Tuesday 4

 

Fun Times
Hosted by Anne!

Did you as a child or do you now like amusement parks, going out to

 places of entertainment? (theaters, themed parks, etc.) We lived very

 near Lakeside, one of the most popular amusement parks in the state 

during the 50’s and 60’s. I loved most of the rides but was sort of scared

 of the Shooting Star and the Peanut!Ever since 

I have always enjoyed cultural amusements, concerts, symphonies, plays,

 and films. I'm game to go anytime I can. One of my very favorites is going

 to the Barter Theater!


Which rides/parks did you enjoy the most or what snack foods to you 

enjoy when you are out and about? I loved the Merry Mixer, the Airplanes, bumper cars, and caterpillar. I have always been a pop corn girl. Even 

when we go to baseball games.


When you were a kid, what activities /games/places brought you the 

most enjoyment? I loved to play board games with my neighbor friends. 

 I , also was a great player of Barbie’s. We would take things we found 

around the house and create very imaginative Mid century modern 

apartments, inspired by the movie sets say, from Ingrid Bergman or 

Doris Day movies, or even those older b/w movies when the players 

lived in such gorgeous NY city homes.I will say again,,,we were very 

imaginative, but my friends always liked mine best.


Would you share with us a fun time or great trip that you've experienced. 

When our adopted daughter was 6, we decided to take a great vacation to Philadelphia. You see Hubs and I drove to Philly International Airport

 to pick Amanda up when she was 3 months old. She was born in S. Korea.

 So we stayed on our vacation in the same hotel we stayed in 6 years 

previously. We used the Airport conveyance from the hotel to the airport

 and showed Amanda all about that fatefully wonderful night she joined

 our family. We relived everything. The next day we toured everything

 in Philly, the history museum, which we all loved! And of course the 

Liberty Bell and Carpenter’s Hall. The next day we surprised Amanda 

with a special tour. We had recently read the Trumpet of the Swan to her

 and she enjoyed the love story between Lewis and Serena, two swans in 

the story who ended up living in the Philadelphia Zoo. So we toured the 

zoo from one end to the other and we were getting a bit concerned because

 there was no swan exhibit. Just as we were stepping into the gift shop on 

our way out, we heard a swan trumpet. We hurried to the sound and there

 in a lovely stream were two of the most beautiful swans you could ever 

hope to see. We were so delighted. So on the way through the shop we 

relented and let Amanda pick out one thing.. she picked out a beautiful 

stuffed tiger she called Tigger! We were pretty exhausted so we found a

 nice restaurant and then headed west to actually just drive through Valley

 Forge, probably 150 miles away where we had our next hotel reservation.

 When we got to the hotel Tigger wasn’t in the car! Oh, my! It was the end 

of the world. Dear sweet dad drove us all the way back to the restaurant 

and as providence would have it the cashier had Tigger under the register!

 We were super tired when we checked in there in Lancaster. Thankfully, everything at Lancaster was mainly driving with a few shopping stops, but 

such gorgeous countryside all around, and we were sure to ride the steam locomotive in Strasbourg.Thus ended our Pennsylvania vacation back in 1991. 

At 41, it was a perfect trip. I’m glad people have kids when they are younger, although we were getting along in age when we adopted. Couldn’t do all 

that now!