4. Were there other family members in the area? Who?

When we were little, my dad's brother, Kermit Williams and his family lived across the street from us- but they soon moved to Spokane. Grandma Williams' sister, Grace Brittain and her husband Milo, lived in Marcus and would we go visit them on occassion. Dad's sister, JoAnn Kruger and her family lived in Davenport, WA and we spent every Thanksgiving with them for as long as I can remember.

But- Grandma and Grandpa Gilmore lived in Kettle Falls- and that's who we saw most of the time. Our grandma thought Donna and I were perfect and wonderful. We would sing songs and perform for Grandma and the gang (she had a boarding house) during dinner. I remember dancing with Grandma to old 78 records - she liked to "fox trot". Donna and I would always crawl under the table and tickle her feet, steal her shoes and hide them where she could never find them until we came back the next time. Grandma and  I  would snuggle up on the sofa and watch wrestling and "Gunsmoke" and "The Lawrence Welk Show". We drank red koolaid and ate graham cracker and peanut butter while we watched TV- our special treat.