Friday, August 1, 2008

Memory Lane

So I started thinking that I have tons of memories growing up, and many of them involve my parents. I know some of you share the same memories, so I signed them up to play along. Leave a memory for about my mom or dad.


Here's how it works:

1. As a comment on my blog, leave one memory that you and I had together, or one of the first memories you have of me. It doesn't matter if you knew me a little or a lot, anything you remember!

2. Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.

6 comments:

Jill said...

I shall start since I made the post.

about mom:
...you doing children's choir
...getting us all the good teachers because you had 'pull' at livingston
...zuma
...going to the cabin and me, you, and beth remodeling it
...all of our cross country trips
...your BIG glasses
...the taxi cab
...me throwing up in the front seat of the blue buick
...you making the yearbook at livingston
...going to thailand with you. i knew you were nervous, but you did so well and all the girls loved you
...you yelling at rachel lockett because she pushed your face in chocolate. i died of embarassment
...helping me get ready for my wedding.
...cheering me on during levi's birth
...cleaning the church
...you getting so mad at us because you would have to come and sit in our rooms and tell us what to do in order for us to clean our room
...amy always wanting to kiss your butt

about dad:
...putting grapes in your eyes and making faces
...amazing all our friends with your magic tricks
...me getting in trouble for getting into your magic tricks
...playing car
...getting me laughing so hard that i'd yell "i gotta spit"
...you trying to house train bo
...you falling asleep with the remote control on your belly
...crawling in the hospital bed and watching tv with you
...seeing you for the first time after the thailand accident
...the tire swing
...all of your collections - buttons and bread ties
...having to visit vegas twice because the van broke down
...walking me down the aisle
...you becoming a gramps
...going white water rafting with me on the youth trip
...massachu..shits
...the car ride in D.C. where amy & mom got so mad at you, me and beth because we were laughing and making jokes
...all of your jokes
...you getting me started in baseball and teaching me all the rules. you also let me use your glove which i still have
...coming and working on the jill mobile 3 times in one week at the college. i got stuck in macon once remember?
...getting up at 3am to look for shooting stars or planets

guess i need to leave some for others to recount.

Amy Tarleton said...

DAD...
...remember when we used to run to the top of the driveway to get you to drive us down the big hill?
...the pumpkin launch 2007!
...the flinstone car!
...singing Daddy's girls
...potato gun
...riding us on your feet and picking us up by our ears
...doing your magic tricks for all my college friends
..."come here ya ole varmint!"
MOM...
...leaving us notes in our lunchboxes that had pictures of ducks on them
...me going to TOPS with you and playing in the chair racks
...the time we saw the bank robbery!?!
...the clown ministry
...you always permed grannie's hair in the kitchen sink
...the sweatshirts that you made that matched grannie!
...wednesday lunches!
...There might be a little dust on the Bible...

Amy Tarleton said...

...crosswords!

Jennifer Eoff said...

Where to start with all the memories that I have of you two & your family. You guys are like 2nd parents to me. Here are just a few things that I remember...

staying at your house after school & watching GH

all the cookouts & parties

shopping at Sam's for all the VBS stuff

being an usher at my wedding & making me laugh during that crazy Last Supper picture

I miss you guys so much. Love you.

Rachel said...

Here are a few of my memeories.

- Riding to school in the morning with you and the girls.

- Our beloved Christmas programs.

- Going to VBS with you.

- I don't know if you remember this, but once I fell on your old slide and I was at Moo's house crying and you came over with some orange Jello for me. Thanks.

- You would always be waiting at the bus stop in the van, if it was raining.

- When I think of the Livingston Yearbook, I think of you and my Mom.

- Countless love and concern throughout the years.

Rachel said...

One more,

- You and Charlie ALWAYS taking time to play with Jones and Lacey. They LOVE coming to play at your house. Thanks, it really does mean alot.