Lots happened in that year we were in Anderson. Cheri and I were ones usually together, Con stay home with mom I think most the time. We were more adventurist type. We would make up words her and I, like don't remember when we called rain and thunder storms "boom buck shee's" haha of course Con would find out too just being sister, but it was Cheri and I that I think came up with these type things.
I asked Cheri even the names of these people she remembered but blocked from me as I type...remember her name being Joy I think and her husband was a dentist. I remember from Daddy it was that man, that put all these fillings in his teeth..why called "pin head" spot..nothing growing just spot.
Gay Dehorty, another neighbor, her husband don't remember name but he was semi driver as I recall. Mom talked to Gay a lot too. Now it was her yard we learned to play "steal the flag" as children. Neighborhood get together there have teams play. Think we used a ball bat for flag, can't remember.
Remember Mom being leader I think of girl scouts Con was in and Cheri and I being Brownies.
We learned games from them, the boys neighborhood, Cheri and I part don't remember Con. Truth, Dare, On the Roof Top was one and we played spin the bottle done on our back concrete porch past mstr bedroom area.
Remember Chuck getting beating from Daddy in basement I went down crying for Daddy not to spank don't remember why. I remember Daddy lining us up for report cards as there was no spanking in public schools. Daddy required C or better from his children. Remember one time lined up I put a book in my butt haha probably got it worse then..but am sure made Daddy laugh later about it.
Remember Chuck getting abused on school bus by kid in neighborhood don't remember name. Remember him getting into fight with him at drop off and mom running down there with us following of course and rooting and cheering him on to beat the crap out of that kid. Caused a major neighborhood watch see. I think Chuck won.
I remember, think might have been just Cheri and I that actually did this, not sure Con again, but think meteor shower was going to happen, we wanted to sleep outdoors to watch it..used them lounge chairs that open to like bed, no tent or nothing but think Cookie our beagle was out with us for the night. We watched the heavens.
Remember, even though Daddy couldn't get me horse which I had asked him for on 4th and Madison, told me he couldn't get me one, as couldn't do for all children, needed to keep same, so he took me to friends, or work buddies to ride and learn. On that note remember again Cheri and I not sure Con, but had a friend that had ponies...we wanted to try to ride..we made even out of yarn a chain stitch to try to make halter things like that...to catch them ponies. We used to walk up to riding stable to together watch English saddle training classes going on.
Remember daddy got hole in one at that golf course accross from us and getting wood ash tray with ball glued to it. Remember him being paid from work with silver dollars.
This is most of my memories from that year in Anderson, IN. I did find it interesting that my first job, following sister Con was first there, Cousins Jewelers in Ft. Wayne, IN was owned by Jews main office think was Anderson, IN.
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