Grandpa Has A Hole In His Thumb

Grandpa had no idea how much social influence his injury gave us. Other kids had their claim to fame, but whether it was a shiny new 1967 Centennial silver dollar,

1967 Centennial Silver Dollar

…their Schwinn with the new banana seat,

1965 Schwinn with Banana Seat!

…or their state-of-the-art bendable Barbie,

Gee Mrs. Cleaver, You Were Swell!

 

America's Perfect Mother

 

I loved my mom. I never wanted to trade her but I did offer some advice every once in a while. She was not Mrs. Cleaver and I don’t think she ever watched Leave It To Beaver. She had five kids and never seemed to find time for herself.  Mom often went outside in her slippers. June Cleaver would never have done that.