* MY COUNTDOWN TO THANKSGIVING - DAY 6 *

* Countdown to Thanksgiving *

 

The TV show, The Waltons, began when I was a senior in high school. I immediately loved it for several reasons:

 

I like movies and programs about past eras, particularly the 1930s through the 1960s.

 

It was about family values, love, hard work, etc.

 

I loved the way it was narrated by the "real" John-Boy, Earl Hamner, Jr., and knowing that many of the stories were true or based on true events.

 

I dreamed of having a home with lots of kids, parents, and grandparents, all living under the same roof. Since my own childhood certainly wasn't like that, I wished for something similar when I got married. Ahh, the dreams of an 18-year-old girl. Maybe that kind of life was down one of the paths in my future...until that crowbar changed everything! J

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although my family isn't as large as The Waltons', I'm very happy with the way things turned out! And I have so many friends who are like family members, and that number seems to grow all the time!

 

 

 

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"Not what we say about our blessings, but how we use them,
is the true measure of our thanksgiving." - W. T. Purkis