So, work is pretty slow right now, and I decided to jot down a few wacky things I remember about growing up. Enjoy! Love-Brooke (AKA Boo Boo)
1-dressing up the cats in doll-clothes
2-climbing the trees at the park
3-jumping off the house onto the trampoline
4-Courtney and Tyler helping us jump BACK ONTO the house from the trampoline
5-Marci running their four wheeler into their house and their back faucet at their red house
6-sliding down the ditch under the street
7-flushing a banana down the toilet (Philip told on me)
8-being grounded when mom's friend DD came (because I scratched Philip's back w/ my nails)
9-going sledding down grandpa's hill
10-wrecking on our bikes (a lot)
11-making a maze in the sandbox at the church for box elder bugs to "find their way home"
12-playing steal the flag in the baseball field at night
13-going hunting for lizards up where Denise and Kelly's house is now
14-making potpourri in our hut in the tree (we were lucky we didn't start a forest fire)
15-making Adrian turn off the light EVERY night
16-walking up the rock trail to the cemetery
17-changing this oil-like gunk from each tower on the pivots (it was green and smelt horrible)
18-learning to drive in that tiny white Subaru
19-playing in Bill and Ruth's yard and making those (hamihock??) dolls
20-going to dance competitions in Cedar City
21-being mad at Courtney and Tyler for saying "piss" (I thought it was a swearword)
22-watching what seemed like a million sports games
23-pretending I was running the hurdles in the fields by jumping over the wheel-tracks
24-getting stuck in the tractor, car, truck, about a MILLION times
25-helping Marci and Tanis fold laundry
26-riding those pad-things from the trailer down the stairs
27-breaking some bones...ok we broke A LOT of bones
28-playing softball ALL SUMMER
29-hearing Val Brinkerhoff (and his mom) YELLING at sports events
30-and Linda Nixon for that matter...hehe
31-walking on the fence
32-wishing Grandpa Tuttle would let us ride his horses more often
33-the smell of yummy, salty popcorn at Grandpa Tuttle's house
34-wishing Grandpa Tuttle would let us go downstairs!!!
35-looking for flint in Grandpa's field
36-watching Dad shoot skeet
37-our wood pile starting on fire
38-playing "double dare" and making up horrible con-cauctions for people to drink
39-having a store at the church in the pine tree that used to be in the front
40-riding our roller blades
41-making banana bread with Norma
42-stopping at Norma's and asking her for a roll of paper towels (because we forgot to buy them at the store and it was just TOO far to go back) LOL.
43-seeing the snake in the storage room...yikes
44-crashing on a motorcycle with Jim Stephenson at the farm
45-watching Courtney play football and kicking everyone's trash
46-about having a heart attack when Phil fell in the hurdles that one time
47-when Eric jumped off the couch and busted his head open (eskimo the bear)
48-losing "munk-munk" a million times
49-Loving Eric's cute dimples when he was a baby, and now for that matter
50-playing at grandma M's on our big wheels
51-going to 7 peaks
52-playing a game (I think it was called BLOB) with Sandy when she babysat us
53-laying about a million miles of pipe at the farm
54-learning how to splice in some weird electrical thing and crimp it with this tool thing at the farm?? (hopefully some of you get this language)
55-plugging up the swather a lot
56-being completely grossed out by Mormon crickets
57-Courtney riding the four-wheeler at the farm standing up
58-Adrian always being the "sweet" one and me being the "naughty" one (Mr. Beckstrand said)
59-sitting on a chair!
60-midnight, stud muffin, and rusifee (spell?) cats
61-exploring up at grandpa's shed
62-Adrian getting in trouble for climbing in the ceiling at the middle school
63-Courtney and the pumpkin incident
64-being crushed when our hut got destroyed by the Stevens twins
65-crying when Courtney left on his mission because I was getting my driver's license in a few days and he wouldn't get to see me drive!
66-being TERRIFIED of dogs (especially Gus at Kathy and Kevin Coats' house)
67-riding down the canal by Kathy and Kevin's house in tubes
68-going to see the animals on a ride in the car around Holden
69-getting warm cookies as a "home from school" treat right off the bus
70-Mom making "B" pancakes to tell us she was having a baby (Eric)
71-When Eric was born, grandma M was there when we woke up
72-Grandpa M marching us through the house and running into walls
75-Playing in the cupboards at Grandma M's (especially the one with the chairs and the sliding door)
76-NEVER wearing shoes
78-watching "return to oz" for someone's birthday party (creepy guys who wore roller skates on their hands)
79-reading scriptures in the morning
80-"Ken do you read, Ken do you read"
81-Phillipe' and all his burritos
82-Courtney being the "master" at getting the motors to start on the wheel lines
83-moving hand-lines
84-Adrian's accident in the little truck at the farm
85-trying to get my lines straight on the swather
86-how crooked Cody Turner's lines were when he cut hay
87-hitting risers on several occasions (Ad hit one in the middle of the night, I think)
88-being on the drill team with Ad
89-wrecking on Phil's wheelchair
90-making Phil let me ride him (Betsy, was his name)
91-Courtney and Adrian wrecking in the little gray car (I think the axle broke)
92-watching "Living Scriptures" movies
93-getting the trampoline (and being SOOO excited)
94-sleeping on the tramp
95-when Natalie moved away to college (I was really sad)
96-Natalie being really good at volleyball and softball
97-hanging out at Cordell's house and Courtney wanting cookies EVERY Sunday!
98-swimming lessons in Delta
99-going looking for deer with Dad in the blue truck at night with the spotlight
100-singing in Mrs. Starley's 6th grade choir
Thursday, May 1, 2008
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1 comment:
Good job, I LOVED reading your list!! It was so fun to remember everything! I hope you remember some things from MY list too!!
Love ya, AD
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