Catch-Up Blog

Sorry, I just viewed the blogs since I posted mine in February; guess it shows how often I get on the computer. Anyway, thanks for sharing your experiences, Dominic and Joe about my old house and my dear Mom. I had forgotten about those bologna salad sandwiches my mom used to make and about that wonderful metal glider. We used to love to sit on and that big porch. I think the friend that you spent time hiking with might have been Michael or Raymond.

One night I kept thinking of how we used to play hide and seek at Grandma's upstairs in that scary closet or someplace in the bathroom. Does anyone else remember playing hide & seek with me? I also remember hoping Grandpa would give us a dime or 15 cents to go to Isaly's for a "sky scraper." I was too shy to ask; maybe Carl asked for us.

I often tell my family about having saltine crackers and (real) butter on Christmas. Butter tasted so much better than the oleo I normally got at home. At home, I remember creeping downstairs peeking through the stair rails and noticing Uncle Blackie's "Santa" beard was off and that he wasn't truly Santa. I think he was having a shot of whiskey with my Dad. I also remember Easter Sunday at Grandma's with Gary and Joey looking so nice in their topcoats. Do you guys remember those coats? I remember when I celebrated my 8th birthday at Grandma's because Mom was in the hospital having my baby brother, Ronnie. Aunt Rose, Aunt Phyl and Grandma lit a candle and put it on a cupcake and then they sang Happy Birthday to me.