OLDER Birthdays Memories of LEE,JR.”

Dec 6th OLDER Birthdays Memories of LEE,JR.”

“Here is one of those PHOTOS – – that when you are looking at it and remembering – – I am wishing that I had taken more PHOTOS of new little baby, LEE,Jr. – – especially in the arms of his “FAVORITE GRANDMA, GoGo” because… these first months in the new born baby – – just seem to go by so fast – – and they are never there again to enjoy – – like you wish that you did do.

One other thing in looking at this PHOTO – – never thought to ask my MOTHER what she might have been thinking at the time of this PHOTO – – if there were some special memory to be written and recorded – – to be put with this PHOTO – – for the day when LITTLE LEE – – is big enough to understand – – when he decides if he also likes these old PHOTOS – – and or if he would have some memories of what he thought about and who all the people were – – in the first years of his LIFE?

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“Here is another PHOTO – – like the PHOTO above – – NOW that it is years later – – and who remembers back – – past ten days – – much less – – what … can be remembered past fifty years – – – – and very little in the PHOTO to jog the memory?”

This is where we were living… in Fort Lauderdale, Florida – – and Little Lee is wearing the “Cub Scout” uniform of an older brother, Donald Aldrich – – as Little Lee did like to try on stuff left laying about. My Aunt Irene, when she saw these PHOTOS back in the day – – said, ” it looks like LITTLE is leaving HOME” – – and going to join the “BOY SCOUTS” – – because he wants to go to someone’s house to have FUN, too. That every week – – when I have the “BOY SCOUT” meeting at our house – – all the older boys come to our house – – and have lots of FUN – – because of all the activities that I plan for our meetings – – but Little Lee is not a member – – so he does not get to share in all of the big boys’ FUN – – at his house.

But… just as soon as LEE was old enough – – he join in the activities and was a wonderful SCOUT – – earning lots of metals and achieving so much more – – and I am guessing because – as he was little and seeing all of this acclivity – – when younger – – it all came so easy and so much mote FUN – – as he knew so much more – – listening – – seeing and then becoming a real part of being a SCOUT, himself as the years went by.