I remember the nights in summer when we were kids, we would play out side till all hours, we made up games, played hide and seek. but I think that was the happiest for all of us because we were away from our parents. I always felt safe with Richie, he was never afraid of anything. He picked on me a lot but when no one else was around he was so sweet and caring. There is a special place in my heart for him.  I thank you for making me feel a little safe in a childhood that wasn't I Love You Richie!!!!

Our Grandma gave me old reel-to-reel films to have transferred to DVD.  When I watched the DVDs, there were some great shots of me and my cousins playing in Grandma's backyard.  I had always loved the pictures of me, Sheri and Wendy as little girls.  We were all just so dang cute!  I was the little brunette, Sheri was the darling redhead and Wendy was the cupie doll blond. 

Well, in these films, we get to see the other redhead!  There's little Richie with his fiery red hair!  Needless to say, he was pretty darn cute, too!  I will always treasure these films that allow me to step back in time.  It is nice to remember a time when all we cared about was playing together in Grandma's backyard, picking apricots and playing in the sprinklers. 

Hugs to Sheri!  Love to Ritchie!  Goodness knows what trouble he's causing now!  :):)

I remember one night we were eating dinner as a family and Rich and I were calling each other names across the table, back and forth, back and forth...Finally my dad says thats it he will listen to one more name and then someone is gonna get an ass whoopin...So I say "good its my turn".  We all laughed super hard and finished our dinner!

Rich and I had this ritual pretty much everyday since we were kids...He and I would argue and argue constantly, until we started fighting.  He would kick my butt everytime, but dad would stop him and dad would hold me down on the floor and ask me if I give up yet.  For hours, I would not give up!  Finally, dad looks over at Rich and says ok get ready I am letting her go...And up and out the door I went chasing Rich cause I was gonna kick his butt...NOT.  The fact is we were brother and sister for real...We fought, but no one better ever come after one of us or the other would come to the rescue!