tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post980129751956398359..comments2024-02-21T12:59:33.947-05:00Comments on LIFES LITTLE GARDEN: Hard Times Were The Good TimesValhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10594313154015365616noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-65390922795754468352011-06-18T15:26:25.093-04:002011-06-18T15:26:25.093-04:00I am so sorry that I didn't see this post till...I am so sorry that I didn't see this post till now.<br />Your explanation is exactly what my life coming up was like. Memories are so precious. Nothing can take them away. Sometimes I wish I could go back. A much simpler way of life, so uncomplicated. We were so rich.<br />I enjoyed your pics also.Lolanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-35156842302994589072011-01-07T11:19:44.177-05:002011-01-07T11:19:44.177-05:00Gosh, we still live the way you lived back then. :...Gosh, we still live the way you lived back then. :0) Only we have a dryer! But everything else sounds just like us. LOL<br />I loved seeing all of your pictures. Thanks for sharing.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05485578021181313113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-1218012142713354392011-01-05T07:47:39.418-05:002011-01-05T07:47:39.418-05:00Fun pics Val! We had a goat for a pet when I was g...Fun pics Val! We had a goat for a pet when I was growing up! Actually we had 2. A boy "Billy" who was very mean and a sweet sweet girl "LuLu" LuLu thought she was a dog! She followed us kids around and rode in the cab of my Daddy's truck with her head hanging out!!!Libbyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04169177502494898231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-13369806401155764352011-01-02T23:39:06.715-05:002011-01-02T23:39:06.715-05:00I LOVE your pictures! Thank you SO much for sharin...I LOVE your pictures! Thank you SO much for sharing. :)<br />I thought I was the only one that would sneak into their rooms and watch them sleep-it seemed like magic. <br /><br />I can still hear that ever so gentle breathing and that "quiet time" after they are asleep that lets you count your blessings.:)webbswayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11500925658471825693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-63275733535895131312011-01-02T21:59:03.890-05:002011-01-02T21:59:03.890-05:00What a wonderful post.
Weren't we all like ...What a wonderful post. <br /><br /> Weren't we all like that?? I don't remember thinking at the time that it was so hard. It was just normal. But thank goodness I didn't have any goats! Just sweet babies!!<br /><br />Happy New Year!Jeannie B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05622479618143731970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-12931483447737222232011-01-02T21:00:10.775-05:002011-01-02T21:00:10.775-05:00How precious! What a wonderful life you have had w...How precious! What a wonderful life you have had with your children. I agree, Life seemed harder but was sooooo good. We have so many more conveniences but life seems so much more complicated. Gotta love the SIMPLE life! Blessings!Patty Sumnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06559185440436309709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-56554882977655754852011-01-02T20:07:49.317-05:002011-01-02T20:07:49.317-05:00This is AMAZING !!! I, too felt as if you were tel...This is AMAZING !!! I, too felt as if you were telling our story !Loved the advice....wish I could go back and do some of it more often. The pictures were great, and the message was awesome....you should have your own web site or at least column in the paper !!! Thank you so much for taking the time to do this...What a Blessing....KayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-76787747095198062032011-01-02T17:29:11.976-05:002011-01-02T17:29:11.976-05:00Such precious memories behind these pictures and y...Such precious memories behind these pictures and yes, I know what you mean when you say you didn't have much and yet had so much. I so often wish we could go back to those simpler times and even though we had to work harder for everything, it felt so good to know that we did it all ourselves. I sympathize with you regarding your little girl crying for the first 9 months of her life...it was the same with my Corey, he had acute colic and cried for the first 5 months of his life. I don't miss that time! lol xoxoCarole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-63140776095994965122011-01-02T16:51:54.604-05:002011-01-02T16:51:54.604-05:00What a fun trip back back in time! And true words...What a fun trip back back in time! And true words. Blessings, MarleneStitchinByTheLakehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04501479854150315011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-28473101232206496462011-01-02T15:48:54.275-05:002011-01-02T15:48:54.275-05:00This is such a great post and I have enjoyed looki...This is such a great post and I have enjoyed looking through your photo's, I have many similar ones, all about the same date too! yes life was so much simpler but we loved it just the same. Your list of parental advice is perfect and just what I would advise too!lindseyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13123994240735969882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-21136710977832598532011-01-02T13:57:02.902-05:002011-01-02T13:57:02.902-05:00What a fun time to go back and pull out some of th...What a fun time to go back and pull out some of the old pictures. Isn't it amazing when you realize how quickly the time has gone by? <br /><br />They were hard times, but that is where we grew and learned about life. We know to appreciate the small things and rejoice in little accomplishments.<br /><br />Happiest of new years to you and your family!Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-31754499695631072192011-01-02T13:30:43.968-05:002011-01-02T13:30:43.968-05:00What a great post. I didn't like to wear a sh...What a great post. I didn't like to wear a shirt when I was a little girl either. Too funny! My parents had blackmail photos of me too.Darlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09976608531478457839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-63995547200598862222011-01-02T13:10:13.821-05:002011-01-02T13:10:13.821-05:00I love this post- it is one of my favorites!!! I ...I love this post- it is one of my favorites!!! I can't decide...I think I look like you then. So, crazy but why did you not choose pictures with me included. You were saying these were the good ole times...is this a hint ???:) Loved the pics - keep sending them. Can't wait to see Davis' party pics.Mandyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01707359707677763805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-76378622308150404612011-01-02T11:00:49.170-05:002011-01-02T11:00:49.170-05:00HOW FUN WAS THIS!!!!!
Val I have to say you haven&...HOW FUN WAS THIS!!!!!<br />Val I have to say you haven't changed one bit...you are still the same beautiful lady you were back then as a lovely newlywed and young mother....THANKS FOR SHARING.<br />HAPPY NEW YEAR VAL.<br />KarenMy Colonial Homehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16066446310464424766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-14875036444118590892011-01-02T09:26:05.863-05:002011-01-02T09:26:05.863-05:00Amazing pictures! I remember how happy Nathan was...Amazing pictures! I remember how happy Nathan was there, and I remember the goats! One night when I was babysitting for you, Muffin came up to the front door and wanted to come in and it scared me to death! Little did I know that was common for her! All your advice is correct. Great post!Alice Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17736427320282775051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-16070924412725650912011-01-02T08:59:36.804-05:002011-01-02T08:59:36.804-05:00Val, that is such a sweet post:) I remember those ...Val, that is such a sweet post:) I remember those days well. Brother looks a lot like your son, they are little cuties. I can't beleive how fast our kids grow up and how fast our lives change!Dianehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10120241110734458519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-34899908854785481862011-01-02T08:54:37.366-05:002011-01-02T08:54:37.366-05:00This is a beautiful post, Valerie. I so loved seei...This is a beautiful post, Valerie. I so loved seeing all the photos and reading your memories. Thank you for sharing. And I agree that things are much too easy for some of us these days. We're a spoiled nation.Susan @ Blackberry Creekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16422203856244038266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-52586067841259674212011-01-02T08:36:48.920-05:002011-01-02T08:36:48.920-05:00What a good post! It brought back so many memories...What a good post! It brought back so many memories of my own, even to the goat. I truly enjoyed this reflection,<br />betty, Through My Back Doorbettyjhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00715562655133540047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-50915818652726021202011-01-02T08:28:22.812-05:002011-01-02T08:28:22.812-05:00You are still as beautiful as you were then Val. ...You are still as beautiful as you were then Val. So many of your memories are similar to mine. It was nice to remember simpler times this a.m.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-57395183338760037522011-01-02T08:26:00.670-05:002011-01-02T08:26:00.670-05:00Oh, Val...this is a beautiful post with SO much tr...Oh, Val...this is a beautiful post with SO much truth in it. I can really relate to what you said...and the hard times, now that I think about it, were some of the best times. Let's hope 2011 sees more people reflecting on this and younger generations realizing that hard times can build character and make them stronger people throughout the course of life!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03930049919252042391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-33363139997663792322011-01-02T06:29:48.255-05:002011-01-02T06:29:48.255-05:00This was a great post. I look around today and se...This was a great post. I look around today and see teenagers pull $20 bills out of their pocket to pay for something and think to myself that we used to try to buy our weekly groceries for $20. When Grampy and I bought our first house we paid $15,560 for it. I laid awake every night for a month worrying about whether or not we'd be able to make the mortgage payments.Grannyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13687590785527530194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-32584447930146488462011-01-02T04:26:22.341-05:002011-01-02T04:26:22.341-05:00What a great post. I loved seeing pictures. Life i...What a great post. I loved seeing pictures. Life is too fast now. There are no 'days off'. If we didn't know what day it was, we wouldn't know which day was Sunday, which is supposed to be the day of rest. Who really does that? The only days we are FORCED to rest, is on Christmas, when all the stores are closed, then it does slow some of us down. How many of us know our neighbors, more than just who they are? When was the last time you borrowed sugar or butter for a recipe from your neighbor? It's too easy to just 'run' to the store in 'one of' our cars. <br /><br />We are all blessed beyond necessity, but how many of us really know it?<br /><br />Looking at your children was like looking at pictures of your grandchildren. When I looked at the picture of the kids playing the game, the little girl in the right hand corner reminded me of 'Angel', and your son reminded me of 'Brother'. Can't believe the resemblence!<br /><br />Be blessed my friend!Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11994575359990994574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-20706543862307177502011-01-02T03:31:58.140-05:002011-01-02T03:31:58.140-05:00Valerie...I enjoyed your pictures because they wer...Valerie...I enjoyed your pictures because they were so much like mine! You are so right about the difference between couples now and then. Now they go and buy everything new right away! Then, we either inherited an old hand me down piece of furniture or we did without. Our table for 2 years was an OLD card table and our two chairs were OLD lawn chairs. We also used my grandmother's bed and mattress for years!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-67522523508561051082011-01-02T03:11:22.180-05:002011-01-02T03:11:22.180-05:00You look about 10 in that first picture, lol! Wow...You look about 10 in that first picture, lol! Wow! This post really reminded me of my grandparents - how they never bought a thing they couldn't pay cash for, including cars [my grandpa worked at Ford], they had the tiniest house ever filled to the brim with family and friends and somehow, everyone found a place to sit and smiled about it - they didn't have a lot but they were the richest people I knew. And what they did have, they'd give away in a heartbeat if someone was in need. I met SO many people at my grandfather's funeral - they'd be sobbing, and total strangers to me, but they'd come up and tell me some story about how my grandpa rescued them, gave them food, helped them out. They have always been my heroes. I think most folks today are too soft to be heroes....too much affluence blinds us to the important things and makes us weak. Good post, Val!Alliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06877277586697593998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8881189520578385241.post-64308758008078428722011-01-02T01:20:27.104-05:002011-01-02T01:20:27.104-05:00Oh my goodness...My words exactly! Things were ha...Oh my goodness...My words exactly! Things were hard but it really was great. It was so different from today. I think we loved life so much more. But time sure did pass by and here we are with our children grown and now grandchildren. Where did time go? But it is wonderful to look back ans see how my husband and I prospered on our own with lots of hard work.<br /><br />I loved the pictures of you and your family. <br /><br />SusannahSusannahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08760379367756142891noreply@blogger.com