Photographs and Memories

I think there was an album by that name... (yes, I know it's an album by the late Jim Croce).

I was a skinny kid, until probably around 1985, then I "filled out".. *cough, cough*. My daughter was born in 1981, and at that time, my wife and I didn't want her in day care, and luckily we were in a position where my wife could go to second shift, and with me on first shift, one of us would always be with our new daughter. So, after work, I'd rush home, give my wife a quick kiss, and watch her slip out of the apartment quickly so as not to cause a fuss with the baby. Usually, when I got home, Sarah was in her high chair occupied with Cheerios or something else. After dinner, we'd play till she want to bed around 8pm.

After that, I'd wait for my wife to get home and we'd go to bed together (she was home by about 10:30 0r so).

Did I mention, I had long hair back then? *LOL*
Click on any picture to 'embiggen'.

Sarah just loved sitting and playing with her dad.. she would venture around the room on her hands and knees, constantly looking back at me as if to say "am I going too far Dad?". Oh, by the way, that picture was taken in early 1982 I would guess.

At the time, up till not too long after my son was born, we owned a camper and it was permanently at a place up in Massachusetts where we'd go most weekends from Spring to the Fall. My parents and my brother and sister in law also had campers there.

The picture at right, was a few years later at my parents camper, and are from left:

Dad, Mom with our son Mike, my wife, and "Sis" that I spoke about in Monday's post. She came to visit us at our camp often, as Petersham wasn't too far away.

We made many great friends at the campground, they had a beautiful, Olympic sized pool, a nice restaurant, and plenty of things to do. Our campsites were close enough, but not too close. My camper was straight out behind my parents, one block  back, and my brother and sister in laws was 2 lots past my parents.

Lastly, here's a picture of my brother and I, around the same time (mid 1985). I still don't understand how some people think we look alike! *LOL*

Either way, this was another small look into my past... I hope you enjoyed!

 

On to the news:

Archeologists find 5,500 year old structure in Peru, almost as old as time itself

Just the one for today... have a great Hump-Day!