Aug 23, 2010

What other toys did you like to play with?

I had the rare opportunity to have a huge tire sandbox. We also had some large trucks and tractors that we could use to dig in the sand of that filled tire. We spent hours making roads that would go under the lip of the tractor tire and back out again to go under a bridge that we would make into the center of the tire. Slowly as I grew up the playtime in that tire was taken up by work on the farm but the memory of it has lasted forever. It was a good toy and a great place to play.

Aug 22, 2010

Tell about a favorite doll, teddy bear or other stuffed toy.

I still have a bear that my grandmother made from the upholstery material we took off of the family couch as mom and dad had it redone. It was a little red bear shaped animal in two dimension configuration. It had three legs in a row rather than the typical two for a two dimensioned toy stuffed animal so that it had the appearance of three dimensions. I loved that animal even though it mostly went into storage after I was into my teens. It meant more to me than just being a toy simply because it was made by a loving grandmother that passed away when I was merely ten years old. That was probably why it became a favorite simply because it brought back memories of her each time I looked at it or held it. It wasn’t soft since it was made of a material that was meant to stand the rough and tough play from children and their shoes but it still brought many soft memories of that loving grandmother whom we called “Nana”.

Aug 21, 2010

Share an early experience with shaving?

I come from an heritage of a grandfather that I was told never shaved and yet he never had a beard. I shaved maybe once in my senior year only to see how it was done and then I borrowed my father’s single edge blade that did a great job for him. I used the shaving cream and carefully removed the cream from my face but I doubt that there was much hair mixed in with it. I did later shave and do so daily now but I was well into my early 20’s before it became anything more than a ritual I was required to do as a missionary just for the principle of it. I could easily go several days before anyone noticed the light red beard beginning to break through the skin. Even now I don’t sport much of a growth even after four or five days.

Aug 20, 2010

Did you ever make a purchase that you later regretted?

I never regretted any of the candy or ice cream I purchased, yet you might say I was given good reason to regret some I made in my early years as a primary teacher sternly scolded my friends and I for buying candy cigarettes as we walked to primary. I liked the candy but needless to say we never bought anymore even if it was only sugar. I cannot honestly remember a purchase that I regretted other than now in adulthood as I am greatly regretting the purchase of a VW Passat, a mistake that will never happen again.