Where to start!
Pulling all-nighters with my cousins. We'd spend hours watching movies, eating junk food, and playing video or board games then sleeping for a whole day.
Rollerskating with Mom, either at the rink or hospital parking lot.
Baking and cooking with my Grandma. My favorites were pierogi, kielbasa, pistichio, cold salads, soup, bread, and cookies.
Annual trips during summer vacation with my grandparents and brother to visit relatives who lived a couple hours away. Their neighbors had a farm. I loved walking around, feeding the chickens vegetable scraps, petting the sheep and feeding them clover. I learned the game of Pinochle at a very young age. And spent a lot of time playing catch with my uncle, helping him with the garden, and playing at the ancient park down the street. Oh, and shopping at a real mall! They had the best toy stores down there.
Rocking out with Mom to 80s vinyl in the kitchen.
Running errands with Grandpa, mostly shopping.
Watching The Lawrence Welk Show and Chicago Cubs games with my grandparents.
Splitting wood, watching football, eating peanuts and Hershey bars, racing old tractors, lawn mowers, and snowmobiles, gardening, and hunting season at Grandpop's.
Staying over at my cousins' while their parents were on a trip. We thought we were so cool climbing onto the roof, smoking cigarettes, drinking wine coolers, and swimming at night in their giant outdoor pool.
Oh, and I can't leave out the typical stuff. Making forts using kitchen and living room furniture, blankets and sheets. Sledding and snowforts. Swimming, fishing, and tubing at the lake. Venturing into the woods in search of bears, bigfoot, and snakes. Biking and walking all over town.
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