Kick Back Kids Remembering Past Summers

As kids we roamed the fields of our grandparents farms. But when it came to doing our own chores, we complained like a wining horse. We lived on a small farm of seven acres. Our family had chickens to feed, horses, pigs, cows to milk, fields of hay to bale. Mom always had a big sprawling daily producing garden. It was our job to pick the cukes, beans, squash, tomatoes and such. This time of year we had to help bottle the extra produce. Like any child we would rather be playing. I loved roller skating, riding my Schwinn bike and wasting time watching TV.

Dad made a big A-frame swing set that had tire seats. We loved to swing in. We also had a rusty metal kiddie push-peddle car to drive around. When I spied this car show model, it reminded me of those days when time stood still.

My grandkids have had the bright plastic red and yellow car I bought a few years ago at the DI. It is a kid magnet, as the little ones climb in, out and over it. Their time stands still now and ours races down the track like that old horse. We are still wining.

Classic Crane Car

I saw this water bag at a car show. It's to guarantee a gasket doesn't blow, Heated radiator or some such, You know. When I was a kid, we had one too, just so.

Ours wasn't as new as this one, because it was filled and reused over and over. It hung on the grill of the car catching all the bugs and dirt as we tripped from state to state. We were mostly sitting on the side of the road, broke down, waiting for a Good Samaritan to help us out. This week was my parents anniversary. This reminded me of them when I saw it and wanted to share. Thanks, Mom and Dad for taking us with you everywhere.

Flying on the Ferris Wheel

We rode the big Ferris Wheel at Scheels. We're not afraid of heights. It cost two bills. As a kid with my mom, it held many thrills. Check one more bucket list item it fills.

Every year when the family went to Lagoon, we would always ride the Ferris Wheel. That's because there were a dozen free rides on our company amusement park pass, and this was one of them. I often felt it was my mom's favorite ride. As she was always begging us to ride with her. When the giant Ferris Wheel was built, it was considered one of the scary rides. Ha, ha! Today it pales in comparison to the ones people attempt.

When Scheel's, the new sports store opened a few years ago, it had a giant Ferris Wheel in the center of the store, kids lined up to ride it. I secretly wanted to do it, too. I waited for a few years until the demand dropped. Last week with nothing to do, we visited there and took the leap onto the giant swing. It was super fun and felt like old times.