We actually lived in a log cabin home in Los Banos, California for about a year, me, my sister, mom and dad. I remember that we had a huge Pine tree outside and there were pine tree stickers all over the place. My sister and I loved playing in the dirt amongst the pine needles.
Also, we had a neighbor friend who's parents were very well off. We used to go over and visit her to play in her playhouse that was big enough for us kids to walk around in, pretty cool,huh!
I remember having one of my most memorable birthdays there. Since my birthday is on November first, so close to halloween, my mom made us kids cupcakes with orange frosting and decorated pumpkin faces. I thought that was pretty cool. I also remember I got a large, almost life size stuffed white poodle dog.
We also had a very memorable Christmas there. Both sets of grandparents came to visit. My dad's parents came all the way from Illinois. What I remember most is my little sister Jennifer, she was was about three years old and got a doll that was almost as tall as she was was. We got a picture of her standing inside the box. I'll never forget that picture. It was so cute!
We moved back to Illinois about a year after living there. I have more memories from growing up in the sixties there, which I will share in my next story.
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