the 50's

Last week was Halle's 50th day of first grade.

To celebrate, all 7 first grade classes had a sock hop! 

They also had cheeseburgers and fries for lunch and a root beer float for snack.

Halle came home trying to explain what a record player was.  That was pretty funny.  ("You put these really big circle-things on the spinner-part and then Ms Teena put another thing on top and it played music!")

  Cate asked for a poodle skirt too- and I have a hard time saying no to requests like that- but instead of a poodle she wanted either a dolphin or a horse...

Horse it was.

Cate's Pony Skirt: 

after church

Mema's backyard.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Weekend Travel

"Throwback Thursday" =way WAY back.

(That's my Grammy on the left.)

I have this photo pinned up by my sewing desk and I see it every day. 
Well.  Most days.

I love their dresses.  Phyllis's dress specifically (right)- and one of these days I'll draw up a pattern and sew it for one of my girls.  (Don't hold your breath.  It's been up there for over a year already.)

 

 

 

(Grammy is 3rd from the left in the front.)

Halle had a little project for school a few weeks ago and had to "interview" someone her grandparents' age or older.  She chose to call Grammy.  Her class was talking about how school has changed through the years and how it has stayed the same. 

I loved what she chose to report:

Same= We still have lots of friends at school.

             We still learn to read and write.

Different= They had to go outside to the bathroom.

              They got water from a pump in the yard.

              They brought their lunch in a bucket.

              They didn't bring their books home.

 

 

We love you, Grammy.

THERE you are, October...

60's feel really good.

(guarding the cat from the baby)

(Ty took his job very seriously!)

It's hereditary.

We just don't like squishy green beans.