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Almost 70 years ago Clyda and Veon were married. That union is why we are all here. This blog is created to capture our thoughts and help us get to know each other better. There will be a new question posted each Sunday until December. Please use contributors first names only. If you are posting anonymously please add your first name to the text. Enjoy!
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Attention everyone...Marilyn has a WEB PAGE !! You can check it out at www.marilynsmithartist.com!
Nicole, please publish the following disclaimer in a prominent place:
I hesitated to make long narratives with these posts, but Nicole said she might put the whole blog thing into a book form someday, and I could use this as a forum for writing for my kids and grandkids. I can’t pass up an opportunity like that. So rather than bore you, feel free to skip anything you’re not interested in or don’t want to be bothered to read. Sonja
Note from Nicole:
I am happy to do this for anybody that is interested. I am enjoying hearing from each of you and would love to hear from more. Thanks Sonja for taking the time to work on this and giving us an opportunity to get to know you better.
Kids from Lt to Rt:Marilyn, Barbara, Veon Jr., Gladys, Gerald, Evan. Clyda and Veon in the Middle.
Sonja
Ve's Wife
Nicole
Glady's Youngest
Marilyn
The Youngest Daughter
Evan
"The Baby"
Daphne
Glady's Oldest
Clyda
5 comments:
Mom always said
Do things for the RIGHT reason
Always eat your greens, red, orange,and yellow vegetables.
Never borrow things-but IF you really have too.... send the item back in better condition.
Dad always quoted Shakespeare so I knew a lot of Shakespeare when I needed it in my English classes.
Marilyn
My dad always said "Go play in the street!" Probably shouldn't repeat that, but it makes me laugh - he was kidding, of course. My mom had a pretty good eye roll, no words necessary. My mom always said she wanted us to make choices that made us happy people. Movie quotes were always big in my family, "I got betta" (Monty Python).
Mindy
Mindy, I remember your mom and dad sayingthose things. They could quote whole scenes from funny movies. And Jennifer learned that great eye roll when she was dealing with her Nazi-Mormon mother.
I heard my mother say once "You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." I thought it was funny, and never forgot it. (I sometimes think it in the mirror when I'm having a bad hair day). But she didn't use it regularly.
She said "directly" when she meant "soon" As in, "I'll get to it directly." Her swear word was "Fiddle sticks!"
Daddy used to say "I'm as tard as uncle Worn's hat." Translated: "I'm as tired as uncle Warren's hat." You had to know my dad, and know that he was definately NOT a swearing man, to get how funny AND serious it was when he said "I'm as hungry as a B-wolf." (That's Bitch-wolf, but he only had to explain it once, and he said it in a whisper, with a grin and a twinkle in his eye.). He often said "A wise man once said...." then quote himself. He quoted Mark Twain a lot, too, and Will Rogers.
Sonja
Two corrections: Daddy's expression was "That's as UGLY as uncle Worn's hat" Not, tired. And He said he was as hungry as a "B.W." and only had to explain it once, (It's been a long time since I thought about those things).
Sonja
"Procrastination is a crime, it always leads to sorrow. I can stop it anytime, I think I will tomorrow."
I can think of a few others but I will answer to those later.
Evan
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