“With BIRTHDAYS – YOU get OLDER!”

Sep 14th “With BIRTHDAYS – YOU get OLDER!”

With a fancy “black velvet dress”- on… that calls for a BIRTHDAY – my 4th!

In the above photo – that is my brother, DENNY – and what was good about us KIDS – having a BIRTHDAY – was that – that would call for a very big PARTY for the ADULTS! My FATHER was the type that had to have a lot of “SHOW” going on – – when any event or occasion came along to celebrate.

In the basement – – we had several of those large round galvanized tubs – – each filled with ice and beer and some soda. Since… my FATHER took charge of the cooking – these occasions called for food – and lots of it as only he would like to do – – and – to do it up – – so that everyone could take home plenty of good eats – – that would last them days. I always marveled at how he could cook and bake and never needed a recipe for anything – just knew what and how much – – and everything …was fit for a KING!

My MOTHER told me… that when we were little…we were placed in the “play-pen” in the center of the PARTY – and all the adults would blow those noise makers – that would extend right into our faces and make a loud noise! Guess… those adults thought that they were entertaining us kids – or maybe trying to scare us into keeping quiet – or maybe… they just didn’t have any other way of acting silly???

This …is in the WWII early years… my PARENTS decide to sell that nice house we had in PINE LAWN – and it sold so fast – went like “HOT CAKES” – and… if you wanted a house – they just were not to be found … just not available…but – we had to rent for a month or two – everything packed – since we knew – we were looking and finally …they found this 85 year old house in NORTH SAINT LOUIS – – and fairly close to the the above “Fair Ground Park” – – you can see us in the above photo near the lake in the PARK – where my brothers DENNY and TOMMY and I would go quite often to play.

Since we are – each a year… apart in age…it looks like we are at least – 3 – 4 – 5 – years old – Isn’t it nice to be so close together in age in the family??? DENNY has red hair – I have brown hair – and Tommy has blonde hair – – and in so many of my photos… I am wearing a multi-color ribbon- bow in my hair – the reason for the remark – is that I still have one of my favorite bows – just had it in my hair this week – for my BIRTHDAY pictures – – some things that you like – well… they just last forever and ever.