I am enrichment leader and lucky me, the first 3 activities were pre-planned and mostly I showed up and hosted. Well, last week we had Mrs. Cora Sawyer (her love's name is Tom and one of her son's is Mark Twain Sawyer), for our Relief Society Birthday dinner. She displayed some of the most beautiful dresses and "drawers" dating from the 1800's. She knew story after story about her "Onery Armstrong" side of the family. She said (basically),
"If you don't write it down it's as if it never happened."
We were encouraged to write our history. You do it too.
So here goes.
Story #1
My Earliest Memory
As far as I know I was only 3 or 4 (1980) when this happened. I remember going to a large park in Washington. We were at some sort of festival. Colton and I were intrigued by all the goings on and especially with an area where there was water. I don't have the foggiest idea if it was a lake or a fountain, but I wanted to swim. Well, Colton, being of the male persuasion just stripped down to his skivvies. I, on the other hand, had to have a more creative solution to nakidity.
My dad was all over this. I distinctly remember being whisked into a potty and stripped down to the My Little Ponies's and my dad's long striped knee highs tied together in front and back to hide my baby boobs. I think even then I was slightly embarrassed. Probably didn't last long when I hit the agua. Thanks for not using duct tape and pennies dad.
Other 1980-ish stats:
-Lived at 5604 South Mullen, Tacoma
-I had a bowl cut, my mom, an afro, my bro the partridge family kid cut, my dad, same as today
-We had a robber break into our house and steal some jeans while we were in the back
-I went to The Little Red Schoolhouse
-We watched Star Trek laying on our giant pillows next to the fireplace my parents re-faced with diagonal cedar. That was a HOT look. (I took the same wood off of my fireplace in our first condo)
-We watched a 3d movie at home
-My dad was travelling for the Army all the time and my mom used to take Colton and I to a place called Racks (Rax?) for stroganoff baked potatoes and salad bar often.
-My mom's co-workers hired a stripper covered in balloons to surprise her on her birthday.
-My friend's dad used to call me Brandywine- what an idiot
-I would eat kimche at my Fillipino friend Jennifer's house.
-Colton took break dancing lessons from my bff Linda's brother, Mao. He was hot.
-Colton took break dancing lessons from my bff Linda's brother, Mao. He was hot.
-I chased Colton around the house with a meat knife while we were being babysat. Don't know if my parents knew that one! :)
-I was jumproping at recess in my favorite grey and purple striped mini-skirt outfit when said skirt ended up around my ankles.
-Our school had a "Santa's Workshop" where we could buy gifts for our parents and I got my mom a faux gold fan necklace that really opened and closed. I was so proud.
-I jumped off the top of the "big toy" (playground) at our school, Manitou Elementary and bit through my tongue.
This is the Alma-mater today-I had a shoe kicking fetish and kicked my shoe on top of the onery guy's grocery on the way home from school. I had to go ask the jerk if he'd get my shoe down. He actually did.
-Our babysitter's husband Mike Tysoned some guys ear up the street in a neighborhood feud.
-Our babysittery's son tore up his knee while we were playing pickle in the yard.
-Across the street from our babysitter lived an old man that had a grandson in a motorized wheelchair that used to run over us for fun.
-The people across the street from us had purple velvet curtains and tons of kids. 10 I think.
-I spilled something every dinner as I spun the lazy susan on our table.
-My brother got bitten by 3 dogs within a span of about a month.
-I had a big baby blue bike with a fat ol' seat. I dreamed of having a banana seat.
-I gave my parents a one-woman show singing "Ebony and Ivory", only I thought they said, "...on my kiano keyboard..." huh?
