REMEMBER WHEN

Remember when!
We were so young, just little kids having fun
Dad was there and Mom was too.
2 little boys and 3 little girls
played in the cotton fields
having so much fun.
Playing on the crystal rocks
a mound of rock salt, next to the shed.
We love to pretend those rocks were our fortune and we were rich,
we just didn't realize how rich we were.
Remember when!
Big boy, Tony took care of me,
protecting me from everyone.
Beating my butt, but no one else could.
I remember when he broke his arm in school.
Dad came to pick him up,
they came to my class to tell me he wouldn't be on the bus.
To hell with that, they weren't leaving me there,
and they didn't either...I went with my brother...lol
He was my world and still is to this day...
LOVE YA ...BIG BOY
Remember when!
I'd ride my bike down the road,
never could stay on the damn thing.
Always getting hurt but trying again,
I almost lost my leg...but I surived.
Won't tell what I stuck in my ear...lol
Stupid me always doing something crazy,
but I lived through it all..
Remember when!
We went to the wrestling with our Dad,
me and Teddy boy loved to go with him.
Those times were fun, but it makes me sad.
I just wish, too turn back time,
to the days when we were young and Mom was here.
Remember when!
Little Jenny burnt her hand on that red hot stove.
She though it was pretty, and wouldn't stay away,
now she carries a scar to this day
I always thought that scar was cool.
Sorry Jenny for all the times
I would stand behind the door,
and scare the hell out of you...lol
But it was so much fun....
Remember when!
Poor little Julie, wouldn't keep her clothes on.
Getting mad cause Mom dressed us alike,
in those dresses she made for us.
And giving us those crazy hair styles she did,
it was funny,but we hated them.
Mom was so proud of those dresses,
but one thing Jenny, Julie paid me back.
She always scared the hell out of me
when I least expected it.
Remember when!
Mom stayed home with the kids.
Dad worked as hard as he could.
Just to give us the little things we had.
He gave us the most important thing of all,
Mom at home with her kids.
Remember when!
We'd go to the closet every Christmas
just to find our presents there.
Guess she never caught on to that one.
We Got You There Mom!
Remember when!
Mom would scream and I'd run to Dad.
I was his little girl, and it made Mom mad.
She never knew I loved her just as much,
Wish I could tell her now, but it's to late.
Remember when!
We all grew up, shared our love.
Throughout the years
we always knew,
this day would come.
The day we wouldn't
have a Mom.

Copyrights:JoyceWilbanksIvy©2004

I dedicate this to my brothers Tony and Teddy and my sisters Jenny and Julie..I love you all very much and cherish the memories of our childhood...growing up with mom and dad...We never had much to speak of...but we had the most important thing in the world...We had loving parents that stayed together until Sept.3,2004 when mom died...such a tragic day in all our lives...one I believe we will never get over...And we had a love for each other that has grown stronger over the years...and especially since moms death...Just remember we have each other and we have dad...Mom is with our brother Terry in heaven singing her songs to him now and I know she's happy...I love you all...Joyce