“Another BIRTHDAY…Another YEAR Older…”

Sep 15th “Another BIRTHDAY…Another YEAR Older…”

We moved in here… in AUGUST – – and SEPTEMBER follows… and another BIRTHDAY… for ME – – and in the photo is TOMMY and ME!

Would you believe that in just looking at the above photo – – I remember what I like doing most… and that was to do “Cartwheels” – – I would just do one after another… and the way that I am standing,,, it looks as if I will be doing a “Cartwheel” right out of that photo!

These were the beginning years of WWII and we were doing our part. As you can see TOMMY is wearing a white “Sailor’s cap” – – – there wasn’t a military song that he didn’t know – – and could sing it …with all the ‘gusto’ of a movie star – – hands and legs moving – especially when we were on the bus or street car… going to and from the downtown Saint Louis area. Of course…I would be right by his side – to keep him going – – Tommy just had a natural knack for entertaining – you might say …he stole the “show” – – and I knew most of the songs – because when we were on our swing-set and swinging for hours — we would sing so loud and for hours…I’ll bet that – they could hear us singing …way on down to GRAND AVENUE!

If you are looking at my face…you can see that… I have the “MUMPS” – and this was TOMMY’s fault! Tommy got the MUMPS – – and gave them to me. Tommy is keeping his “eye” on DADDY – – because we know that DADDY is going to CALIFORNIA to do welding on battleships in “Vallejo” – the “San Francisco Bay Area” California.

If things would have worked out the way that I thought… I was the one… to get to go to CALIFORNIA – – but this is another learning lesson in the game of LIFE… “Live and Learn” – – when you are on a journey – – that is all you are doing! You will go somewhere – that you have never been before… and you study the situation out – determine exactly what needs to be done… for you to arrive where you want … and maybe get to enjoy at least “FIVE” minutes more of this new LIFE experience. You heard that old song… “Give Me Five Minutes …MORE…” well – that is how they came to write the words for it – – just another one of “LIFE’s” experiences!

Just so everyone will know…TOMMY went to CALIFORNIA…