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water to avoid a tag did not count. If you were tagged, you were out. Many arguments erupted over that rule.

The out-pool fielders would quickly retrieve the balls that were hit inside the yard. Being on land rather than on water provided an advantage, but the rule about tagging still applied. Out-pool fielders were known to take a dive to make the play.

The party lasted all day, which meant you could have hamburgers and hot dogs twice in one day. That is if you could get an adult out of the pool long enough to fire up the grill and tend to the fixings.

It seems like it rained nearly every summer holiday, but it never spoiled our party. Inside the house, there were multiple TVs, so one could watch a ballgame while another watched movies or played video games. Pacman, Pitfall Harry, and Breakaway were the official games of that era. Mom had a toy room for the kids. The grownups played Rook and other card games around the dining room table. If it wasn't lightning, we could take group turns in the hot tub on the back porch.

Mom sold the house on Glochester Place in 1995 and I hated to let the pool and the good times go. The memory lives on in the hearts of those who are old enough to remember participating. My family still gets together on holidays, but nothing tops the fun we had at the pool on holidays.

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