Childhood Memories ( Archived) (18)

As some of you know i have recently moved back to my home town, My parents are both gone and this place is certainly not the same, Went by the old childhood home, the old dirt road has been paved the old house doesn't stand anymore it's been replaced with a mobile home. but just driving by brought back so many fond memories. my dog "dinky" (half beagle half basset hound) plunging in the ditches after a big rain, and jumping on my brothers with muddy feet. my brothers catching lizzards and chasing me with them, ugh, riding back in the woods in the back of the old pickup truck, the two owls that used to sit in the tree by my bedroom window at night, i caled them herman and ethel, have no idea why lol. i so miss those carefree days. (well except the lizzards) I kknow people who remember a pair of shoes they had when they were young, i dont' remember wearing them much, i remember taking them off outside and hiding them so i wouldn't have to wear them, i still hate shoes, it's been kind of emotional being back home, but i love being home.

so what fond memories of your child hood would bring a tear to your eyes?

mine aren't terribly fond memories

awe i'm sorry to hear that, i am very fortunate to have some but not all were fond

you have a way with words, feelings. What you just said brought more than a tear. Childhood, oh my God, many memories, some bittersweet. My grandma was my everything, didn't have a chance to show her my appreciation as I would have liked to and as she so much deserved. Otherwise, I remember stealing fruit from the neighbor's tree, catching butterflies, making raspberry suflee from our own raspberry bushes, milking cows, feeding the animals, digging up potatoes, ice skating and snow ball fights.....

I remember making rasberry jam,catching butterflies,snow ball fights,tobogganing,skating,martial arts,going on trips,riding my bike to the farming area---once I saw this big piece of blue Styroform and I ran up and kicked it--that was no styroform it was a chewin block for cows---that damn well hurt.
Climbing apple trees--going to the stock yards and hopping on the backs of sheep hey those things can really give you a ride.

It's great to have such memories and to be able to share them with us.

I have so many beautiful memories as I got older taken my son to his first movie when he was 4 years old---it was 101 dolmations and in the show the dogs were howling and my son began howling I had to put my hand over his mouth but each time I removed my hand he would continue.
Taken him to hockey games and baseball games coaching and winning a championship going up north fishing camping trailer pks cottages riding a home made built dirt bike finding out it had no breaks boating wave hopping---amazing...

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OH YEAH these are the things i was talking about, thanks for sharing