31-50 of 100 Not So Boring Things About Me
31. I very seldom dream, but I did dream of having a son one day. My husband was William III, I’d hoped I could be part of carrying on something very important to him.
32. The first song my hubby and I ever danced to was Last Kiss at his Junior Prom. It never became “our song” though. Instead it was Unchained Melody by the Righteous Brothers. He never failed to come looking for me when that song was played.
33. We decided we had enough children after another very difficult missed miscarriage. The Doctors stated my uterus had been punctured during the D&C process. I cried.
34. In 1981 I delivered a perfectly healthy, beautiful son. We named him William IV!!! William was born with a placenta and a half, and after doing research in later years I found out this too was abnormal. By all rights, I should have miss-carried him too. My dream had come true, our family complete, we stopped.
35. My husband and I were firm believers that Mom’s place was “at home” with the children, at least until they entered school. The kids were always our first priority.
36. We didn’t have two cars, nor three televisions or a mansion. We were happy and content.
37. My husband was a Deputy Sheriff. To supplement our income I sometimes acted as a Matron for the Sheriff’s Dept when a female prisoner needed transport between a mental facility to Court. I helped transport all kinds of women; one who thought she was Amelia Erhardt, another who seen radio announcers coming out of her full length mirror and one who stuffed Kleenex behind her glasses and then exclaimed “I can’t see!”
38. One particular transport stands out. DH and I were transporting a beautiful, blonde, sophisticated lady convicted of her 5th DUI. Upon entry to the chemical dependency unit, the nurse looked at both of us and asked my uniformed DH which one of us was to stay. Hmmmmmm…
39. In 1984 I rode my first airplane. We went to Las Vegas with a couple we were friends with, plus her elderly Mom and Dad. The price for 5 days/4 nights was $129 per person.
40. During this trip two things happened; 1. I went to my first strip club where a very nice looking man was dangling his thing in my face. I was confused? DH, hastily handed me two $1 bills and said, “Here, quick, give him these!” 2. My friends, Dad, suffered a fatal heart attack, he flew back with us, but in cargo.
41. I have no desire to go back to Las Vegas.
42. All of my children are named after ancestors, Christine Kate – my grandmother and mother, Maree Joy – my Scots ggrandmother and sister, William Christoph IV – DH, his father, grandfather, ggrandfather and a ggrandfather on DH’s Mom’s side.
43. Almost all the relatives on my Dad side were Catholic, except for my grandfather, who turned Lutheran. This caused a green and orange situation amongst the paternal family. Therefore, I was not allowed to date Catholic boys. Needless to say, all of us kids married Protestants.
44. My first crush was on a Lutheran minister.
45. My favorite flower is a carnation. I love their smell and after working in a floral shop I learned their longevity was much longer than a rose.
46. I once told my Mother, I never wanted to marry a farmer, I didn’t.
47. In 1987, we sold our house in town and moved out to my Scots grandfather’s farm. That farm has remained in the family for 116 years.
48. While sitting in the garden one day shortly after our move, I ran my fingers through its rich black soil and realized why Scarlett fought the Yankees and sold her soul for Tara. I felt the very same way.
49. Each summer while on vacation DH would let his beard grow. We once took a trip west in a rented van, travelers were DH, my Mom, my 23 yr old sister, and 7 children. Stopping to camp one evening, a female teacher from PA, sauntered into our camp and asked DH if he was Mormon.
50. I proudly displayed the latest fad shirt to my Scots grandfather and knowledgably told him it was called, Paisley plaid. He smiled and said, “Paisley, you say? Your ancestors were from Paisley, Scotland.” Unbeknownst to me at the time was, this little tidbit of information, is what would serve as the starting point in my quest for my Scots roots in later years.
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Comments: 30
That was hilarious Lynn.
Thanks for sharing
Shannon -- We were fortunate that my husband was able to be the sole provider, different age, different time.
Yep, a hubby, a mom, a wife, a woman who could be a wife of somebody and 7 kids could pass for Mormon in a lot of people's books.
I bet your old farmhouse is amazing. A wonderful and lovely trip down memory lane. I look forward to the next group!!!
Thanks for sharing Lynn, I really enjoyed reading about your life.
Plaid is the word used nowadays for the folded 'blanket' worn over the shoulder by Scots pipers and soldiers in some Scots regiments. The brightly woven material which is used to make kilts etc is tartan.
Whilst tartans were worn in Scotland for at least a thousand years, many of the clan tartans are almost modern in origin - well, from the Georgian and Victorian eras.
Most clan names have tartans - but not all Scots were ever in a clan. Many families from what is now called the central belt and the Borders did not have clans - for instance, although Stewart is a highland name (and my family name) - there is a whole family of Stewarts who originated in the lowlands and therefore do not have a tartan.
Apart from family and clan tartans, there are also District tartans. So, if your famly doesn't have a tartan, you can choose to wear either a regimental tartan, eg the Black Watch or a tartan such as Royal Stewart or a District one.