Friday, August 31, 2007

Heidi's Parly

I did have a favorite place too. It was on the livingroom floor. I made a head sized cave out of the two speakers for the stereo, with a record in back, and on top, and one in front. So my head was completely encased in a box. I'd listen to the Don Francisco tape that Uncle Ed made us.

I remember many happy hours spent in a world of D.F. and nothing else. Kindly, no one stepped on me as they walked over me on the floor.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Our own little parly's

Ok, Aunt Luanne! Here's more! =0)

One of the things my mom valued and allowed for us was our own little space. We called it a "parly". If I remember correctly Erin had the side of the house between the garage and the house. It was made into a little kitchen with various things scavenged from our house that weren't used anymore. She also had a little toy stove (sink)?. I remember her playing for hours out there sometimes with cousin Ariana or just by herself.
I had the shed behind the house that we turned into a little play house. We found scraps of carpet for the old wood floor and we collected empty cereal boxes and such to line the shelves. It really was a fun project and I was out there alot trying to make it even better. I remember being in there one early morning and hearing what I thought was someone walking on the roof. I ran inside to tell my parents and they were already awake. It turned out to have been a small earthquake!
I can't remember if Heidi had a parly but I know that she usually had a book and an apple and could be found curled up in the corner of the orange couch.