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A compilation of wonderful stories about growing up in Chicago in the 1930's and 40's. Angie was the only daughter of Max and Stella Slisz, two imigrants from Russia and the Ukraine in the early 1900's. Angie was inspired to write down all the stories she told to her own children and then her grandchildren when her grandson Mikey responded to her comparison of life when she grew up versus his life today. Mikey coined the phrase which became the title of the book - "But Grandma, it's NOT the olden days anymore!"
Being the youngest girl in a family of seven children, I experienced what it was like to just get by more times than not. So many people under one roof presented challenges to finances, sanity, and space. In my home, there was always movement accompanied by noise. Quiet only visited late at night. Mornings brought sunlight and chaos. Dinner time brought it all together for an hour.