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For SoonerGrandmom

13 years ago

Carol, I saw this and immediately thought of you :) !!!!

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Lisa_H OK
Original Author
13 years ago
you have to read the whole thread..... :)
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soonergrandmom
13 years ago
Yes Lisa, I can see why you thought of me. My only comment is, "Why would ANYONE want to do that?" LOL
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Lisa_H OK
Original Author
13 years ago
LOL...I just knew you would love it....

uh...for the fun of it? :) To make all the 'mater growers crazy? :)

Lisa
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lisakeel1
13 years ago
You guys are soo funny.
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soonergrandmom
13 years ago
Lisa, Are you really from Aurora? I lived there for four years.
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Lisa_H OK
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13 years ago
I am, well, just east of Aurora actually. Fairly close to Buckley Airforce (now Naval I think) Base. Is that why you were there?

How'd you know?

Lisa
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soonergrandmom
13 years ago
Lisa, We almost lived in your neighborhood. Well, not actually, but not far away. The closest main road to us was Parker Road and it was a subdivision built in a cornfield. At the time, Lowery was still open and Al taught at the Tech School and worked in Base Contracting. It was a long, long time ago. LOL

I saw where you had posted on another site and listed that as your one of your homes.
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Lisa_H OK
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13 years ago
We were close! I went to Hinkley High School. Everything was a cornfield when we moved out there. I can remember Aurora Mall being brand new. Crazy. It's wall to wall houses now. Even my neighborhood has apts nearby. We used to be in the absolute boonies.

Did you see me on FB? Tag me, I'll be your friend!

Lisa
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MiaOKC
13 years ago
Hey Aurora peeps! I lived at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center base when I was a kid. Probably 1988-1992ish. I'm trying to think of the name of my elementary school... Park Lane Elementary? I think that was it. We mostly stuck to the base, though.
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soonergrandmom
13 years ago
Hey we were all close in location, but not in time. One of my sons was born at Fitzsimons. My DH was Air Force but the Army provided our medical care in Denver. Guess we all lived within about 10-15 miles of each other. Small world. After Denver, we lived in Colorado Springs....and talk about two different worlds...I loved Denver and hated Colorado Springs.
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Lisa_H OK
Original Author
13 years ago
Mia, that is just wild, I went past Fitzsimons probably every day of my life! (well, probably not every day, but lots and lots of times!)

We did miss each other by a few years though...I was already an Okie by then. I didn't realize Fitzsimons was still open then. I think they've completely shut it down now.

Carol, you didn't like Colo Springs? I always thought that would be a great place to live. Hmmm.
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soonergrandmom
13 years ago
No, no, no, no, and no! I worked at the Academy and it was fine, I had a very nice home and it was great, but the town was the pits. Everywhere we ever lived while in the military welcomed us with open arms except the people of Colorado Springs. They wanted our money, but not us. The weather was horrible, the crime rate unreal, and I was SO disappointed. I had thought it would be like Denver, only better.....boy was I wrong. It was the only place we ever lived that I just couldn't wait to leave.
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dodemeister
13 years ago
:) i lived in parker for awhile, then moved to aurora (into an apartment at parker rd. and 225.) that was the early - mid 90's.

my mom still lives in parker, and one of my sis's is in franktown.

and i agree about the springs, carol, my DD went to college there, and it was nothing like we expected. very disappointing.
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soonergrandmom
13 years ago
Must be destiny, and our paths have crossed once again so it is just meant to be.

Dawn and I claim to be sisters separate at birth. We were both born in the same town then both moved to Oklahoma, both worked in the same type job, yadda, yadda, yadda! We are always answering the same OK gardening msg, with the same answer, at the same time. Well, except her answer is usually better than mine. LOL

And then there is seedmama and owiebrain who seem to do everything on the same day. We are a weird group!
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shankins123
13 years ago
Another Coloradoan checking in here...born in Denver, dropped out of Kindergarten to move to OKC (lol)...lived here (except for 17 yrs in Dallas)...back to stay, most likely. I check out my old house in Denver occasionally...thank you Google Earth!! I have so many memories of that place that include plants: the big lilac by the corner of the house; my dad's iris beds in the side yard; the two crabapple trees in the front; the bed of daisies (where I found out I was allergic to them...my skin sort of peeled off my fingers when I messed with them!); the cherry tree we had, etc., etc...AND I remember ants on the sidewalk, worms in my pocket....the usual "in touch with the earth" stuff!!

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