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I did already share Robert Franklin’s birth but one thought to add. After having a towel in my pants and sitting on one all the way to the hospital I rarely ever complained about sanitary pads again. I leaked water all the way there and through my exam.
My first Sonshine,William Kerry. I have already told the story of # 2 birth. So here is the story of #1 I was due the day after Christmas. By the 24 I was sure I would spend Christmas in the hospital. Then by the 27th I was convinced that I had a tumor and was […]
When I was about 11 years old Mimi let me make pancakes by myself. This was not a good idea, I ended up adding 4 tablespoons of baking soda [or powder]. This resulted in 4 gallons of pancake batter. 4 gallons you exclaim! Yes. Because of our financial position at that time it was better […]
Ahhhh yes the fruitstand man. I wish I could remember his name. Dink and I took the kinder to see my old neighborhood after getting a passport for baby #5. I showed them the apartments we lived in when I was a child. Told many stories and then went to see if the fruitstand was […]
Yesterday, I was taking Little Man to the store with me and we saw a produce truck. It reminded me of a faint memory of a fruit stand. When I was around the age of 8, Mimi & Papa took us to Munich, Germany to show us where she lived when her dad [Grandpa Scheib] […]
I was due the next morning to have Bobby. Papa was working night shift. I asked aunt D to come stay with me. She said no way because you are due to have your baby. I reminded her that Billy did not come for two weeks after his due date. Then I told her no […]
When I was 13 I had a boyfriend named Jose. Jose and his friend smoked all the time. My friend Nancy and I started to smoke when we started to be their girlfriends. One day Nancy and I were in her bathroom with the fan on and the window open having a cigarette when I […]