Through life's experiences I have done a lot, learned a lot and have become who I am today. Welcome to the road that led me here.
Time was closing in for my trip to San Angelo. I was looking forward to our time together with much happiness. Then came the phone call from my Jace*----. Seems that he and his boss had gotten into a big fight. Jace*---- had approached him on the fact that all of the companies that his... Continue Reading →
Mom was no longer working at the State Capitol. Things were different in those days. There was no maternity leave, nor was your job guaranteed to be yours when you were able to return. Seems I was a sickly baby. So, with 3 young children and a baby her hands were full. At least somewhere... Continue Reading →
We were back to talking every night for hours at a time. Most of the time we would share our days, he’d tell me the histories of his life (mostly humorous), people we knew or our hopes and dreams of being together for the rest of our lives. As the days went by, which turned... Continue Reading →
Writing Blog #40 Easter on the Farm Easter on the farm pretty much always started out the same way. First, we woke up to the smell of breakfast being cooked. A usual morning meal would be fresh farm eggs from our laying hens, bacon and toast. The adults would have coffee and we would have... Continue Reading →
The visit opened up a new beginning for Jace*---- and myself. When we first meet someone often, we put our best self forward. I myself, was guilty of that in my relationship with Jace*----. My first husband was physically and mentally abusive. That does a number on an individual. Henceforth my feelings of lack of... Continue Reading →
A little background before we start the story on this chapter of farm life. My Mom started to lose her hearing at the age of 19 years old. The Doctors could not find why she had hearing loss, but it happened suddenly. As time went on, she lost most of her hearing in both of... Continue Reading →
The next day I had my flight home. We had just had a break through, or at least I did. Even though it was always, and I mean always hard to leave Jace*---- this time was even more so. We got up, mostly in silence which was not unusual on the days that we would... Continue Reading →
I thought it would be fun to be born again 71 years later, so here is my story. This is a picture of me in 1957 with Dr. Roy Moore. He brought me into this world. In 1949 my Mom became pregnant with me. She was working at the Washington State Capitol at the time.... Continue Reading →
It was a typical Wednesday. Dad had dropped Mom off at work at the State Capitol, then he went on to his job at Capitol Chevrolet. It was the week before Easter giving my siblings time off from school. They were being watched by our Grandparents which was always a treat. Alanna, Henry and Janice... Continue Reading →
Mom talked it over with my Dad and decided that she would try to get a full-time job. It was becoming more difficult to support the family with jobs that were available to World War 2 Servicemen. So, she put out her feelers and found a job as a File Clerk at the State Capitol.... Continue Reading →
