192 W e think s o n g s are sil- ly these days but it would be hard to find a sillier song than the Number One hit at the time. Mostly it repeated “Sh-boom” and “Ya-da-da-da” over and over again. But one line from the song describes what all young married cou- ples hope for - “If only all my precious plans would come true.” When Herman and I married Shooster’s Drive-In restaurant seemed like a reli- able source of income for the foreseeable future. And for a while it was. But life is a se- ries of reactions to unexpected circumstances and we were no exception.
192 The good with the bad 193 LOSING MY FATHER
194 THE NEXT GENERATION 194 THE WORKING MOTHER 194 A CHILD’S PERSPECTIVE 195 FORE! 196 THE LOTION TECHNIQUE 196 PAPER AND SCISSORS 197 POTATO CHIPS
197 THE ART OF THE SHOOSTERS 197 LEMONADE FROM LEMONS 197 WHY MOTHERS TURN GRAY 200 Life Could Be a Dream 202 THE SUPERHIGHWAY 203 “I’M OUT”
203 IMPOSSIBLE 204 FOLLOW ME 204 DRIVING ON FROM SHOOSTER’S DRIVE-IN 206 A JEWEL 206 CHERRY HILL
206 GENEROSITY DEFINED 207 VALLEY OF THE DOLLS 209 ONE OF DORA’S STORIES: 209 HOW IT BEGAN 209 THE CIRCLE OF LIFE 212 THE NEIGHBORS 212 WOODCREST FRIENDS 213 THE BUS TO NOWHERE 214 NICE DRESS 214 ROLLING IN THE AISLES 215 SCHOOL DAYS 216 BAD NEWS
217 OUR DE-FEATHERED FRIEND 217 ONCE AN ENTREPRENEUR . . . 218 INSPIRATION 219 ONE BUSINESS LITERALLY TAKES OFF 220 FRENCH? 220 TARZAN OF THE GOLF COURSE
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