A trip down Memory Lane: Childhood is a carefree time when you spend most of your day playing and running around. Everything you do is a learning experience, whether you know it or not. Every day is an adventure and although you might go to bed kicking and screaming that you’re not tired, you’re asleep before your head hits the pillow. Good times and great memories. So what did you do during your childhood? Games you played, shows you watched, outings you went on, — even the food you ate was probably somewhat different that what you do now. Or is it? 

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Roxanne Bernieri: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Outside What were your favorite outside activities?: Going to parks, playing on the swings and other assorted playscapes. Riding a Razor scooter fast! What were your favorite inside activities?: Reading books, watching PBS shows and going online. Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: Not on purpose, but I was drenched while exercising outdoors sometimes. What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Fall!! Going to cider mills, apple orchards and trick-or-treating! Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: Backyard, Front yard and various parks. Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: When very young we had a swing set. Also a sand box. As we got older, we had a large wooden playscape which featured swings, a slide, a walkway and a fort. My mother and grandmother purchased it at The Doll Hospital and Toy Solider Shop. We had a mini trampoline which we used outdoors/indoors. Plus we had a very large exercise ball we sat on and bounced around on. We had a basketball net on a pole in our driveway.Hopscotch What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Hopscotch What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Board games were purchased, but not really played too often. What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Riding a Razor scooter Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Books, books and more books. My bedroom looks like a library or a Barnes and Noble! Who was your best friend?: Other than my relatives, nobody. Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: My parents had fireworks on July 4th for us. What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Parks, carnivals, various zoos (the best one being the Columbus Zoo) and walking around water. Where did you go on vacations?: Frankenmuth, MI, various zoos, Dundee, MI, Toledo, OH, and other cities in OH. Various cities up north in MI. Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: Grocery store ice cream and yogurt/custard from stands. Also ice cream from various festivals. Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: Hard to be objective on this question. I would say I was never shy or bossy. I would like to think I make my thoughts/opinions known. A brat? No, but I am persistent if I want something. What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: I did tap dancing for 14 years at a dance studio. Our dance studio once performed at Freedom Hill in Sterling Heights, MI. We were an opening act for Big Daddy and the la de das. I enjoyed the costumes and being able to dance on stage for large audiences. Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: I like to read myself. Berenstain Bears, Pete the Cat and Natasha Wing the series of the night before books. What TV shows did you like to watch? : Dragon Tales, The original Clifford The Big Red Dog, Reading Rainbow and The Big Comfy Couch. Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: None Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: We had a Barbie Doll Tent What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: 8 PM Like to go to bed early and get up early! What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Frozen and The Peanuts Movie at the theatre. Barney’s Great Adventure on VHS tape and DVD, What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Popcorn, grapes, ice cream Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: Generally speaking I will eat almost anything! What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: None What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Chili, Mac and Cheese, Celery and anything with peanut butter! Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I enjoyed being young and having memberships at The Detroit Zoo and Henry Ford/Greenfield Village. My sister and I always wanted to ride the train at the zoo. This was an extra cost, not included in the membership cost. We would ride it numerous times every visit. It ended up costing our mom quite a few dollars! Good times!

Brandon Bush: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Shaker board sports bike riding What were your favorite inside activities?: Basketball ping pong volleyball Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: No i never play in the rain What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Spring summer fall shaker board football tennis soccer Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: Bike riding swing Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: Yes What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Tennis soccer football baseball What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Basketball video games uno cards What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: I enjoy Biking and roller blading Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Yes Who was your best friend?: Nathan Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: No What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Zoo to see animals Where did you go on vacations?: Movies moving camp las vegas Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: We just buy ice cream Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: No What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: Growing up Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: I like to read books What TV shows did you like to watch? : Family feud Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: Stuffed animal horse Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: Castles What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: 3:30 a.m. What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Sherk What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Popcorn Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: No What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: Cottage cheese What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Same Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: Yes get older

Zachry Dukicin: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: both. What were your favorite outside activities?: Jungle gym, playing with friends, riding bikes, playing with beanie babies, Pokemon cards, water, sand
What were your favorite inside activities?: Playing with my sister and friends. Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: yes with my sister. We did this a lot. My mom bought my sister and I raincoats, matching rainboots, and umbrellas. As long as it wasn’t thundering and lightning, we would run around, splashing. Even when it was super hot, we put on our raincoats and boots until we were all sweaty. Then the raincoats came off and we’d run around in our rainboots. The umbrellas were more for show than actual use. We liked to see if they would fill up with water if we held them upside down. Whenever we’d get caught in the rain, we made the most of it. My mom kept towels in the car all the time and most of the time a change of clothes for all of us too. What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: summer spring fall. I like playing outside whenever we could. We used to set up bird traps in the spring and summer. We took a clothes basket, string, stick, and bird seed and tried to catch birds. We caught a couple morning doves. They just sat there until we lifted the basket up and then flew away. We caught a cardinal once and it went crazy trying to get out so my mom said we couldn’t catch them anymore only morning doves. We spent a lot of time on our swing set and jungle gym and making up shows to put on for everyone. Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: Our house was THE HOUSE on the block. All the kids in the neighborhood would come to our house because we had a bunch of toys in the backyard and a large side yard that was great for baseball, football, capture the flag, water games, everything. It wasn’t until my Dad got tired of our grass being the only grass on the block worn down and trampled on that we tried to go anywhere else to play. But none of the other kid’s parents wanted us to play on their grass. It was either at our house or they didn’t play with us.  Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: We had a swingset, jungle gym, sandbox, jump-o-line, teeter tauter, tons of outdoor games, tetherball, badminton, a huge soccer ball, wagon, scooters, and play tents.  What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: tag hid and seek capture the flag everything. We really liked sidewalk chalk and water balloons. My mom would spend hours filling up 300-400 water balloons in the morning so that in the afternoon all the kids in the neighborhood could come over for a 10 minute water balloon fight. Then out came the squirt guns and buckets. And finally the hoses. Our whole lawn would be soaked. During the winter we’d make snow forts that were 5-6 feet high with windows and large enough for four kids to play in. Snowball fights were stocked with sleds filled with snowballs and we had a snowball/water balloon slingshot that shot balloons and snowballs four or fives houses down. We had a very large kiddie pool that my mom filled with warm water. What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: When I was really young my mom had a sandbox in our basement filled with beans. I loved to scoop and pour. We also had a ballpit that I loved to play in. We had a full play kitchen and workshop. We had an electric car that we used in the house in winter and outside during the summer. Lots of kiddy games and then card games, PlayStation 1.  What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: sports and roller blading, frisbee, running, biking Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Pokemon cards, Beanie Babies, Hot Wheels, marbles Who was your best friend?: My sister, Michael Smylnycky (my next door neighbor), and my grandpa  Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Every night from Spring through fall we had a fire in our firepit on our driveway. All the parents and their kids in the neighborhood would come by with their chairs, pop, and snacks and we would play outside long after it got dark. In the summer we would catch June bugs and fill jars with them. We made smores all the time, popped popcorn and roasted hot dogs. What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: park carnivals zoo beach. We went to Stoney Creek all the time for homeschool activities and other kid programs. We went to the Gibralter Fair every year, Armada Fair, Richmond Fair, Metro Beach Squirt Zone and Detroit Zoo. Where did you go on vacations?: We went on cruises to Mexico, the Caribbean, and Maryland/New England, we went to Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic, my Godfather lives in Treasure Island Florida so we went there a lot. We went to Buffalo New York for family reunions and up north for same.  Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: We went out for ice cream to a custard place on Woodward and to Ermas. My mom made lots of ice cream too. We had tons of popsicles and  ice pops all summer with our friends and made snowcones too. Whenever the ice cream man came down the street we always got ice cream too. Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: I wasn’t shy but I was quiet. My sister was the leader of whatever we were doing usually. I went along with everything. I’m still like this in many ways. What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: spending time with family Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: My mom read to us everyday and after she taught me how to read I read everyday too. I loved Little Bear books, Mr. Putter & Tabby – anything written by Cynthia Rylant, Scooby Doo Mystery series, I Love You The Purplest, Always Room on the Feather Bed, all reader books, and Barney books. What TV shows did you like to watch? : Bob the Builder, Barney, Little Bear, Franklin, Blues Clues, — but Barney was my favorite. Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: I had a big brown stuffed cat called Brownie that I slept with for a long time. Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: We built forts all the time in our basement and at my grandparents house. We would use blankets, sheets, towels, whatever my mom could find for us and build multiply room forts and have clubs in them. What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? I could stay up pretty much as late as I wanted, but went to bed around 10. Did you sleep late or get up early?: I got up by 9 every morning. What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Loved the Barney Movie, it was the first one I saw at a show. My grandparents took us to the show all the time. We saw every movie that we wanted to and then they would buy us the movies we liked for our birthdays and Christmas. Disney movies were good and superheros action comedy What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Yogurt, snacks, pretzels, dry Cheerios, pickles, popcorn, granola bars, fruit bars Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: Sometimes What foods did you refuse to eat? All vegetables Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: Still most vegetables What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Chicken, spaghetti, hamburgers, hot dogs when I was a kid. Now I eat almost anything and love all home cooking. Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I had a very good childhood and spent a lot of time with my mom, dad, sister, grandma and grandpa. We went on vacations together, always went on outings together, and shared my entire childhood together.

Samantha Emanuel: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Trampoline, bike riding, tag, hide n seek, parachute What were your favorite inside activities?: Leapfrog, ipod, board games,dolls, cheerleading Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: Yes, Sam was terrified of storms so we put our boots on and rain all around in the rain in every puddle until we were covered in mud! What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Summer, swimming, vacation, bike, summer camp Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: Backyard and park Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: Swing set, playhouse, pool, trampoline What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Tag and hide n seek, slip n slide What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Leap pad games, music on my ipod, movies and Nickelodeon What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Cheerleading, biking, swimming, roller skating Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Barbies and stuff animals Who was your best friend?: My mom Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Trampoline, firepit, marshmallow, tag What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Park, zoo, carnivals, family vacations Where did you go on vacations?: Disney world, cedar point, sea world overnight places, Traverse City, Mackinaw, Pittsburgh Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: Ice cream truck, ice cream sandwiches. Make popsicles and dairy queen vanilla dipped in chocolate cones Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: Always loving and happy, she still is today What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: Just being with family, togetherness Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: Reading is too hard but I read books to Sam and still do. What TV shows did you like to watch? : Bear in the big blue house, spongebob, hannah Montana, jonas brothers, icarly, wiggles, high five Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: I liked all my stuff so whatever she picked is what she would sleep with one or maybe twenty stuff animals Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: Forts out of kitchen chairs blankets and sheets What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: School night 9 weekend 11 and Sam has always been a early early riser What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Muppets, disney, movie theater is too loud, lots of disney on ice, musicals wiggles, lots of shows at the palace and fox. What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Milk and crackers goldfish Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: Yes, I like the way my mom makes things. What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: Chinese food, stinks. I eat ham and Turkey didn’t like as a kid What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Pizza, chocolate, peanut butter still love it today Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I love my mom, step dad sister and dogs. I love my family. I am happy

Brendan Johanson: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Watching bees; Helping garden (playing in dirt); Playing in sand; Being pushed on swings; Going for walks. (Walks included riding in a wagon or being pushed in my stroller or wheelchair.) Sometimes taking our kitties (Rajah 1st; later Jinx), on walks! Painting & chalk drawing; Playing in water – pools; hose/sprinkler toys. My favorite was a really cool “Busy Table” that was meant to be filled with water and then I could splash, fill, slish, dump to my heart’s content. What were your favorite inside activities?: Looking at books and being read to; watching tv/videos; playing video gameslistening to music; drawing/painting; writing stories. Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: Yes. More than playing, I liked to go for strolls in the rain. I like carrying an umbrella! One time it started raining when we were at the Detroit Zoo! Brian and I made a shelter in our wagon with our jackets and loved getting to see what the animals do when it rains! What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Spring is my very favorite because I am a Spring Baby! (May 22) Summer is great because I can watch insects and could go to various beaches & waterparks. I do love Fall because of Halloween! The best part of Winter is snuggling under blankets andvreading/playing video games/watching t.v. Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: Our yard plus parks & beaches (in summer.) Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: I had a little slide, aforementioned water table; riding toys, balls, etc, but there was not much yard for large toys. So my family took us to a lot of parks and beaches in season! What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: I loved playing various games under colorful parachutes! This was indoors at Gymboree. Usually outdoors at day camp & Come Play With Me! What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Video Games: Candy Crush Saga; Hill Climb; Minecraft; Games (non- video): Uno, Sorry; Trouble; Monopoly Cards (This is MUCH shorter & easier than regular Monopoly.) Mr. Vinny introduced us to Family Feud and Scattergories! I love these two games now! What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Being pushed on swings; Playing in sand; Playing in water; Going for walks/rides; Riding my tricycle; jumping in bounce houses; trying to make baskets in kid-sized hoops. (Traditional basketball is very hard.) Challenger Baseball. Brian helped me sit on his first motorcycle!  (Kawasaki 210 – Neon Green & black! Really cool!) Brian did NOT take me for a ride on it. He just let me experience what sitting upon it was like. Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Hot Wheels/Tonka cars; I especially loved the Hot Wheels Mystery Cars! I loved playing with cars & trains on tracks! (HotvWheels Rock!) Lots of books and stuffed animals! Who was your best friend?: My brother, Brian! Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Going for walks/rides; stargazing; playing in water; van camping; outdoor movies; going to Crossroads Village & Huckleberry Railroad – and taking the rides at night! I love riding on trains! TRICK-OR-TREATING! Tilson Street in Romeo is especially cool! What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Parks; Beaches; Zoos; Farms; Tigers and Mud Hens games; the Henry Ford/Greenfield Village; Going to Crossroads Vilkage & Huckleberry Railroad for Halloween & Christmas; Outdoor Concerts; Carnivals; MI State Fair; Where did you go on vacations?: California; Ohio; Indiana; Colorado; Illinois Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: We sometimes wentnout for ice cream, but often got ice cream from a truck. There was an ice cream truck driver in summers who had really cool photos of animals on his truck! Later we fell in love with Kona Ice! We always got a Slurpee from 7-11 on July 11th! Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: Shy until I get comfortable in a new group. At home, bossy. Absolutely NO change in this department.  What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: Going to the Kalahari in OH! I especially loved the Wave Pool and water basketball. My parents and I made many trips on the Lazy River. Brian took me on one of the water coasters with him! That was scary but fun! Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: I loved to be read too! Later I learned to read ALL BY MYSELF! But, I have trouble with content/storylines/following directions. I love reading charts/maps/instructions; special recipe books with colorful photos! (Such as Halloween treats/holiday cooking/cupcake decorating, etc.) I like to read & look at pictures/illustrations. Sadly, not too many books for teens/adults have the extra visual cues to go with the words. I still love the “I Spy” books by Walter Wick and Jean Marzollo and the “Can You See What I See” by Walter Wick. My Great Aunt Helen (Rest Peacefully), used to treat Brian & me to a subscription to National Geographic Kids Magazine for Christmas! We loved all the colorful photos with short stories! I loved silly/funny stories. Dr. Seuss is one of my favorite authors. A couple of years ago I read “The Red Pyramid” (Book 1 of the Kane Chronicles) by Rick Riordan ALL BY MYSELF! I accomplished this in 4 days! It took a lot of effort to accomplish that so I have taken a “breather”. But, I probably should start reading harder books like that again. What TV shows did you like to watch? : For awhile I loved to watch bull-riding! I loved Battle Bots; Myth Busters (We saw Jamie & Adam at the Fox!); Red Wings Hockey & Tigers Baseball; various Olympic or other spirting events; Holiday specials. Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: No specific favorite. I just loved having my bed filled with stuffed animals and blankets! Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: Brian and I had a Lion King pup tent that we loved to set up in the living room! We played in it. Sometimes we watched t.v. & slept in it! What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: Generally between 9:00 & 10:00 at night. (This has been consistent most of my life.) I have always been my family’s Morning Glory! I tend to wake up between 5:00 & 6:00 a.m. – often raring to go! (I tend to sleep later in the Winter.) What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: “Cars”! I used to watch “Cars” almost daily for two or three months! I also love “Everyone’s Hero”; “The Nightmare Before Christmas”; “Finding Nemo” (Acgroup of us went to see “Finding Nemo” for my 3rd birthday party!); “Finding Dory”; “Frozen 1 & 2”; “Up”; “Wreck-It Ralph” & “Ralph Wrecks the Internet”; “The Haunted Mansion”; “The Pirates of the Caribbean” series – esp “Dead Men Tell No Tales”; Usually we rented or bought movies. What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Grapes; Cheese; Ice Cream/Popsicles; Chocolate Pudding! Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: No. I generally like most foods if they are NOT spicy. What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: I didn’t like peas as a kid but enjoy them now. Ditto for broccoli. What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Chicken Noodle Soup; most pasta dishes; pizza; eggs – especially scrambled; pancakes; grilled cheese and quesadillas; soft tacos; hot dogs; hambugers/chicken burgers/fish burgers; chicken nuggets with ranch; Meatball sandwiches/Club Sandwiches; Meatloaf; Chicken Pot Pie; Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I had lots of fun as a kid!

Zachary Lombardo: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Swinging, playing basketball and baseball What were your favorite inside activities?: Playing with my Wii and Xbox and Nerf guns with my brother Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: No I don’t like that What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Summer because I liked going up north to our family cottage with all my cousins Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: My backyard. I had a playscape and a trampoline I liked to play on Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: I had a playscape and a trampoline What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: I liked playing tag and playing with super soakers What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: I loved and still love playing Trouble. I also liked playing Mario Kart, Sonic, WWE and bowling on the Wii. Now I play WWE and Crash Bandicoot on my XBox What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: I love to ride my bike and I did like to play baseball too Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: I collected WWE cards for a little while but nothing anymore Who was your best friend?: My brother Ryan Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: I liked sitting by the bonfire What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: I loved going upnorth to our family cottage. It was on a lake and it was so much fun. We would go to the zoo a few times also. Where did you go on vacations?: Besides going to the cottage, we would go to Disney World and Vero Beach in Florida. We also went to Myrtle Beach a few times and the Upper Peninsula. Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: When the ice cream truck would come down our street I would stop them because I liked getting the Spongebob popsicle. But I really love going to the Dairy Queen and getting either a slushy or the Brownie Explosion. But you can always find either Strawberry ice cream or cookie dough ice cream in our freezer. YUM!! Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: I would say I am shy around people at first them I am fine. But Mom says I am a brat at home…she is just kidding tho! (She is typing this so she wanted to put this! Lol) What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: I would say going to the cottage during the summer with all my cousins. Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: I like to read! I liked reading Biscuit books when I was little, The Bearnstein Bears, Little Critters and Clifford also What TV shows did you like to watch? : When I was little it was Barney, Calliou, Blues Clues, then as I got older I like Jessie, Bunked, Austin and Ally, Good Luck Charlie, Drake & Josh and Full House. And now I love my WWE, Henry Danger/Danger Force and Fuller House. Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: No not at all Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: I built forts with blankets that were pretty cool What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: When I was going to school (before Covid)I would go to bed around 930. On the weekends I could stay up. And I like sleeping in when I can What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: I love all the Toy Story movies and Frozen. I watched them on TV but every now and then if a good movie came to the theater we would go What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Chips, cookies, cheese and crackers and grapes Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: No I was not a picky eater and I am still not that picky What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: Salad and fish. And believe it or not I do not like candy except for a Hershey bar. And I have never had a piece of gum! And I don’t think there is anything that I eat now that I wouldn’t eat when I was little What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Spaghetti, chicken, hamburgers and pizza were my favorites and they still are my favorites! Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: When I was 4 years old I was diagnosed with leukemia and I am now 13 years cancer free!! Thank you God! I also was my brothers biggest fan when he played football and basketball in middle school and high school!

Ashton Moy: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Playing in the sandbox, playing on the swing set , playing baseball, football, and hockey with my mom, riding bike going for walks, hiking, going to the park, going to the beach, going to see the Badger boat, What were your favorite inside activities?: Wrestling with Mr. Bill, playing with farm set and kitchen set, Playing at Sandra Castle its a kids museum. Watching videos Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: No. But got caught walking in it several times. What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Summer
Walking to see the Badger boat, walking the pier to the light house, going to the beach, playing at the marina park, Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: My own backyard. Next would be the marina park and the beach. Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: Big sandbox, swing set and small pool What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Baseball, football and hockey , catch,, and kicking a ball around with my mom. What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Go fish, candy land, bingo. Ashton didn’t really like to play board games that much. What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Bike riding, hiking, swimming, Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Nascar cars (still does), feathers, shells, rocks, Who was your best friend?: EmmaRose Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Fire in the fire pit in the backyard, watching sun sets, What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Park, beach, concerts at the marina, Friday night live I got to ride ponies there when I was little and when I got to big for the ponies they brought a horse for me to ride on. Going to the fair , going to Lewes farm, Where did you go on vacations?: We really didn’t. Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: We would get ice cream from the ice cream truck, walk to buy ice cream from House of Flavors, we would also get ice cream at the beach and if we had a ride we would go to DQ, Favorite place was House of Flavors (HOF) . Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: Definitely not shy as a kid. Still not shy. What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: Seeing the Badger boat. Riding on Leroy the poney. Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: Be read to. Don’t Eat The Teacher, Junie B Jones books, Santa Got The Sniffles, Nascar books, . He got read to alot. What TV shows did you like to watch? : Little Bear, Blues Clues, Caillou, The Upside Down Show, Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: I had a blanket which I still have but don’t sleep with any more. I also have a favorite stuffed animal its a dog and his name is Snow dog. Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: Yes. We put blankets over the dinning room/ kitchen table and chairs. What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: I had an 8pm bed time but Ashton never slept very much when he was younger. He never slept through the night and still doesn’t. He no longer has a bed time. He likes to stay up late. I try to get him to go to bed but. What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Free Willey, all the kids Christmas shows, Donut Man, The Santa Claus movie. I have been to the movies ,rented movies and bought movies.
I didn’t like going to the movies when I was little I do like it better now but would prefer to stay home and watch movies.
I also went to the movies in the park a couple times . What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Every thing. Gold fish crackers. Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: No. I’m still not picky. What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: The only food Ashton wouldn’t eat as a kid was maraschino cherries. He eats them now. What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Ice cream, pizza, elephant ears. Yes This is a real hard question for Ashton because he does like all kinds of food.

Megan Parker: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Ride my bike, played with my friend Chelsea, sandbox, pool, What were your favorite inside activities?: Dollhouse, coloring, watching TV, ball pit, uno, monopoly, puzzles Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: No, thought it would storm What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Summer because it is not cold. Camping at Higgins Lake, Port Crescent, Port Huron KOA. Our neighborhood had a Pig Roast and closed off the court. Swimming in a small pool, looking for bugs (but not touching them!) Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: We had a big, fenced yard with climbing toys. My brothers put up a tent. We had a garden and a small pool and sandbox. Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: Swing set, pool, climbing Little Tykes toys, sandbox What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Our neighbors in the court played kickball and hockey What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Monopoly, uno attack, Candyland, video games on Nintendo DS, esp. POKEMON What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Biking, soccer, roller blading, kickball, bowling Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Pokemon games mostly, beanie babies, Who was your best friend?: Chelsea and Reilly Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Campfires, watching fireworks, looking for fireflies What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Armada Fair, Camping, Detroit Zoo, Greenfield Village, Nature Center at Metro Beach, playing at Metro Beach and Stoney Creek Where did you go on vacations?: Higgins Lake, Port Crescent, Wichita and Kansas City to see relatives Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: I like freeze pops, ice cream from Frosty Boy, Dairy Queen and Miller Bros. Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: Shy and a follower, except with my 2 brothers who called me a brat. What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: A pirate party with my brothers (our bdays are close) with all our Michigan relatives. We dressed up, played Walk the Plank, searched for a treasure from a map, had special food and cake. Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: Read to. Dr Seuss and Patricia Polacco, Arthur books, Little Bear What TV shows did you like to watch? : Disney, iCarly, Arthur, Franklin, Caillou, Little Bear Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: I had a “you are my sunshine” blanket from my daddy and a build-a-bear I made with a police suit and beanie babies on my bed Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: Blanket forts using furniture My bedroom was painted like a secret garden. My headboard and bench were a white picket fence, one wall was painted like rocks with high windows with plants peeking through and I had a window seat/stage with curtains I could hide behind and read What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: 8pm bedtime, got up early (still do today) What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Arthur videos, Little Bear, Animal and Disney videos. TV and videos we bought. Esp Little Mermaid, Tarzan, 101 Dalmations were favorites. What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Carrots and ranch, pb sandwiches, grapes, apples, freeze pops, yogurt Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: Narrow menu…still a bit Mac n cheese, grilled cheese, pb, chicken nuggets, hot dogs What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: Avacado, crusty bread What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Same chicken nuggets, fries, grilled cheese, mac n cheese Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I was spoiled

Suzanne Pauli: What were your favorite outside activities?: Ride my bike Ride my bike What were your favorite inside activities?: Play my video games Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: No What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Summer Summer I go to Spring Hill Camps Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: No I do not What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Board games What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Sports Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: No Who was your best friend?: Ashley Randazzo Where did you go on vacations?: Go on the cruise Go on the cruise South Carolina Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: I have been changed What TV shows did you like to watch? : Disney Channel What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: No What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Disney movies Disney movies All the shows

Taylor Poeschel: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Going to the park, Swinging Sand.box Soccer Volley ball Basketball Swimming What were your favorite inside activities?: Playing games Waching t.v. Listen to music and dance Hide and seek Make forts Play dress.up Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: Yes .
My momy said one time it did not rain for 3 1/2 weeks and when it started raining she called out to me and my brother Tommy, “Yay! It’s raining! Come on! We’re going outside in the rain!” So we did!! What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: I like Spring best. I like it because its not too hot. I don’t like it too hot. Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: My Backyard Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: Swing set Jungle gym Basketball hoop Stilts Sand.box  What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Tag Hide and seek Motor boat Scavenger hunt Croquet Water balloons Bubbles What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Twister Cookie cop Monopoly Allot of board games Cards  Matching games Tea party Scavenger hunt Hide and seek What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Volley ball Bad.minton Basketball Swimming Hula hoops  Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: I save money I save magazine clippings Who was your best friend?: ShirleyAnna Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Camping in the backyard fire pit Catch lightning bugs What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Carnivals Fair The beach The zoo a lot Camping a lot Meet my dady for lunch by the lake at the marina Where did you go on vacations?: Camping in Michigan and Ohio I went to Santa Monica for my make A wish vacation And New Jersey for train museum for my borther and North Carolina to my sister Sarah house. I saw lot of mountains and the waterfall to Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: I got ice cream at cold cow and wallys and coldstone and Sanders and from ice cream truck And A store. I love popsicles And we made own popsicles
Sometimes. Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: When I was little I was just little bit
Shy I more shy now. I was allways happy iam still Happy What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: I was playing whit my dog
Tumpy Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: I like to read and have somebody
Read to me we read eveyday I loved my Barney books the most What TV shows did you like to watch? : The Big Comfy Couch Barney and friends and gang Wiggles Blues clues Out of the Box DoodleBops Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: My balloon blanket I still have it Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: Lot of forts whit furniture and blankets and boxes and sheets What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: 8.o.clock I had A bedtime. What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: I went to movie theater and rented movies and buy movies and watch on tv. I watched Mary poppins
Heidi Annie Barney greatest Adventures Mary.kate and Ashley movies Wee.sing movies Homeward bound What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Raisins Cheerios Fish.crackersWere you a picky eater? Are you still?: I was not too picky, but Now I Am picky, says my mom. What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: I did not like baby food peas.
No Cucumbers, but I like them in dill pickle form. I never liked tuna. What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: I liked almost everything. Now I don’t like most vegetables. I like onions and fresh spinach and red or yellow or orange bell peppers and potatoes and mushrooms. I don’t like most fruit, just sliced apples with dip and raisins when they’re chocolate covered and (lemon)ade. Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I was/am happy and excited.

Antonya Pullen: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Throw a football ride my bike going for a walk i miss my dog because i always take Jojo for a walk also rip my puppy sometimes hangout with my friends at school What were your favorite inside activities?: Playing games on my tablet watch YouTube on the computer, drawing writing Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: sometimes going shopping when it rain but playing outside in the rain no because i don’t want to get sick of the flu. What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: I like Fall because of the coloring from the leafs I like spring because it’s nice to play outdoors and go hangout with friend same in the summer too Winter is okay but too cold out there to pick up snow Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: My friends’ aunt house (sometimes) in my backyard (sometimes the front) Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: I don’t have none of them in my backyard but a basketball hoop on the garage What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: Play tag with my niece and nephew and ride bikes What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Play the Simpson tapped out and sometimes roblox with my niece even Uno or puzzles with my friend Kallee at times when i come over to hangout with her aunt’s place What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Well at school when i play sport at the gym i like to play baseball, basketball, volleyball, kickball, hockey, so much more Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: No i never did them before Who was your best friend?: Kallee S, Megan P, Samantha J, I guess everybody Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Nothing much What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Ride my bike in the day, running, looking around Where did you go on vacations?: I never been on vacations i haven’t been on train or airplane before to places around the world to see i haven’t did them Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: I like ice cream sometimes but the popsicles are so good the Popsicle® Firecracker® Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: Shy person and sensitive person What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: I remember in my old school at Jane Cooper Elementary as a little girl i love playing on the playground swings and all the others school i been to with my oldest friends and teachers but they demolished the school but i always remember them all Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: My favorite book is Arthur, The Cat in the Hat Green Eggs and Ham all Dr. Seuss books Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? the Berenstain Bears books Clifford the Big Red Dog books little critter books What TV shows did you like to watch? : Arthur The Loud house Craig of the creek Adventure Time Regular show Powerpuff girls Pokémon: The First Movie so much tv show i been watching alot Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: 1998 plush toy fox stuffed animal and a bear and as a kid i had a dora plus toy Buttercup plush toy PPG stuffed brown dog big toy even a blanket i had when i was a baby Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: No i haven’t do it before What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: Stay up at 12 to 1 am and get up early for school at 5 am What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: Boss baby movie Toy story movie other shows i watch on tv What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Chips and Cookies chocolate chips so yummy Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: Yes i still picky on the foods i don’t like What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: I really don’t eat any Spicy foods hamburger, pork chops, oatmeal, PB&J, Bacon (no way) What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Chicken, Pizza, Grilled cheese sandwich, Spaghetti Chicken yellow rice and the other foods i Mosley like to eat healthy Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: I can jump rope, hula hoop, cartwheel, seeing my old friends in the past, at my old school it was a carnival and went to a zoo field trip so much i can remember even my baby years too.

Matthew Scherer: Did you like playing inside, outside, or both when you were a kid?: Both What were your favorite outside activities?: Playing in the sprinkler during the summer, Swinging on the backyard swing, Going to play on the slide, swing and fort at neighborhood park, Riding my three-wheeler or bicycle with training wheels, Drawing with chalk on driveway, Riding in stroller while Mom walked around the neighborhood, Vacuuming out the car in garage, Organizing Dad’s electrical cords in the drawer in garage, Sailing or motor boating with Mom and Dad (still go sailing). What were your favorite inside activities?: Watching Veggietales and 3, 2, 1 Penguins or Spongebob on t.v., Coloring in coloring books, Spin plastic bowls on the kitchen floor, Play with my toy plastic kitchen, Tie bag ties and other nick nacks to my bedroom ceiling fan/light 3-foot long pull chains (Became that long because I would keep adding more pullchains that I found or bought), Making toy vacuums and handheld fans (still do), Vacuuming the house for fun, Shopping at Walmart for vacuum bags and look at the vacuums for a whole hour (Torture for Mom because she needed to buy groceries!), Buy bags of balloons and already inflated balloons at Walmart (even though Mom or Dad needed to first go somewhere else to shop for food, etc)….Do you see a common theme??? Did you ever play in the rain? Tell us about it.: I don’t think so. Even though I would play in the sprinkler in my bathing suit, I never liked and still don’t like getting rained on and hate getting my hair wet. What season did you like the most – Spring, Summer, Fall or Winter? And what did you like doing then.: Summer for sure! I liked swinging on swings in my backyard or at neighborhood park, Playing in front or backyard sprinkler, Vacationing in Branson, MO to go to Silver Dollar City Amusement Park and White Water Water Park, Going to stay at Grandma Cleo and Grandpa Dennis’ house with Mom and Dad in Arkansas, Play at pool at local Y with Mom or in a lake (with life jacket on), Sailing with Mom and Dad on our sailboat, Vacuuming the car, Playing in our hot tub with Mom and Dad and Going motoring on and riding on an inflatable behind our motor boat. Where did you play most often when you played outside (your backyard, front yard, a friend’s house, the park)?: Backyard Did you have any outside/backyard toys (swing set, trampoline, etc.)?: Swing set with fort, blowup kiddie pool, plastic three-wheeler and tricycle , later bicycle with training wheels and Hot tub. What were your favorite games to play outside (capture the flag, hopscotch, jump rope, tag, hide and seek)?: I didn’t play any structured games. I just wanted to play by myself. What were your favorite games to play inside (video games, card games, board games-be specific)?: Wii on the t.v. with family (bowling was my favorite). What type of physical activities did you enjoy? Biking, roller blading, sports?: Riding my tricycle or bicycle with training wheels. Did you collect anything (rocks, baseball cards, figurines)?: Balloons (still like to do this), Vacuum cleaner bags, Batteries (for all of my handheld fans), Bag ties and pull chains, Vacuums (real upright and handheld ones and toy ones that I made—still do this), Toy Story dolls and Happy Meal toys! Who was your best friend?: Jacob Smiley who was also born 3 months premature and my N.I.C.U. “Buddy” in Oklahoma. Were there any special outside night activities that you did?: Watching fireworks on July 4th, Playing in our hot tub with Mom and Dad and Sailing with Mom and Dad to go watch fireworks on the lake in Oklahoma. What type of outings did you enjoy as a kid (park, carnivals, zoo, beach/lake)?: Amusement and Water Parks (Silver Dollar City, White Water and Sea World), zoos, lakes in Oklahoma and Michigan and beaches in Arkansas, Oklahoma and Galveston, Texas. Where did you go on vacations?: Silver Dollar City in Branson, MO, White Water in Branson and San Antonio, Sea World in San Antonio, Grandparents’ house in Mountain Home, AR, Family friends’ house in Houston, Texas and Aunt Paula’s house in Norman, Oklahoma.’ Did you go out for ice cream? Buy ice cream from an Ice Cream Truck? Make ice cream? Or did you prefer popsicles? Tell us about it.: Went out for ice cream at local Braum’s in OK and TX and Frozen custard in OK and MI and eat ice cream in a bowl with crushed Oreos, chocolate syrup and sunflower seeds on top or ice cream sandwich or ice cream bar on stick. Did not eat too many popsicles. Were you shy as a child? Bossy? A brat? Are you still this way or have you changed?: I was not shy….I never met a stranger! I was and still am ALWAYS happy and a sweet boy, however, I want to do what I want to do and ignore Mom and Dad when they tell me to come to the table to eat and I am “into a project” with my vacuums and handheld fans!!(I have always been like this.) What is one of your happiest childhood memories?: Staying at Grandma Cleo and Grandpa Dennis’ house and playing with Grandpa’s electrical piano that also had pre-recorded songs on it and listening to Grandpa play Danish folk songs. Every time I we would arrive at their house, Mommy would turn on the electrical piano and play the pre-recorded songs and I would dance or sit on the piano bench and listen. Did you like to read or be read to? What were some of your favorite books? Book series?: I liked books with audio also. One of my favorite books was, “Pirates Don’t Change Diapers”. And I loved a Veggie Tale book about all of the characters. What TV shows did you like to watch? : Sesame Street, Sponge Bob, 3-2-1 Penguins, Veggie Tales, Zaboomafu, Clifford the Big Red Dog, Bear in the Big Blue House, Caiyoo, Barney and The Wiggles. Did you have a favorite stuffed animal, doll, blanket, that you slept with? Tell us about it.: Elmo doll that talked and blue cotton baby blanket and Panda Bear that I made at Build-a-Bear at the St. Louis Zoo (slept with it). Did you ever build forts or castles? What were they like?: No. What time did you go to bed? Did you have a bedtime or could you stay up late? Did you sleep late or get up early?: Went to bed at 9pm most of the time. Did not get to stay up past 11:30pm. Would have liked to have slept in past 8:30 AM, but parents wanted me to get up to get the day going. What were some of your favorite movies? Did you go to the show, rent movies, buy movies, or watch on television?: The Incredibles, Veggietales movies. We would buy our own and occasionally go to the movie theater. What were your favorite snacks as a kid?: Oreos, crackers, pretzels, chips and nuts. Were you a picky eater? Are you still?: I ate and still eat everything!! What foods did you refuse to eat? Are there any that you’ll eat now that you wouldn’t eat as a kid?: Lima beans then and now!! What were your favorite foods? Are they the same or different now?: Pizza, spaghetti, steak, broccoli, pumpkin pie and meat loaf. Anything else you’d like to share about your childhood?: It’s been fun and I am glad that Mom got to stay home and take care of me while Dad went to work.