14.What was school like for you as a child? What were your best and worst subjects?

I loved school. I loved to learn new things. I was good at everything but math. I always got good grades. And could read before other kids.  My two favorite grades were 2nd grade and Senior in High School.  I went to first grade in Colville. 2nd grade in Valley and Rice. Third grade in Rice and Colville and 4th grade in Kettle Falls. After that mama put the halt on moving around so much so we went to Kettle Falls until we graduated from High School. I got engaged Christmas my Jr. year in High School and got married 20 days after I graduated from High Schoool. I took some classes at Spokane Falls Community College, but never attended after that.

Pre-mother's Day photo

Well- I'm off my list of questions- but I thought this was kind of fun. This is me with my Grandma, Esther May Riley Gilmore, in the side yard of her house (next to the bathroom. and yes that is a door

from the outside that goes right inside that bathroom)

This was summer of 1968. I was so excited to be pregnant that I started sewing  maternity outfits

right away.  I must have been about 2 months along with Joel.

Going to Church

This might be Easter- mama looks pretty cute and she's wearing a hat and a fancy dress. Note the updos on me and Donna. Mama is giving  giving Daddy a real nice look.  I'm smiling shyly and Donna May is squinting full faced into the sun at daddy.  I love this picture. 

Later that same year- we were playing "farm" on mama's bed. We we supposed to be playing quietly and resting.  I took the sissors and (quietly) cut off our hair to make hay bales. We stacked them neatly all over mama's bedspread.

Then not too long after that, Donna got into some green paint or dye ( or something). It was up high and she was climbing again. It spilled it all over her. It didn't make her sick - but she turned green. Green hair. Green skin.  Mama said she couldn't go anywhere cause Donna looked like a postage stamp.



Allowance

When I was a little kid, I used to get 25 cents a week.

 It was enough to buy a comic book for 10 cents (Superman was my favorite).

 A bottle of Pepsi for 10 cents

 and a Hershey bar for 5 cents