#40 of 52 : ROBERT DO GOOD

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            I told you, Mother, that project would not work.  Anyway, don’t you remember fishing over there in the towels?  Remember crappie we caught and how good they tasted?

Whose idea was this to try something new and without asking for our help?  Seems to me that this world is going down hill when people think they can try that and get by with it.  Then build a monument to show off such a thing.

I bet Dad would turn over in his grave if he knew this had happened to our grazing and hunting ground.  Continue reading The 2011 Imaginary Family Project – Week 40 →

#39 of 52 : Ms…..?

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    They say write ‘bout what you know.  I don’t know much of nothin’.  I do know I have had this picture in my wallet, right next to my lucky two dollar bill for 60 years now.  Neighbor lady she was, Ms. …?  Dangit, it’ll come to me. Continue reading The 2011 Imaginary Family Project – Week 39 →

#38 of 52 : REUBEN MOSER & TEAM

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This, sadly, was the worst little league baseball team Oklahoma has ever, or will ever see.

Starting with Coach on the left, here is a short summary of who they were and came to be.

Reuben Moser, Coach, father to left fielder Douglas, became a coach because the previous coach of the Cardinals decided his life would be better spent on an oilrig than trying to better this sad team.  In his spare time, Reuben sold knives, and often spent his nights soaking his feet in Epsom salts. Continue reading The 2011 Imaginary Family Project – Week 38 →

#36 of 52 : EVELYN ESTES

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     Now this photo takes me back!  That is my mother, Evelyn Estes, or as most everyone called her, Evie.  That little jacket is for me, a gift from my Auntie Gerdie from France, I believe.  As per usual, Gerdie, only called Gertrude when she got in trouble, made quite the entrance; this time in a brand new car that blinded you as it glinted fender to fender.  My mom always got so excited when her big sister would show up.  Her visits were always unexpected, but revitalized my mom at just the right time, when you could see her spirit start to drag.

Growing up, the two of them were inseparable.  They were the only girls in a family of seven with five older brothers to keep them in line.  They were only a year apart so as they got older they always had the same friends, went on double dates, in fact, most people thought they were twins.   Don’t be fooled, they really needed those older brothers to keep them in check when their wild streaks would flare up.

One of my mom’s favorite memories was when she and my auntie snuck out with a couple of their girlfriends one cool summer night when they were about 15 and 16.  Continue reading The 2011 Imaginary Family Project – Week 37 →

#36 of 52 : WAYNE

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The phone rang. Rang again. I looked at Billy, waiting for him to make a move. Nothing. I reached across the length of both our desks, “Mid West City PD.”

“PREVERT! Get this prevert outta here!” a woman screamed furiously on the other end. Continue reading The 2011 Imaginary Family Project – Week 36 →