Favorite Childhood Memory

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I'll pick from a few.

Dad came home from overseas (Vietnam) driving a MG Midget that we kids all got rides in. I hugged him, but couldn't get my arms around him - I was too little.

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1. Going on vacation

We always spent two weeks at a family resort on a lake. Nothing fancy, just a small house keeping cabin and a row boat.

I think the night before the trip was just the greatest. All the anticipation for fun and adventure.

If you have ever seen the movie "Ollie Hopnoodles Haven of Bliss", written by the late Jean Shepherd, you know what I am talking about.

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2. I never saw the movie, but I'll keep a look out

row row row your boat, gently down the stream

yea!!!!

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3. Jean Shepherd, RIP

What a treasure.

[Journeyman]

4. Oh, yes . . . Jean Shepherd . . .

I didn't go to my Junior Prom, for fear it would be something like "Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories."

[FireHeart]

5. I saw it.

Great fun.