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July 17, 2003
23 Years Ago
23 years ago yesterday, we were having one of the worst heat waves on record....the temps had been in triple digits every day for over a month. It was miserably hot. We lived in a little 2 bedroom trailer with no air conditioning. My then-husband and I owned and operated an ice plant. It was in a big tin building with only a couple of windows and no air conditioning. It did have a big exhaust fan at one end that was thermostatically controlled. We set that as high as it would go....125 degrees...and the fan still only shut off late at night. It was like an oven in there....and outside.
We spent most of our time there, only going home to sleep a few hours most nights. We had just taken over the business, we were selling ice as fast as we could make it and deliver it...and we desperately needed the income. Hard times indeed. My son was about 19 months old and we were struggling to keep a roof over his head, diapers on his butt and food on the table. I remember distinctly though, taking half a day off 23 years ago yesterday to go home and clean house....something I hadn't had the chance to do for a while. It seemed quite the luxury at the time.
Why, you may be wondering, do I remember something so seemingly unimportant so clearly? Because 23 years ago today, my daughter was born.
Happy birthday sweetie. We've come a long way baby girl.
Posted by Rita at July 17, 2003 06:30 AM
Comments
You can pass along Happy Birthday wishes from MT!
Posted by: mtpolitics at July 17, 2003 06:54 AM
I'll do that tonight, thanks! We're taking her out to dinner.
Posted by: Rita at July 17, 2003 04:26 PM
Wow. Big ol' crocodile tears, Rita. Thanks. No matter HOW old I get (pushin' 40, THANKYEWVERYMUCH) when my Momma calls me "babygirl," I cry like a baby.
Thank you.
Posted by: margi at July 18, 2003 06:07 PM