If you read my previous post you know my parents recently left their home for a retirement community. This is bitter sweet (like sour patch kids). I am happy for them but that was my house and now someone else is living there. Well I hope they like lead based paint. Just kidding. Anyway I thought I should jot down some memories of 2558 Valley Dr. In no particular order...
Every time the creek flooded out the park.
The Acclaims wild ride.
Ganges eating the ham by herself and keeping it down for 5 minutes.
Ganges running full speed into the sliding glass door.
Getting hosed off after trying to re-enact Peter's walk across the water.
Getting my own room.
Hiding the Christmas sandwich cookies.
Finding Christmas presents in Feb and Easter eggs in Nov.
Walk up and down the steps 10 times.
When Airplane the movie was on TV and my Mom would get no sleep.
Thanksgiving when we watched Hoosiers.
The time my four mice got loose and went missing (don't worry new home owners, we found them...or did we?)
The day Mom locked herself out of the house and I sprayed myself in the face with a fire extinguisher trying to break the glass to get in.
My Dad racing I mean RACING my Grandma's car around the neighborhood while the roads were still dirt.
My Brother's van that was 17 1/2 shades of brown and the horn played La Cucaracha.
Susan and the Desitin go 10 rounds.
The snake that killed the azaleas.
Mowing words in the back yard.
Mom gets us a new garage door.
But one of my all time favorite memories is Ganges eating the VCR tape and then having tape coming out BOTH ENDS! I laugh just thinking about it.
Well that's it maybe in 26 years I will have a list for my house, maybe (hopefully) sooner.
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Reflections Of 2010 A Year Gone By
Well here we are. We are in the early days of 2011. We are probably 5 to 6 months away from not writing 2010 on our checks, well if you are anything like me you are. What can I say about 2010. Well I feel I should say something it did give me 365.333 days of its time. Well here goes.
My parents still live in Lancaster. However as of Jan 1st are now living at a new address. After 29 years on Valley Dr they have moved to the much more compact and much closer to a Hosss'; Brethran Village. It is a nice place and I think a good move for them. Plus Valley Dr was getting a little sketchy lately with the DEA showing up from time to time.
My Sister and her husband still live in Florida. That's good because it means I never run into them in the grocery store and we have to fight over the last chocolate cake with lemon icing. But seriously they are happy down south with their jobs that take up most of their time and loving their two dogs. Or is it their dogs that take up most of their time and loving their jobs. I don't know it maybe 50-50.
My beloved (though I'm starting to wonder why) Bengals couldn't get out of their own way in 2010 and had golf times reserved for January back in October. Penn State had an up and down year. They are going through some growing pains but, mark my words, they will be great next year as the Big10 (which is 11 now) expands to 12 teams to include the Cornsuckers of Nebraska. The Penguins had an early exit out of the playoffs in 2010 but are looking very strong right now.
As for me my year could be titled "I got everything I wanted". After 18 months of unemployment and frustration I finally got a full time job. I now work for Horizon Services out of Exton, PA. If you are in that area you probably have seen our big orange trucks. I love being employed, but sometimes a 15 hour day just isn't something I am looking for. And after 37 years of being alone I found perhaps the best girl out there. You may read this and say "NO I HAVE THE BEST GIRL!" Well not to start an argument but I must say "NO YOU DON'T! DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!!!" She is the best and I'll prove it...she is kind, compassionate, funny, beautiful...and she hangs around with ME! Case closed I win.
Well I'm not sure how 2011 could beat 2010 but I am certainly on pins a nd needles waiting to find out. Happy New Year, Valentines Day, Arbor Day, Tax Day, National Take Your Spam To Work Day, National Weasel Appreciation Day and any other holiday you want to celebrate this year. And in the words of the immortal Bob Barker "Don't forget to spay and neuter your pets."
My parents still live in Lancaster. However as of Jan 1st are now living at a new address. After 29 years on Valley Dr they have moved to the much more compact and much closer to a Hosss'; Brethran Village. It is a nice place and I think a good move for them. Plus Valley Dr was getting a little sketchy lately with the DEA showing up from time to time.
My Sister and her husband still live in Florida. That's good because it means I never run into them in the grocery store and we have to fight over the last chocolate cake with lemon icing. But seriously they are happy down south with their jobs that take up most of their time and loving their two dogs. Or is it their dogs that take up most of their time and loving their jobs. I don't know it maybe 50-50.
My beloved (though I'm starting to wonder why) Bengals couldn't get out of their own way in 2010 and had golf times reserved for January back in October. Penn State had an up and down year. They are going through some growing pains but, mark my words, they will be great next year as the Big10 (which is 11 now) expands to 12 teams to include the Cornsuckers of Nebraska. The Penguins had an early exit out of the playoffs in 2010 but are looking very strong right now.
As for me my year could be titled "I got everything I wanted". After 18 months of unemployment and frustration I finally got a full time job. I now work for Horizon Services out of Exton, PA. If you are in that area you probably have seen our big orange trucks. I love being employed, but sometimes a 15 hour day just isn't something I am looking for. And after 37 years of being alone I found perhaps the best girl out there. You may read this and say "NO I HAVE THE BEST GIRL!" Well not to start an argument but I must say "NO YOU DON'T! DON'T MAKE ME COME OVER THERE!!!" She is the best and I'll prove it...she is kind, compassionate, funny, beautiful...and she hangs around with ME! Case closed I win.
Well I'm not sure how 2011 could beat 2010 but I am certainly on pins a nd needles waiting to find out. Happy New Year, Valentines Day, Arbor Day, Tax Day, National Take Your Spam To Work Day, National Weasel Appreciation Day and any other holiday you want to celebrate this year. And in the words of the immortal Bob Barker "Don't forget to spay and neuter your pets."
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