Growing Up in the Country

I grew up in the country. We lived on 5 acres. I loved it. I am a country girl at heart.

What growing up in the country meant to me:

• Waded in the creek
• Caught Tadpoles
• Hiked on our property
• Took us 4 hours to mow the grass every week
• Amish were a normal part of our life
• We used our imagination every day 
• Running barefoot...even across the big stones in the driveway
• Riding bikes everywhere
• Small town grocery stores
• Ate all meals at home
• We got a lot of exercise...without a true exercise program
• Catching lightning bugs every night in the summer
• Climbing trees
• Taking walks in the woods all of the time
• Fishing at the neighbors pond
• Walks to the grocery store to get treats...2.5 miles away
• Our own concrete basketball court
• skating pond in backyard...really huge puddle of water that froze
• Our own private swimming pool
• The best view ever
• We grew our own food
• We had puppies

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