Alan Horsager First son of Blaine Horsager

THIS MAY BE ONE SENTENCE AS I TEND TO RUN ON ALL THE TIME.
WHAT I REMEMBER MOST ABOUT BERLIN WITH FOND MEMORIES IS HAVING A MOTHER AND FATHER THAT CARED ABOUT ME AND MY BROTHERS AND SISTERS AND WANTED THE BEST THEY COULD PROVIDE FOR US.
THE THREE WORDS THAT BEST DESCRIBE GROWING UP IN BERLIN ARE FREEDOM, FUN, AND SPECIAL DAYS.
THE FREEDOM WAS TO BE ABLE TO GO ANYWHERE IN TOWN AND NOT HAVE TO WORRY THAT A STRANGER WAS GOING TO KIDNAP YOU.
THE FUN WAS IN HAVING FRIENDS AND RELATIVES YOUR AGE TO DO THE THINGS YOU WANTED TO DO WITH FRIENDS.
THE SPECIAL DAYS WERE JUST THAT, SPECIAL DAYS.
SPECIAL DAYS WERE BIRTHDAYS WHEN FRIENDS AND RELAITVE BROUGHT YOU
BIRTHDAY CARDS WITH SHINE PENNYS, NICKELS AND DIMES EQUAL TO YOUR AGE TAPED INSIDE. THE NEXT DAY WAS SPECIAL ALSO AS I WALKED DOWN TO MATTS
GROCERY STORE TO DECIDE IF I WOULD SPEND MY MONEY ON 5-CENT SNICKER BARS, OR 3-CENT CARAMEL BARS, DECISIONS, DECISIONS.
SPECIAL DAYS WERE CHRISTMAS AT GRANDMA ADELES HOUSE, COLLECTING EGGS WITH AUNT LILL, WALKING ACROSS THE STREET TO THE WEEKLY BASEBALL GAME,
GOING TO THE 4th OF JULY FIREWORKS, WHICH I WAS SURE THAT EVERYONE IN NDAK WAS GOING TO BE IN BERLIN FOR, MEMORIAL DAY SERVICES AT THE GYM WITH THE MARCH UP TO THE BALL DIAMOND TO THE 21-GUN SALUTE, HAVING A POP IN THE WINDOW OF UNCLE GLENNS GAS STATION, WATCHING THE BLACKSMITH HEAT AND SHAPE AND GRIND PLOWSHARES, PUTTING PENNIES AND NAILS ON THE RAILROAD TRACKS, PLAYING BALL OR PRACTICING HOW TO HIT YOURSELF IN THE BACK OF YOUR LEG WITH A WHIP WITH UNCLES HARLEY AND BRIAN, WATCH UNCLE JACK PLAY POOL OR THE SCHOKMAN AND LACINAS PLAY CARDS, GROWING UP IN BERLIN WAS JUST A BUNCH OF SPECIAL DAYS. HOPE YOUR HAVING A SPECIAL DAY.