January 29, 1970 - Patrick and Freddie

 

I wrote the first part of this journal entry, my mother wrote everything else starting with "Patrick".

Patrick and Freddie Rios lived almost directly across the street from us on GFAFB.  Patrick was my age and Freddie was a couple of years younger.  We played together regularly and had sleepovers sometimes.  

The first time I saw a Spirograph toy was at their house.  One evening when I ate dinner with them, their mother made me a heaping plate of food - about ten times the amount I normally ate.  I could only eat a small fraction of it - she was disappointed.

The family had a gray 1967 Ford Falcon with an electric cord sticking out the grill.  It was common in North Dakota to have engine warmers to keep the motor from freezing overnight.