and Daphne) came home to PA.
The last time we were all together, we didn’t play house in the hay mow. The last time I saw Daf (Tiffany wasn’t along that time), she was about 15. We were both teenagers and I remember taking her with me to a picnic at a park that was a 4-H activity for all us teen 4-H’ers. Since then, we have not seen each other, and all these years have passed. Marriage, Children, Grandchildren, and us cousins close to becoming “Senior Citizens”!!
She asked me last night if I ever thought that “we would be the OLDER Generation”?? We both agreed how we never thought that possible! But, I guess we are! It’s hard to admit and hard to accept. But, both of her parents are gone, and both of my parents, and many aunts and uncles are gone. Our children are grown. We have grandchildren. My gosh, we ARE the Older Generation!
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