Did You Hear About The Time I Went Back to My Hometown For A Funeral?

The town was much smaller when the Browns lived there. Archie was surprised at the changes he found when he went back for a funeral in his hometown. His brother’s mother-in-law had passed away, so Archie had brought the family to pay respects.

When the funeral was over, Archie took his kids and grandkids on a ride through town. He wanted them to see the places he had enjoyed as a boy. But there had been lots of changes. The house he had grown up in was still the same, but the street was now paved instead of blacktop. And all the woods that had been behind the house were gone. The area that had concealed what he and his friends had called Lost Lake was now a big subdivision, and the lake was now called Shy Pond!

The elementary school Archie had attended had been expanded, and the theater at which Archie had worked now housed a community music center. There was now a mall, and of course a Wal-mart. Lots of the shops he had frequented were no longer in business. The tour was almost as sad to Archie as the funeral.