Mom Married a Farmer
Mom married a farmer. Dad soon learned the type of girl he’d married. Not long after their wedding, Dad became very sick. The irrigation still had to be changed and…
Mom married a farmer. Dad soon learned the type of girl he’d married. Not long after their wedding, Dad became very sick. The irrigation still had to be changed and…
“You Can’t Kill Love” Mom first met Dad at a ward party at Dry Falls, Washington, on a Sunday in July of 1951. A few days later, on July 24,…
We can’t forget to include dad and mom’s love for animals. Daddy loved horses and they always had a few in their early years of marriage. Dad’s all time favorite…
Remember when the skunk got in our basement and sprayed. We all smelled like skunk, but didn’t really realize it until we got on the school bus and everybody started…
The lack of material goods was not a hindrance in our upbringing, but in actuality a great blessing. There were times dad held 2 or 3 jobs at a time,…
During a trip to Yellowstone, Dad got chased by a buffalo, Billy was bit by a bear, and Dad, Uncle Kenny, and Billy were scolded by the park rangers for…
Daddy was your ideal "fix-it" man. Give him hot glue and there wasn't anything he couldn't put back together. Even on the tightest budget, mom knew how to fix a…
Gary and Alane were included in a trip to Yellowstone. It’s hard to remember ages but Alane was probably about 7 or 8 and Gary about 9 or 10. Also…
Remember piling into the station wagon and going to the drive-in theatre. I think we did this just about every weekend it seemed like (when we lived in the Coulee). …
Dad and mom were married at a very young age (dad was 16, mom was 15). They faced many challenges in their life, like losing their 18 month old son, Michael,…