Grandma’s Stories

Feb 12th “The more you stretch – the taller you get!”

Looks like we are stretching to see who will get taller – faster???  I think that if you stretch your arms far enough each day – soon you will find yourself getting taller??  The reason for all of this stretching  is – that by stretching and doing the exercises that require one to stretch – you  eventually  –  move all of those “FAT” cells  that are gathering  “POUNDS”  from the middle of the body to the legs and arms  and the parts that make you tall   – and before you know it – you could end up becoming a six-foot man?? These are the kind of stories that I told my little brother TOMMY – and would you believe  – he grew and grew some more  – –  to be six-foot and four inches tall!

The year is 1942 and we are  –  – – that is AMERICA is now in the WWII – and all of us –  are doing our part  – – for the WAR in our own way –  –  that is in our own young way, of encouragement!   IN the background of this picture you can see the intersection – and when the sirens blew and the searching lights hit the night sky – we would go to that intersection and do our “cart-wheels” and have fun singing all the songs  that we knew – like “God Bless America” and  “Over There , Send the Word to Beware –  that the Yanks are coming   – – coming OVER-THERE!”   One night during an “AIR – RAID” – we did not  have one of the drapes pulled over all the way  shut – – as a little “LIGHT” was seen by one of the men patrolling the area – we got a “knock” on the door – and our lights went out and in a hurry – we sure  – did not want – –  a “BOMB” to hit our house?? “How many are alive today –  and still  remember – all the thing happening in AMERICA – back  when we were having  “BLACK-OUTS”   – even the BUS SERVICE  drove without lights  and they maintained their schedule   – those were the days  – back then???”

Feb 11th “Well” – “The whole “GANG” is here!”

This is the year of  – 1940 – because Tommy is just a baby! In looking through the pictures  – that I have – this seems to be the oldest photo  of  baby,  Tommy!   These two photos –  that I join for this article –  must have been taken at different times – since the photos have different borders and on the backs of the photos  – there is information indicating – different rolls of film and or maybe different developers?? 

Since these photos are of our   “BABY – TOMMY” –  these photos are now  75 years old   –  and that will be on  this   FRIDAY the 13th of FEBRUARY! To have your BIRTHDAY on the 13th – you can expect to have “GOOD LUCK” – as everyone that I know –   those –   who have been born on the 13th –   have always been  “LUCKY”  – that is because,  –   one plus three equals four  –  and “four”  in numerology is a very  good foundation to build your LIFE on!

The photo on the left side is of  “DADDY”  holding our “BABY TOMMY” – and the   photo on the right side of  “MOMMY” holding  our little   “BABY  TOMMY”  –  and then –  little Denny Jr. is on the left side in our  swing- set   with me – Mary Ellen .  Since we are not dressed for cold weather – and  since Tom’s birthday is the 13th  of FEBRUARY – we must be enjoying  some  – early SUMMER weather?

“Help to make this TOM”S  –  big day –   let’s   all   start singing “HAPPY BIRTHDAY” to TOM – and wish him many  – many   more   –  “HAPPY BIRTHDAYS!”