1982

University of Tulsa - Freshman - Thetas. Greek life.  Frat parties. Initiation. 7 hour drives from St Louis.

Ghandi. ET.

1981

Senior year. Padre Island - spring break.

Prince Charles & Lady Diana Spencer marry.

1980

Junior year - 3rd playing field hockey (goalie).

Spring Break - skiing in Winter Park, Colorado.

John Lennan was killed. Ordinary People won best pic. Preppy Guide.

1979

 

Sophomore year.  Frank's ice cream.  The LMP-mobile (ie my car). Kramer vs Kramer.

1978

Freshman at St Joseph's Academy.  Summer vacation in Florida (diving for sand dollars).

First test tube baby was born.  The Deer Hunter won best pic.

1977

Graduated from Grade School (year 8)

Star Wars was released.  Elvis dies.  Annie Hall won best picture.

1976

I won a first place prize for my science project.  Apple was founded by Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak.  Rocky won best picture.

1975

 I got glasses in the 4th grade.  I played sports year round for St Monica - softball, soccer, volleyball, basketball.

This was the year I wrote a book "My Bird Daisy" - who was from Australia!

The Vietnam War ended.  One Who Flew Over the Cuckoos Next won best picture.

1974

3 generations - my mom, grandma (Loretta) and the 3 girls in our back yard on Cotton Tree Drive.  AstroTurf on the back patio. My grandma decoupaged wooden handbags (she's holding one). I loved my owl t-shirt.

1973

My 4th grade teacher - Sr Theon (a tough nun) - drummed timetables into us. Turned 10. I remember listening to the Jesus Christ Superstar album.

Here I am in a dress my mom made for me - in our blue living room with our mustard coloured furniture.

The Sting won best pic. MRI was invented. Sydney Opera House opened.

1972

Parrot Jungle, Money Jungle, Fort Lauderdale. After only 1 year in Miami, we were on the move again - this time to St Louis. On the way to our new home - we stopped in Disney World (which had opened the previous year - 1 Oct 1971).  This photo of us in front of Cinderella castle reminds me of the Partridge Family.

Year of Watergate & The Godfather

1971

My last year on the Turpin Hills swim team before we moved to Miami, Florida in the autumn of 1971.  In Florida - I went to a public school - I rode my bike to school, didn't wear a uniform.  We played army with the neighborhood kids - canoed in the nearby canals - swam year around in our very own pool!

1970

When I was in 2nd Grade, I found out some info regarding Santa and got in trouble when I got home from school and was shouting the fact in the house to my mom who was worried my younger sisters would hear - I thought I was the only one who knew the "secret" and should share it!

 

My First Communion (my brother were altar servers)

This was the year I put my left hand through a glass door (was spending the night at a friend's house) - my mom had to come and get me - I think our next door neighbor, a doctor, put a butterfly bandage on the wound (I still have a faint scar).

1969

I remember playing in the woods behind our house - poison ivy; honeysuckle bushes.  And walking to my friend Kathy's house for "tea" with her neighbor. 

1969 was the year Neil Armstrong walked on the moon - I remember watching it on tv - the beeps - fuzzy picture.

1968

My sister, Julie was born in May 1968 - 5 days before my birthday.  When my mom was in the hospital with her, Amy and I did a great job cutting each other's hair on the deck of our house on Crittenden Drive.  It took months to grow out - as you can see by my kindergarten photo (started in September 1968).

We moved into this awesome house in February 1968 - there was a creek that ran under the house (not so great when there was a heavy rain and the basement would flood).

We had a large back yard - my brothers built a tree house - which from memory was about 3 stories - they even slept out there a few times.

1967

I have very fond memories of my visits to my Grandma Peurrung's apartment. Helen Catherine Peurrung (nee Fobiano) was born on 16 July 1899.  She was a buyer for Lawton's, a fashionable women's retail store in Downtown Cincinnati before she was married. Over the years I remember she would give each of us a roll of quarters she saved up and we played not with toys, but wooden coasters, tin popcorn containers, wooden figures, a metal dog that had holes which was once used to hold cigarettes.  We counted cars that went by the front of her building - each taking a colour.

She loved to shop and take us to Graeter's in Hyde Park Square which was a short 10 minute walk from her apartment on Linwood Ave - passing buckeye trees along the way. Graeter's is well known then and now for it's wonderful ice cream & baked goods.  Amy and I especially loved their butter ring cookies!  Looking on a map - my grandmother's apartment was in Mt Lookout and wasn't far from Krohn Conservatory and Ault Park.

1966

I remember sharing a room with my sister, Amy in an apartment complex (we lived in a large 3 bedroom townhouse). So many kids to play with.

Polly Flinders smocked dresses

Playing with blocks and dolls

I remember getting a shock from an electric socket...having a soft chenille blanket that was a pale yellow (I think) - I loved the little raised flowers that were it.  One time I spilled juice on the blanket and was worried I would get in trouble - so I put it in the dryer thinking that is how it would get clean!

1965

1965 - The Sound of Music won Best Pic that year.  I am told that I went to see this movie when I was 3 yrs old and stood nearly the entire movie - mesmerised.  This is still my favourite movie!

Vacations in Florida each year - long car rides, stopping at the Green Frog motel in Georgia.

1964

Highlights of 1964:

My sister, Amy, was born in October!

I got my first haircut in September.

I was on the Uncle Al Show and the Skipper Ryle Show (both Cincinnati children's programs).

Oscars: 
Best Picture: My Fair Lady
Best Actress: Julie Andrews - Mary Poppins
Best Actor: Rex Harrison - My Fair Lady

1963

Father's Day - June 1963 - I was approx 4 wks old.

I thought this was such a cute photo of my brothers and I sitting on Dad!

1963 facts:

Did you know - that the Dr Seuss' book Hop on Pop was published in 1963?!

In the US - Lori was the 8th most popular girl name.  Lisa was #1 for girls and for boys, Michael topped the list.

President John F Kennedy was assassinated in November 1963.