Moving On Up to Spring Street!

Next we moved to Spring Street. This was a tiny 2 Bedroom house with running water, electricity, gas a bathroom and Mom had a wringer/washer! Barbara and Marty had 1 bedroom and the rest of us and Mom and Dad shared the other bedroom. Marilyn, Me & Galen shared a bed, Mom and Dad had their bed and Thurman was in a crib.

These were the best days ever in this house! We ran the neighbor and discovered Big Rock! We spent many summer days on Big Rock and playing with the Hirshmans who lived right next door. There were 6 of us Brittingham kids & at least 6 Hirshman kids, I don't remember all of them. I know there was Cindy, my age, Brenda, Galen's age and Randy was Marilyn's age. So during the summer days both houses was a constant flow of children in and out the screen doors.

Dad used to round up as many of us and the Hirshman kids that would fit in his car and take us to the Dairy Queen. He was not happy unless we each had a Nickel Cherry Coke & a Nickel Ice Cream Cone (with nutmeg, of course!)