For next week's issue:   
      
   Last week's question seemed to be popular so we will continue it next week:   
   Thinking back to your childhood, is there something special that brings back   
   those warm and fuzzy feelings, that you would love to have again?  It could be   
   a toy, a piece of furniture, a favorite book or even a car!  Tell us what it   
   is and why it brings back such wonderful memories.   
      
   Send an email with your response to Phil@BigNews.biz  Your feedback helps us   
   to keep the newsletter interesting :)   
      
   And thanks to those of you who have been responding! We really enjoy, and   
   appreciate, the feedback!   
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   Last week we asked: Thinking back to your childhood, is there something   
   special that brings back those warm and fuzzy feelings, that you would love to   
   have again?  It could be a toy, a piece of furniture, a favorite book or even   
   a car!  Tell us what it is and why it brings back such wonderful memories.   
      
   We received the following in response to last week's topic:   
      
   "Hi Phil, In response to last week's topic about something from my childhood   
   bringing back special memories that I wish I still had, I had a "Newborn   
   Thumbelina" doll that I adored.  I must have been about 5 or 6 years old.  I   
   can still hear the little jingle that would play every time the commercial   
   came on the television.  "Newborn Thumbelina, you've never seen a doll like   
   newborn Thumbelina" .  You would pull the string in her back and she would,   
   ever so slowly, squirm.  Oh, how I wanted that doll! Money was tight for my   
   family but my mother bought her for me, and I don't think I ever went anywhere   
   without her.  I think I truly believed that she was a real baby.  Maria S."   
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   "My grandparents had a farmhouse with a wraparound porch when I was a little   
   girl.  They had horses too but I couldn't go near them because I was so   
   allergic to them.  I'd spend many a summer at that farm but I was sad, not   
   being able to ride a horse when my siblings were out riding.  My grandparents   
   bought me one of those rocking horses that was on springs and I would "ride"   
   that thing forever.  I even had a cowboy hat that I would only wear when   
   riding "Bucky".  Such a great memory!  I'd love to say that I wish I had it   
   again but I'd probably break it if I sat on it :) thanks for bringing the   
   memory of it back for me!  Peggy K."   
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   "Hi, for your recent topic of the week about not having something from your   
   childhood that brings back good memories: I remember the first tool box my   
   grandfather gave me.  It had a child sized hammer, saw, screwdriver, pliers   
   etc and I wanted to build things just like my Dad and grandpa.  In the   
   beginning they would give me pieces of wood to nail together but slowly I   
   tried my hand at birdhouses and other small things. My father and grandfather   
   gave me such encouragemnt and taught me how to get better and better, without   
   ever criticizing my mistakes.  I don't know what happened to that tool box,   
   and I woudl love to have it again, just to see how small those tools were.  It   
   probably was replaced by bigger tools, but it brings me back to a simpler   
   time, with two men who aren't with us any more.  Steve J."   
      
   If you have an opinion, or a story, in reference to any of the above topic, or   
   any of our recent topics, we'd love to hear from you!  Please send it to:   
   Phil@BigNews.biz and maybe we will run it in an upcoming newsletter.   
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