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May 26, 2009
Blast from the Past
Not-So-Big Wheels
Originally uploaded by kerner
Big Wheels & little kids - definitely make a boring job a lot more fun.
We spent part of our long holiday weekend visiting my husband's family in the Kansas City area. His grandma is moving in with his mom in about 2 weeks, so both houses are buzzing with activity to get ready for the move. Our mission for the day: clean out a shed that will be demolished to make way for Grandma's new bedroom that's being added onto the house.
That shed has been accumulating cast-off toys and other random junk since my husband was a little kid.
Stilts, Anyone?
Originally uploaded by kerner
Apparently some people's parents made them stilts to play with (this is my SIL & BIL testing them out). No way would my dad have gone for that - TOOOOO dangerous! (I never got a big trampoline, either.)
Pogoball!
Originally uploaded by kerner
Remember the Pogoball?
IMG_3696
Originally uploaded by kerner
The youngest and oldest of our shed-cleanin', 80's-toy-testin' team stayed cool in the garage while we worked. (That's my 5 week old niece! I promise they don't actually drive around with her in the back of the SUV. It was just the only place to lay her that was remotely clean.)
Every family has its ups and downs, but I was glad we were able to make this trip when we did. A new baby, selling an old house, remodeling a new one... lots of changes going on and we aren't always there to see them since we live about a 3 hour drive away. Everytime I visit family, I always resolve to stay in touch better (which never really seems to happen) so my new resolution is just to make good memories during the time that we do have to spend together.
Posted by zarah at May 26, 2009 7:36 PM
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I remember POGO balls - mine was pink and I loved it. Your picture of Grandma and the baby is wonderful, for some reason I'm a sucker for photos like that.
Posted by: marycatharine at May 27, 2009 7:14 AM
I had two sets of stilts my grandfather made for me. I could stilt around the driveway for hours! Still amazed at people who can do it without the hand grips though. No pogoball though, I remember wanting one.
Posted by: Amber at May 27, 2009 9:17 AM
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