It’s officially summer here. The kids are out of school and there’s fun to be had. I was thinking about what my summers were like when I was a kid and I remembered some of the adventures I had with my younger brother.
We lived in a mobile home park when we were young. It was supposed to be a family park, but the adults wouldn’t move in knowing that there were going to be kids running around everywhere, so after we moved in and got settled, they changed it to an adults-only park. It’s funny how even the term, “adults only” has different connotations than it did back then.
Anyway, there were lots of open spaces where the homes hadn’t been brought in yet. The carports were up with their little sheds and doors, but no locks. We thought those were great little places to hide out and have our adventures.
We packed well for those days, blankets, books, cards, peanut butter sandwiches, etc. The most important thing we included in our provisions was our chocolate milk. We had two sisters who sold Tupperware. Mom had every possible piece of Tupperware you could have. We particularly liked the “syrup keeper.” It had a little pour spout and a lid that sealed well. We would make up our Nestle Quik in those syrup keepers and head out for the day.
We took our bikes, rode to a secluded carport in the back of the park and played cards, read books and talked about life and the fun of summer vacation. We would eat our sandwiches and drink our chocolate milk. We had so much fun!
We would ride around to other carports, visit some of the nice people who lived in the park and when we heard Mom whistle, we headed in for dinner. Those were some pretty great times. They still make me smile.
J
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