A glimpse of the past. Check writing for the missus....

I love your final statement Ms. B...beautiful remark regarding 1943.  Luke was sitting in the truck the other day and just out of the blue made the statement, "I wish I lived in a different time."  Nothing that many of us haven't said at one time or another but I was in shock with the explaination.  "I would like to live in a time when you could wear dress clothes all the time and not be considered weird."  When he was asked what time that would be one of his choices was in the 1940's. 

It sort of makes me wonder what folks will say about our time in 70 to 75 years?

Debbie:  I hope the folks will be appalled and shocked at the sloppy way "we' dress today.  I am mortified when I see some folks out in public....pants about to fall off, no regard or respect as to where they are. ( Mostly) men wearing those caps inside, esp. in a restaurant.  I'd better not get started.  Tell Luke to hang in there, and wear nice, clean dress up clothes anywhere he wants to.  Tell him: at the high school where my husband once taught (Oak Park, Illinois) a teacher gave an extra point on the final exam if a student came to class dressed nicely (as in Sunday clothes).....and one boy even went in a tuxedo.  I think the teacher gave him 2 extra points.

At least Winnie was honest enough to sign her name under Vernon's signature....I've learned to sign my husband's name...and noone is the wiser. I think I could have been a forger in another life.

Yes, I think you are right Mr. Don about signatures only being a mater after the fact.  I have signed 3 letters of my name and got to talking, never finishing the signature and they went through.  I think it makes a difference if you were making an unusual purchase.  I know we got a call while traveling out of state wanting to know if it was us using our card.  It wasn't a usual purchase for us.

Ms. Anita - I will pass on your approval.  Believe it or not, he will be excited!

Ms. Barbara - Sad, but I'm the casual one of the family.  I love my denim and cotton comfort.  It took us years, sounds weird, just to get that little fellow to go with his shirt untucked.  He would worry and work all across the parking lot just trying to keep his little shirts tucked in right.  He really liked wearing a belt and always ears an undershrit too, even when it is too hot.  I don't think we could afford to keep him in dress clothes the way he plays or maybe they just need to make better dress clothes like they did back then.  Dress clothes for children are almost disposable in quality. His biggest fuss is that they don't always have inside pockets.  Don't they know that ALL male dress clothes should have INSIDE POCKETS?  You and I know that they would be filled with rocks or some other gross, I mean, GREAT treasure.  Luke has the fedora ready!  Smiles.

I have to respond to the baggy britches.  None of my crew like them but we have had several visit that do like that style.  One young man wore several layers just so that he could enjoy the baggy look.  We had a young man priss across in front of the house with that look...you know...like he didn't make it...we were out on the porch and naturally watched him pass.  I couldn't help but almost choke on my tea when, drop went the draws her he fell over like he was ready to get a spanking.  He got up mad, like someone had pushed him but he was all alone.  I should have thought he would have been embarrassed.  I guess that is old fashioned too.   

New song - sure to be a hit ( to the tune, Do your ears hang low?):  Dooooo your pants hang low?  Do they wiggle to and fro?  You could stuff them with a pillow your could tie them with a rope?  Youuuuu could pull them to your shoulders like a clown in the circus.  Do your pants hang low?