AuntieFrancysPlace

GOOD MORNING!!
I say this because this is the first day of my 72nd year. So I should be happy to be writing this!!
I never thought I would be here at this time of life.
My Mother died at 49 years old and my Father died at the age of 58. Although my grandmother (on my mothers side) lived to be 98 , she was a feisty lady!
When I think of all the things that I have lived to see,,I grew up in the early 50's , when life was great(we know that now) lived for the Friday night 's At the skating rink. a friend says she wishes we could go back to those days... AH...YES!! We walked to school, from when we live in the town of Glassboro NJ, but we were healthy and happy,, they were the greatest days.
Then I went to work at the New Jersey Bell telephone com, what a wonderful job we had for the times,, and so much fun. We were so full of fun and fancy free, no worries, no cares. As long as I had a date for Saturday night , I was happy. After I got a car,, didn't need dates , went with friends, ROLLER SKATING was LIFE!!
Then marriage,,of which I have had 46 happy years, raised 5 kids, I think they turned out well,
my hubby and I are doing okay.
Then I think of the things that have happened in my life time,, I remember the bombing of Pearl Harbor, my Dad was shaving I was watching (about 5 years old) and hearing about it on the radio, my parents were really upset know to this day I do not like to swim in the ocean, because I heard when I was little the bodies from blown up ships were floating up in the water at the shore,, I also remember when the war was over, all the shouting and I was allowed to go out side and bag on pots!! sounds silly now!!
There was the deaths of presidents..
. Then My baby Sister was born 1945, Marie ,my brother Steve was born in 1949 (?),
Then KCW and I got married 1961
Later years we watched the landing on the moon,,the kids was sick with the chicken pocks when JFK was killed in Dallas, we were watching the TV when ( right now I forget his Name) the guy who shot Kenny got killed.
So, as I sit here writing this ,,I think , "girl you have lived a long time"but there is this little spot in my head that wants to tell me I am still the 16 year old who lived to have fun and roller skate,
I wonder if I will be here next year to write " another year has gone by" who knows some of my friends have gone, almost all my relatives. Although I still have some good friends still hanging on!!
So, I hope you enjoy reading about someone else's life,, if you are young enjoy life and if you are my age,,, well get the most out of what is left you can,,, I am, thanks for visiting here*** Fran