I am from....

While reading blogs yesterday I found this really fun exercise. If you have a chance to do it let me know. It was fun to remember some things I had forgotten.

I am from...

I am from family outings that lasted from morning to night; beginning with bacon and eggs over the BBQ to smores at dusk. Swimming and laughing with friends and playing all day with my sisters.

I am from paper dolls cut from the Montgomery Ward and Sears catalog hoping that I got first dibs before my sister’s took the best pictures.

I am from dancing in front of my mirror with a hair brush to the tunes of my youth.

I am from playing in the raked leaves, climbing up the tall trees, swimming in the creek, dancing in the streets, struggling in the heat and marching to my own beat.











I am from posters on my wall, stuffed animals on my bed, and dear diary sessions that last for hours.

I am from egg creams made with love and letter shaped pancakes for birthdays.

I am from lying in the dandelions and watching the clouds roll by after spinning too long at the playground.

I am from dogs and cats, puppies and kittens that were always being born but never stuck around long.

I am from Sunday dresses, white gloves, lacy headscarves and tiny handbags with silver clasps while I tried not to swing my legs and hit the pews in front me while listening to the guitars during folk mass.















I am from catching frogs, fireflies, butterflies, ladybugs and salamanders and holding them for hours before letting them go.

I am from scraped knees, bug bites, and sunburn

I am from skipping stones, jumping rope, relay races and playing man hunt.

I am from Kool-Aid pops, jiffy pop, peanut butter and banana sandwiches on wonder bread, big glasses of milk and homemade donuts








I am from Pufnstuf, Magic Garden, Brady Bunch, The Munsters, Gilligan’s Island, Little House on the Prairie and Shirley Temple Theatre on Sundays.















I am from Holly Hobbie, Pippi Longstocking, Chinese Checkers, and Twister















I am from ponchos, gauchos, prairie skirts, and plaid pants.

I am from Brownies, Girl Scouts, sleepovers and note passing.


















I am from sickness, sorrow and secrets

I am from loneliness, lies and tears

I am from hope and healing

I am from here and I am from there

I am from her and I am from him

I am from me