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Always - My Dad

Lately I've been thinking of things my parents 'always' did.

Lifesavers: my dad preferred the red and orange flavors so he always offered us the green and yellow ones. It was a long time before we figured it out.

When he asked us to get him a glass of ice water, he always said to fill the glass with ice cubes, add water, drain out the water and refill it so the ice cubes would 'settle.'

One time he told me to bring him the "Monkey Ward" catalog and even spelled Monkey for me so I could identify it. In case you're too young to remember, Monkey in that case is spelled M-O-N-T-G-O-M-E-R-Y.

We had solid stove burners and he made fried baloney for sandwiches directly on them. It was pretty mybloggers.

He put horseradish in V-8 juice and said "Now it's V-9."

He ate homemade chili with homemade bread every Saturday. The butter had to be cold out of the refrigerator so it would spread on the bread in chunks.

He had someone sew extensions on his bed sheets - the top sheets - so the the sheets could be pulled up further at night.

Took a Farberware percolator, coffee grounds, and cups on every trip, whether flying commercial or his own plane. They had their own little suitcase.

Typed everything - personal letters, checks, business letters - on an old Olivetti typewriter. He had two of them, one in Colorado and one at his condo in Arizona. For personal things, he typed "Love" and then signed it "Tom."

Now, don't be saying ahhhh, how sweet what a great man he must have been what wonderful memories you must have. Keep in mind some of this stuff was cumbersome and got old after awhile. It's funny now, and I'm more mellow about it than while it was going on.

posted on July 21, 2008 9:15 PM ()

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What's happened to Chicklets and Charms and Bubblicious and Hubba Bubba Gum? "Normal " gums and sucking candies seem to be gone from the supermarket cash registe checkouts.
comment by merchandiser50 on July 31, 2008 5:06 PM ()
I miss Monkey Ward's Catalog, and the wishbook (Sears Roebuck catalog), too. Got some great deals.
comment by catdancer on July 29, 2008 11:11 AM ()
fried baloney sandwiches? ewwwwwww...
comment by looserobes on July 22, 2008 12:38 PM ()
I remember Monkey Ward too. It is on par with walley world and Micky D.
comment by elderjane on July 22, 2008 11:47 AM ()
comment by fredo on July 22, 2008 9:22 AM ()
Mellow Trout. The icewater is funny. I remember Monkey Ward, but
then I remember everything.
comment by tealstar on July 22, 2008 4:31 AM ()
comment by firststarisee on July 22, 2008 3:40 AM ()

It's nice to know someone so well, (even if they sometimes drive us crazy)
comment by shesaidwhat on July 22, 2008 2:49 AM ()

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