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March 19, 2006
apple cheeks
I see Paris. I see France. I see someone's underpants! She was the first of three sisters and two brothers. They played and fought together when they were younger. They are still playing but not so much fighting anymore.
The purpose of this post is two fold. I love old photos, and blogging. Not necessarily in that order. Meg at Mandarin Design gave me some new tools to use. So I am experimenting with the new tools and telling a story about my in-laws at the same time.
Little Miss Muffet sat on her tuffet eating her curds and whey. There came a big spider who sat down beside her and frightened Miss Muffet away. 
My sisters-in-law have a strange Christmas custom. They steal objects such as cheese spreaders from each other's homes during the year. It causes all kinds of confusion for the victims because they think they misplaced it and spend the year looking for it. Then at Christmas time, the cheese spreader shows up wrapped in a pretty package. Then they giggle about it for hours.
The itsy bitsy spider went up the water spout. Along came the rain and washed the spider out. Out came the sun and dried up all the rain, and the itsy bitsy spider went up the spout again.
The brothers-in-law don't seem interested in this custom. Any strange customs in your family?
The photo above was taken in 1962. Twenty one years later, that little girl grew up and made me a very happy man when she agreed to be my better half.
The one below was taken in 1966 at my wife's first communion. The yongest sister is not in the photo. She was not born until 1968.
You can click on the photos below and above to enlarge.
Posted by roadapples at March 19, 2006 09:13 AM
Okay..I'm stealing that gift idea..love it! Wifey looks mighty cute in that picture.
Posted by: poopie at March 20, 2006 10:51 AM
What a cutie pie she was! I remember having a hat like that with a coat to match.
Posted by: kenju at March 20, 2006 04:28 PM
Love it! What a cute picture and the family custom and I'm starting that one the next time I visit my daughters (grown with children).
For Christmas one year my daughter Karyn gave her sister Lanissa her old toothbrush wrapped pretty with a bow. Lanissa saved it and gave it to Karyn the next year as her Christmas present...and it has continued now for more than twenty years.
Makes Christmas shopping easy for them, now I have a way to make it easy for me. I'll take their cheese spreader! Thanks for a great idea.
Posted by: meg at March 20, 2006 06:05 PM
