Thursday, March 27, 2008

The Things That We Do For Our Children, And Our Grandchildren

The things that we do for our children, and our grandchildren. It was the grandson’s birthday, so we spent the day at Chuck E. Cheese. Not the whole day of course, but a good portion of it.
It’s fun when you first get there. The blinking lights on all of the games, is not something that you see everyday, so it is pleasant to the eyes. After a while, though, it all begins to blend in.

I love to play the little bowling game that they have. I must say that I am pretty good at it too. The only problem is that a lot of times, I don't get to finish my game, because as close as the lanes are, a child next to me, ends up playing one of my balls, on their lane. There's not much you can do about that, because they are the young ones, and they have quick hands.

I got to re-visit my childhood on the large rocking horse that they have. I fit comfortably in it, and rode it with everyone that I went with. As long as it didn’t rock too much forward, I was okay. Personally, at this stage of life, I like to keep my feet on the ground.

I’m fine while eating some pizza, and seeing Chuck E. Cheese dance, the first time. I had to join in the fun, and ended up waving to him, many times after that. After the third hour things for me begin to wind down, and I had an urge to flee, but the kids and grandkids, have only begun.

Lucky for me I found a table to sit at, that was near a game, that featured Elvis. It was one of those coin games, that drag the coins, almost to the end. I was close enough to hear Jailhouse Rock and All Shook Up, over and over again.
Please note: repetiton is not bad, when it is something that you enjoy. Myprevious seat had involved listening to the ABC’s sang over and over again. That seat had to be replaced, as it was not covered under something that I’d like to hear over and over again.

“One more coin, please,” is also heard over and over again. The kids and grandkids, aren’t going to ask for anymore, after the last one they get. The only problem is that, there is no last one. I have become an endless pit of delivering coins.

Okay, we’re on hour four, and my nerves are almost depleted. I had been here for a long time, and I’ve promised myself that I will never return again. Of course, I know that is not the truth, for somewhere in my future is another 4 or 5 hours scheduled at this same location. I’m just hoping that it is at a date, that gives me time to recuperate. The things that we do for our children and grandchildren. Without them, I wouldn’t get to test my patience. Without them I wouldn’t get to experience hundreds of children, running, playing, and inserting coins. Now who would want to miss that?

Life is filled with adventure, and as I am writing this, I know that I am ready for that next adventure.The new dinosaur park in East Montgomery County is in the planning stages. I can see myself there for 5, 6, or 7 hours. I'm tough. I can do it.

"Adventures in children's land-
And patience, go hand in hand."

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Porter, Texas

Three Things That The Porter Fire Department And A Few Other Sponsors Have Been Up To Lately

Three things that the Porter Fire Department, and a few other sponsors have been up to lately:

1. Taking care of business.

2. Serving the public.

3. Feeding the hungry.
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Firemen & Hunters Against Hunger, will be feeding the hungry-
At the Porter Fire Department, March 29th, 11 am to 4 pm,in East Montgomery County..
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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Three Things That The Porter Fire Department Does

Three things that the Porter Fire Department does:

1. Battles fires.

2. Saves lives.

3. Feeds the hungry.
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Firemen and Hunters Against Hunger, on March 29th, from 11 to 4-
Cooking, and serving up deer meat soup, to make a difference in the community, and so much more..
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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Thursday, March 20, 2008

Three Places For East Montgomery County Residents To Go To The Theater

Three places for East Montgomery County residents to go to the theater:

1. Humble.

2. Houston.

3. At home.
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The Valley Ranch Town Center, including a 60 acre park, will be-
A treat for all residents of East Montgomery County..

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Who Know Much About The Civil War

Three who know much about the Civil War:

1. Scholars.

2. Historians.

3. The New Caney High School Academic Decathlon Team.
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Breezing through the regional competition, earning first place-
Proudly winning second place, in the state competitive race..

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Tuesday, March 18, 2008

Three Ways To See How East Montgomery County Used To Be

Three ways to see how East Montgomery County used to be:

1. Look in a history book.

2. Look around, and listen.

3. Attend the East Montgomery County Historical Society's East County Day.
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Know where you've been-
By looking at the past now and then.


Three places to dance:

1. At your home.

2. At a hall.

3. At the East Montgomery County History Day.
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Give the past a chance-
By joining in a civil war dance.


Three ways to know you're looking into the past:

1. You see an old fashioned town.

2. You see ladies wearing hoops.

3. Your Mama is wearing a pioneer bonnet.
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Days gone by-
Let's visit once again, and never say goodbye.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Things That Happened On March 30th

Three things that happened on March 30th:

1. The 15th Amendment is adopted. (1870)

2. President Reagan is shot. (1981)

3. The R.B. Tullis Branch Library, in New Caney, opens its' doors for the first time. (2007)

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A one year anniversary celebration is in store-
Set for March 29th, located in East Montgomery County, from 1-4.
(Bring a memory of the older locations to share....)
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Things Overheard That Made The East Montgomery County History Day Worthwhile

Three things overheard that made the East Montgomery County History Day worthwhile:

1. That was my great-great grandfather.

2. I remember when that place used to be there.

3. We must be related, somehow or another.
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And if we're not, then we'll find a way-
As the East Montgomery County Historical Society, is preserving the history today.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Three Things To Be Long Remembered

Three things to be long remembered:

1. Your childhood in general.

2. The special things that happened in your childhood.

3. The town from your childhood, even if it no longer exists.
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A "Fostoria" Reunion, April 6, at the Security Community Center on Hwy 105-
Folks gathering, in East Montgomery County sharing pictures and stories, to keep the memories alive.
Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Monday, March 10, 2008

Three Locations To Go Shopping at Wal-Mart

Three locations to go shopping at Wal-Mart:

1. East Montgomery County.

2. The brand new one in South Montgomery County.

3. Just about anywhere USA.
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No one would want to part-
With their local Wal-Mart.
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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Tmes

Three Examples of Change In East Montgomery County

Three examples of change in East Montgomery County:

1. Highway 59 is being widened.

2. Highway 59 used to be a two-laner each way.

3. Loop 494 was at one time, the Highway 59.
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And to add to the mix-
Loop 494, was once Highway 36.
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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Friday, March 7, 2008

Three Ways To Remember When

Three ways to remember when:

1. Pull out your pictures.

2. Go back in your head.

3. Bring the family out to the East County History Day.
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Come on out and relive how it really used to be-
Back in the old days, in East Montgomery County.
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Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Three Ways To Preserve History In East Montgomery County

Three ways to preserve history in East Montgomery County:

1. Write down what you see.

2. Write down what you know.

3. Blend that in with what once was.
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The East Montgomery County Historical Society-
History, both past and present, blending together, perfectly.

East Montgomery County Historical Society Official Site .


Three thoughts of anyone from Montgomery County early in the morning:

1. Weather.

2. Breakfast.

3. Traffic.
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At such a growing pace-
Move over, and let me have my space.


Three reasons to preserve history:

1. For fun.

2. For enlightenment.

3. For the future.
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The road of life is easier to track-
If one has the opportunity,now and then to look back.

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times

Wednesday, March 5, 2008

Little Miss East Montgomery County Doll

My Grandmother was a little girl, when her family moved to East Montgomery County-
She ran in the forest, and played house amongst all the trees.

She used her imagination, as best as she could-
She made mudpies, and had pretend people, madefrom wood.

She watched her Mama take care of the babies all day long-
She watched her rock them, and sing them a song.

Oh, how she wished she had a baby of her very own-
A play one, of course, for she'd have a real one, when she was grown.

Her Mama always made her one out of corn husks, but they didn't last-
For when she played with them all day, they would fall apart fast.

But one day, her Daddy came home, and out of his pocket was a wonderful surprise-
It was a real doll, that had hands and little bitty eyes.

Made from his hankerchief, he made it for his own little girl-
While working at the sawmill, for she was his favorite little one, in the whole wide world.

I can still see Grandma playing with her Little Miss East Montgomery County doll-
At home, or church, in the winter, spring, summer, and fall.

(Dedicated to the Mayers, the Mathews, the Lees, and the Needhams, of East Montgomery County.)

Mary Elizabeth Rumsey
East Montgomery County Historical Society
Porter, Texas

Tuesday, March 4, 2008

Three Things That All Little Towns Should Have

Three things that all little towns should have:
1. Sports fields.
2. Nature areas.
3. Museums.
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A major municipal park in the planning stage, for the town of Willis-
With many other features mentioned on the list.
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Three toys of the past:
1. Cornhusk dolls.
2. Buttons and string.
3. Hankerchief dolls.===========================
When there was not much store bought-
Ideas from the imagination, were readilysought.
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Three thing that kids used to play:
1. Hopscotch.
2. Hide and Seek.
3. Toys involving the rubber band.
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Guns and slingshots a lot of fun, but one cannot skirt-
The fact that yes, sometimes, it did hurt..
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Three things spruced up during the weekend:
1. The car.
2. The front yard.
3. The neighborhood cemetery.
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Side by Side, Lone Star College, other volunteers,and the East Montgomery County HistoricalSociety-
Made Enloe Cemetery, in Porter, Texas, look mighty pretty.
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Three reasons that Enloe Cemetery was cleaned up:
1. To honor those buried there.
2. To preserve the past.
3. To prepare for a Civil War Dedication, in Porter, Texas.
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And after the Civil War Dedication, on March 15th, takes place-
The continuance of maintenance should be the case..
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Three ways to honor those in the military:

1. Remember them.

2. Write down their information.

3. Send it to texashistory@mac.com so that it can
be included in the Montgomery County History Book.
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From the Revolutionary War, to the present day, with
April 15th, being the deadline.
Montgomery County is highlighting our military men,
with future generation usage, in mind.
-Mary Elizabeth Rumsey-
Three by M.E./Rhymes of the Times