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Picturelady

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34. Oh yeah!

Reply to otchmoson (Reply #15)

Sat Mar 21, 2026, 07:08 PM

Saturday

I remember now. We had cartoons before the movie!
We also played in the neighborhood completely unsupervised, rode our bikes for miles, made things, and played hopscotch and jacks. It was great!❤️

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