Thursday, February 12, 2009

go outside and play

by teresa

The weather has been so nice this week.
The kids have spent every hour from homework till bedtime playing with friends in our backyard. There were eight kids out there at one point. A few of which I didn't even know. I guess our house is the place to be for all the 10yr olds in the neighborhood.

When I was young we would play in the empty lot across the street (which is now where our dear neighbors Chuck and Geri's house is). Kickball, softball,football. We would have so much fun.

Where was your hangout growing up?

5 comments:

Jackie Barham said...

A park called "Shoop Park" with ball fields and a playground called Shoop Park about six blocks or so from home. Or just in somebody's yard. We didn't have any cool yards like yours, though.

Jackie Barham said...

Oopps ... got distracted on that post. Wish you could delete or edit here :)

Hampton Roads Hurricanes Basketball said...

We would play in the dead end and on the street. WOW Times have changed. Football and traffic were the choice games!!

Anonymous said...

Anywhere that was cool since we didn't have air conditioners. We'd go up to the Bookmobile every week, we'd hang out in the breezeway of Coleman Place Elementary School and we'd ride our bikes into the woods where Sherwood Forest apartments are now. There was a big clearing there and we would just sit in the shade of all of the trees.

Sterling Dawn said...

my parents made me play in the dungeon.

i mean...i was a free and happy child, roaming the lands of indian lakes trashy neighborhood park.

...cohen used to run away to the park.