Thursday, October 28, 2010

Another Year Older!


Well, for all of us who were born in 1973, we turn 37 this year. Today happens to be the day for me! :)
I'm so thankful to the Lord for His many blessings, and taking care of me all these years.
I thought it might be fun to take a little stroll down Memory Lane, and share some things I found for that year.
I'd love to hear what you remember!


Richard Nixon was President.

In the news:
The end of the Vietnam War
Arab Oil Embargo
Watergate
The launch of the first U.S. space station, Skylab
Construction was completed on the Sears Tower in Chicago.

Money facts:
The median household income was $10,512.
The average cost of a new house was $32,500.
A first class stamp was 8 cents.
Milk was $1.31 a gallon.
A loaf of bread was 27 cents.
The federal debt was $466.3 billion.

Inventions:
car airbags
UPC barcodes
Post-it notes
mobile phone

I also found some commercials on Youtube, and thought you might like to see a couple of them.
*Make sure you pause the music on my sidebar. :)

When I showed this to Katie, all she said was, "Mom, you're old." :) Hmmm.
It's hard to believe how technology has advanced since then!




Here's a little clip showing the CBS Fall Shows for 1973.


Thanks for stopping by. I hope you're having a great week! :)

Melanie

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Fall Fun!

We took some of the school kids on a field trip yesterday, and we all had a lot of fun. This is always one of my favorite field trips. I love Fall, and I enjoy looking at all the pretty decorations.
We were greeted by this guy. Isn't he cute??

First, we took a hayride to the pumpkin patch so we could all get a pumpkin. The kids ran all over the field to find the 'perfect' one!

Then they went through the maze. That's not one of my favorite parts of the trip, but they seem to like it. I just get lost!

After the maze, they went on the pedal tractors. Here's Katie getting ready to ride. :)

My husband had a good time too. :)






Finally, we stopped off at the gift shop before we went home. They always have such pretty and yummy things for sale. I don't usually buy a lot here, but I do enjoy looking!

The school year has started off well. I stay very busy with it, so it's nice to have a 'fun day' every now and then.

Thanks for stopping by to visit. :)

Take care,
Melanie