We added photos to the story. I just happened to have a picture of my mother with her cap and overalls on and of their dog Cappy. I too saw some of the same things as with the story of Preston especially with the tin foil. My Mom said they NEVER threw it away and made Christmas decorations with it. Freida Patti <[email protected]> wrote: Sure enjoyed reading this! So many of the same things I've heard my parents and grandparents talk about. Certainly make you smile. :o) Patti In 1988 I ask my mother to write me stories about her brothers and sisters and the one about herself and her childhood growing upin Sedan, Chautauqua County, Kansas. She will soon be 82 years old and this is what she wrote for me at that time. The first one is about her. It will be in two parts for now and the rest that I will post will be what she wrote about her siblings. Freida My Early Years by Mary Alice (Puckett) Null Hoskins ==== JOB Mailing List ==== Gedcoms on World Connect: Job(e) Legacy: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown Job(e) Branches: http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/~ajobebrown2 ============================== Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. New content added every business day. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx