Three blocks from our house was "Forbidden Lake," a pond of the 1950s, full of water moccasins, gators, snapping turtles, etc. It was a short half block detour away from our route home. Weeds taller than us - but full of tadpoles and minnows! There were no houses built in that area until the 1960s. I have yet to figure out how, as we returned home, mom met us standing on the front porch, her arms crossed, one foot tapping away, a fly swatter in her hand and that, "you're getting a spanking," look on her face. How did she know? Who told? Sue At 05:41 PM 5/14/06 -0400, you wrote: >Oh, yes. And the neighbors all spanked too. Then took you home for >another spanking. You had to be a very crafty kid to get away with much >at all. Cousin Rick > > > > From: suebod <suebod@tampabay.rr.com> > > Date: 2006/05/14 Sun PM 02:11:19 EDT > > To: WVLOGAN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [WVLOGAN] Mothers Day Memorys ots > > > > And Hillary thought she had a new touch with her book, "It Takes A > > Village." I grew up in a neighborhood like that, too. It was hard being > > mischievious when you knew there were "hundreds" of pairs of eyes on > you at > > all times. > > Sue Ellen > > > > > > At 10:22 PM 5/13/06 -0400, you wrote: > > >I remember the early 1930s well; The local mine had closed at Ottawa,and > > >people were in dire straits. My mom and another mom (Stella (Totten) > Mullins > > >decided we kids were going to have some religous training,One Sunday we > > >four boys > > >had put on our fresh Sunday school clothes,and headed out to church.We > > >decided > > >playing in the creek was more fun,so Sunday school was skipped.We finally > > >went > > >home,and stopped at Stella,s house first,with our clothes all soiled from > > >playing. She whipped her 2 boys first,then turned on me & my brother > with her > > >switch,saying: 'Im whipping you boys too, as I know if Carrie (my mom) > was > > >here > > >she would whip you too". I learned something that day about a mom's > wrath !! > > > > > >Shelby > > > > > > > > >============================== > > >New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your > ancestors > > >at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: > > >http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=145 > 99&targetid=5429 > > > > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > >============================== >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