Memorial Memories

The beginning of summer....Memorial Day Weekend. 

I remember growing up, it was a huge day in our neighborhood.

There was a community picnic at the pool.

Kids played pool games like Dead Man's Float and 'Find the pennies at the bottom of the Pool'.

Mr. Rogers would man the barbecue and everyone would bring food to share and there were sodas for the kids and  kegs  for the grown-ups.

We'd spend the entire day at the pool. At least the kids would!  The water was always freezing. 

We'd meet the new lifeguard and the older, cooler kids would hang out in/near her office.

There were no fancy lounge chairs, just concrete benches to put our stuff on (brilliant .......)

It was the day when the private school kids and the public school kids would reunite.

Bikes came out and the neighborhood came alive.

This was my Memorial Day weekend from the time I was 6 until my early teens.

Such wonderful memories! 

I now have 2 new friends on Facebook that took me back in time to a land called Gingerville.
So to all of my Gingerville friends - thanks for such awesome memories! 

I hope everyone has a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend : )