Nostalgic Americana History ~ The First McDonald's

So, my daughter (Freckles) and I went out today to hit a few thrift shops in town....We have passed by this old McDonald's building a few times before and decided as we passed by....Why not stop and check it out. Come to find out it was a little run down museum...But the first McDonald's location on the old route 66 here in San Bernardino California.

I am always up for a bit of history in any town I live in...So this was right up our alley. The Museum itself was perhaps a little bit of a disappointment,  but was still fun to look at all the old doo dads and memorabilia, which brought me back to my own childhood memories of going to McDonald's and playing on the old metal hamburgers and the big hamburger guy below.... 
Freckles was a good sport about letting me take a few snapshots of her playing around on the old play place stuff... I love that girl...She can be such a goof. Hey, remember the Fry Kids???? 
I soaked it all up in just 20 minutes...
It was fun...Even though the place was a bit dinky,
it's still a part of some really cool Americana history.
  
It was a good day spent with my girl and we still browsed through
 a couple thrift shops and found a couple little treasures.
 Have a great weekend y'all.
Hope this brings back memories for some of you.

Work Before Play...

Good morning everyone....Today will be filled with bustling around the house, school, art projects, a bit of sewing and perhaps a little fun. But first we must play work then play. Other than that, I really don't have much. I am looking forward to this weekend...My mom and sister are coming down to do a bit of shopping and lunch for our birthdays...That ought to be fun. The rest of the week is mainly working on purging stuff, staying focused and keeping joyful while we do it. Little things like this tiny pencil sharpener globe brings a smile. Isn't it adorable? Freckles found it while thrifting. She has a good eye for stuff we like.

We also found these cheerful rainbow socks at The Dollar Store.
Too cute to pass up.
Now she has Happy Feet.

 

Missy is sporting some funky shades we also found for a buck at Target.
 I love that pooch.

OOOH...Remember Pick Up Sticks? We found this for a buck at the Thrift Shop...Now I just have to teach Freckles how to play. Would you believe, Duncan Hines Pancake Mix had this in the box? Remember when the prizes in cereal were way cool and even Cracker Jacks had fun prizes. Now there is junk in them. After all our work today...We will do a little play...Pick Up Sticks anyone?
Happy Thursday to you.

Way Back When.....

Remember this fella way back when?
Look again!
For the last several years or so, General Mills has brought back
some of the old designs.
Lucky Charms, Cheerios,Trix
and Cinnamon Toast Crunch to name a few.

I fancy the old vintage styles.
My daughter found these old school cereals at Target
the other day when we were shopping.

So, the sucker that I am picked up a
couple boxes of the nostalgic cereal.

Of course I had to have me a bowl!

They're Magically delicious!
Oh to be a kid again!