That's How It Was: Operation Finders Keepers

Slyly funny and heart-warming! Told in the voice of a ten year old boy, this past meets present story celebrates the treasure of written memories. Long before dads became parents, they were kids. Ever wonder what your dad was really like those many years ago? Sarah and Melissa get their chance to find out. You see. . . many, many, many years ago, ten-year-old Randy Ray lived with his family, in a farmhouse in the country. Life couldn't have been better! Then came that fateful day of the class assignment . . . "Criminy!" At least that's what Randy Ray thought at the time. But then, how could he have known that a class assignment would lead to captured moments in time waiting to be discovered by his future family thirty-seven years later! Join Sarah and Melissa on a family trip to grandma's house and discover a bit of family treasure. Much of That's How It Was is told through Randy Ray's letter diaries. His adventures and thoughts on people, animals, and faith are the backdrop as he contemplates whimsical and not-so-whimsical career choices. His letters allow his daughters to get to know the boy who became their father, and understand the essence of what it means to grow up country. So. after homework and chores are done and before suppertime, what happens when a 10-year-old boy is free to explore his world? Read That's How It Was and find out! A great read at any age, That's How It Was is a multigenerational story of past meets present. Simply put, it's a funny, light, easy-to-read, nostalgic look at growing up on an American mid-west farm in the 1960s.…