Happy Birthday!

Tomorrow is S's birthday. I've always told him that the whole world parties for his birthday - even if we go to bed at the usual hour.

He got a card in the mail today from our insurance guy. It was a look back to the year you were born card. Here's a blast of the past-

In the news:
Destroying a draft card was a federal crime
Water Quality Act passed
President Johnson sent first U.S. combat forces to Vietnam
Pope Paul VI visited the U>S> and called for world peace
Martin Luther King, Jr. led civil rights march to Selma to Montgomery

Top Tunes:
Stop! In the Name of Love
My Girl
Turn! Turn! Turn!

Top Movies:
Sound of Music
The Spy Who Came in From the Cold
The Greatest Story Ever Told

American Living Then and Now:
1st Class Stamp $.05 .41
Average Income 6,956 48,201
Bread .21 2.69
New Home 16,150 246,500
Gas (1 gal) .31 2.99 (today it's 1.39 here)

I went into a store recently where I saw booklets like this. I picked up the one of the year I graduated high school -1985. It said that was the year that cd's were introduced to the American consumer.They didn't make it into my home until much later.

I noticed before Christmas that Walmart is carrying the Inchworm riding toy for toddlers. It brought back sweet memories for me and I really wanted to buy one for N. I couldn't believe how similar it was to the original ones.

I had one of the first Baby Alive babies that really eats, drinks and poops. Mine was much cuter than the current ones on the shelf.

Walmart also had a retro looking bike for girls just like the one I had. It was hot pink with a banana seat. It was so cool and I loved it!