Des Moines, IA. Part 1

I was born in Des Moines, Iowa at Blank Children's Hospital during one of the hottest summer's on record, according to my mother. She said they would go down to the basement to cool off and drink lemonade. My mother said the day I was born labor started at 3:00am. Nothing like grabbing your mother's attention early and then making her wait until I decided to make my entrance into the world at 11:29pm July 6th, 1969.

My mother tell's me I was a very talkative child, which I do remember being. That I would go up and talk to anyone, that made my mom nervous because I would ask my mom how much money she had and then I would go tell people. I just know I was so interested in finding things out, knowing things and sharing them.

I was very curious and I think I just wanted to meet people and talk to people. I'm surprised my mom didn't have a heart attack with me doing that so much. I can just see her apologizing for me to people just for going up and talking to people I didn't know. Hey I was ready to start a conversation. I mean I was a kid and what was really wrong with that anyway?

There are so many memories I am finding I have and I am actually going to share them all with you soon. I also have become a little obsessed with finding out what happened to two of my friends from Des Moines and the elementry school I attended. So I am anxious to see what I can unearth from that time in my life.