Dad built the house we grew up in. We have a lot of memories of that house on Hitt Road. Earlier this year, the house and a few others nearby were torn down to make way for a wider road.
Our brother Albert Davidson salvaged some bricks from the house, cleaned them up, and gave them to us today on what would have been Dad's 96th birthday.
The mini brick on top was part of a full brick he cut and put in his rock tumbler.
At the party we also watched a bunch of home movies, including one that shows my very young bare bottom. That one will never be seen again.
The movies included glimpses of the old home, growing bigger year to year, images of all of us much younger than we are now, long-lost pets, a few classic cars including Dad's Oldsmobile Delta 88 and his Dodge pickup, trees a lot smaller than I remember them, and a whole lot of love that showed through good times and bad.
Thank you to Al and Serena DeGiulio Davidson , Christine Davidson Harrop , Stuart Harrop , Brad Nielsen , Michelle Davidson , Maaike Davidson , and Randy Davidson for a fun party. We missed Teani-Jeff Davidson and Sherri Davidson , who were not able to attend, and Marina Nielsen who is with Mom and Dad on the other side, watching as we continue our journeys home.
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