We don't have the chance to smell the roses, we have to have so many things to make our lives easier that we have paid for these time saving devices by working 24/7 to pay for them. Then we have all the people who come to this country and have entitlement privileges and demand to have what we have and expect taxpayers to help. Don't get me started. Remember when most people were farmers, they were at work when they woke up. Small towns, the father walked to work, and carried an umbrella in case of rain. Kid's played outside, Mother's were busy sewing, baking or cleaning or having someone over for tea. I remember it as being marvelous, wonderful, then Mother got a car too, then she was shopping all the time, Daddy was a distributor by then and we had so much less time together. No one sat on the front porch, we didn't make icecream on weekends with all aunts and uncles sitting around. I miss the unity that families had back then, thank goodness my sisters are my best friends, but we all work. Shame. -----Original Message----- From: deew [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, October 05, 2005 1:57 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [TNMARION] Washing Clothes Recipe I think you are right in some things Carole. I think our grandparents had it easier than we do with less worries even though they worked hard they also knew how to relax and visit with family, neighbors and friends. Something we all find a hard time to do now. I think perhaps we had it easier in our younger days than our kids to now. My daughter lives 30 minutes from us but she works in Huntsville, an hour trip there and home. On her two days off she is too busy cleaning or doing her second job to visit so we very seldom see her. We have forgotten how to take time to smell the roses. Dee ==== TNMARION Mailing List ==== *********************************************************************** PLEASE NOTE: This list is for queries and replies, comments, requests for help, and other genealogical related information that is of interest to researchers having a connection or a possible connection to Marion County, Tennessee. There is no soliciting or advertising of any item or service for sale allowed. Betty McBee - list administrator-- [email protected] . Marion County Web Site: http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnmario2/ *********************************************************************** ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx