Comments on: The Creative Family Giveaway

By: trudy

trudy — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 04:40:49 +0000

When I was growing up, we always moved to wherever our dad was working for the railroad. It was a hardship (or so we thought then) to move out into the boondocks miles from others, but now I remember the good times as family as we played cards by kerosine lantern, mom taught us how to clean, make blankets, worked on 4-H and Scout projects, and ‘walked the tracks’ by moon light. Not too bad as my thinking went retrospective. I miss those days.

By: Nell

Nell — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:53:41 +0000

My favorite summer break memory is going out to pick blueberries with my family. We ate and picked blueberries all afternoon then got to eat a lot of blueberry jam and pies. Nowadays, we grow our own blueberry plants, so going out to pick them isn’t quite as special as it used to be!

By: Nell

Nell — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 20:49:36 +0000

My favorite summer break memory is going out to pick blueberries with my family.

By: Amber

Amber — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 18:29:46 +0000

My favorite summer memory was my whole family getting together for the 4th of July and a family reunion- and I mean my WHOLE family! All my cousins, aunts, uncles, even second cousins would come to our house where we would have our own fireworks and firecrackers in our backyard and the adults and teens even started a pop-bottle rocket war! Crazy, I know, but it made great memories! Sometimes we would sleep on our trampoline in sleeping bags and we had a little bonfire for hot dogs and marshmallows. We would also go camping together. It was really cool to be able to spend good quality time with not only my parents and siblings, but also all my other family- we’re still all very close!

By: Marty

Marty — Sat, 12 Jun 2010 05:32:41 +0000

My favorite summer memories are of the trips we’d take to Yosemite each summer. It’s been awhile now since we went, but for quite a few years as a kid and then a teen we’d stay for an entire week surrounded by that natural beauty. My VERY favorite moment from this was when we would grab our flashlights in the evening and traipse over to a large meadow that had a wooden path going down it…we’d lay down right there and look at the stars, which seemed huge and close enough to touch with the absence of ambient city light. It was amazing, a moment I associate with total peace and joy.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 19:25:47 +0000

My favorite summer memory is spending time in Eugene, OR at my grandparents. Their home is my favorite vacation spot. They live outside the city and have 20 acres of forested land. As a child it was amazing place to play and visit family. I learned a lot of life lessons out there. Now as an adult I love visiting to get out of the crazy city of Tacoma.

By: Amy

Amy — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 03:09:01 +0000

Riding on a catamaran in the Gulf of Mexico with my family. The area we were at now has oil 7 miles from its shores. I will treasure the memory that is not likely able to be repeated in my lifetime.

By: cheri

cheri — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 01:42:26 +0000

My favorite summer memories are new….I hardly remember life before my husband and daughter came into my life. So, now, warm days watching my favorite two people play in the front yard as the sun goes down and the day ends are my favorite memories.

By: Jenna

Jenna — Thu, 27 May 2010 15:47:33 +0000

My favorite summer memory: Every summer, about the first week of break, our neighborhood would have a huge bonfire! All of the kids would bring their stacks of graded homework and projects and throw them in the fire. We would roast hotdogs and smores and watch as our previous school year burnt away.