Hi Stan; I read with interest your school time story. We also had a big Burnside stove for heat. It sat in the middle of a sandbox,for catching falling embers. We also had a sandbox for displaying our handicrafts. At Thanksgiving time we had a cabin, toy farm animals,tools used then, like saws & axes made out of a Prince Albert tobacco can(s). At xmas, it was the nativity scene. Easter was all about Jesus scenes in the sandbox. We learned a lot of creativity from the sandbox,with little coaching. The playground was like your Matheny school; just bare earth for games like tag, whip cracker,running games. Shelby ************************************** Check out AOL's list of 2007's hottest products. (http://money.aol.com/special/hot-products-2007?NCID=aoltop00030000000001)

Shelby, I had forgotten about "Crack the Whip" ("Whipcracker"). What a great game..... unless you were on the end. Thanks for reminding me. Stan On Dec 4, 2007, at 4:40 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Shelby