Story Worth - What were your favorite toys as a child?

What were your favorite toys as a child?

I remember getting Chatty Cathy

from Santa. And the challenge

poor Mom and Dad had explaining

WHY Santa left her BOX in the

kitchen next to the fridge (where

the box of powdered milk usually sat...)

I loved my Chatty Cathy.

Pull her string (in her back) and she

would say all sorts of things.

She was a fun doll.

And I loved my Francie doll.

Skipper was Barbie's little sister.

Francie was her cousin.

Grandma Hanna made her a bunch

of really nice clothes

and Aunt Karen tole painted an old

round topped lunch box for me to

keep her and her clothes in.

Mom had some ceramic horse statues

that were just the right size for

Francie to ride on...

we had many great imaginary rides

across the countryside together.

I also LOVED Janie Sander's

little playhouse in her backyard.

Before she moved, we spent

hours and hours and hours

playing in that little playhouse

and avoiding Reef, her giant

Newfoundland dog.

He was SIX FEET TALL on his 

hind legs and although he loved

his little girls, 

we were terrified he would eat us.

My favorite "toys" though, would have

to be my library books.

A new one every couple of days

from the school library and the book mobile.

I was always a voracious reader.

Still am today...

(I've finished TWO books so far this weekend...)

(I'm "in" class, but you gotta do SOMETHING

to keep your brain engaged...)

There were lots and lots of toys.

I remember spending hours setting

up the little plastic doll house furniture

Mom used to have from her childhood.

(I think they were her's...)

We didn't have a doll house, so we

just had an "open concept" house

LONG before it was popular on Fixer Upper.

LOL

Roller skates in the basement.

Swing set in the backyard.

The little brown shed made a great playhouse.

Skates.

Hopscotch on the front sidewalk...

And although not a "toy",

we certainly  all "played"

the piano for at least 30 minutes

EVERY day.