Day 20 of RFYLH

Question # 20

Tell about the house you lived in growing up.

While I lived in a lot of different houses growing up there is one I remember most. The house I grew up in was in Tehachapi, California. It is the house I lived the longest in. It was a yellow house and I remember that mostly because we also had a yellow car and yellow truck. Ya I don't know what my parents were thinking there or if that was just a fluke. I don't remember the physical address but it sat on the corner of San Gabriel st and Star court. I only remember that because my brothers name is Gabriel. It was a nice house. We had a creek in the back yard that was deep enough to swim in in the summer and across the creek was a tree that all of the neighborhood kids turned into a tree house. It was a lot of fun there. I lived there until I was about 9 or 10 I guess and then we moved around. It was home. I was very sad when we had to move out because I loved the place so much. I went back to visit it when I was in California last year for my step-dad's funeral and the place still looks the same. Well not quite the same. Its older and the new owners added a porch but it's still Yellow.

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Day 19 of RFYLH

Question # 19

What was your worst, really embarrassing moment?

Since I can't think of any embarrassing moments for myself I will tell you ones for my kids.

Cheyenne: my worst day ever was when I was pants in the middle of class in third grade and the guy I really liked saw everything cause my underwear came down to. I cried and ran to the bathroom.

Elyssa: my most embarrassing moment was when we stayed in Pennsylvania for a few days around Halloween a couple of years ago and my auntie Melissa's ex-husband snuck outside and put a mask on and jumped up in the window and scared me so bad that i cried.

Dj: My most embarrassing moment was when I was in the fourth grade and the family was all in the living room playing around and i was on all fours and my moms dog Phatty mounted me and his lipstick came out.

Day 18 of RFYLH

Question #18

What were your Fears, expectations, and anticipations about getting married?

Wow that is great question. My fears about getting married where just that I wanted to pick the right guy the first time because I watched my parents get married several times and I didn't want that. I wanted to just be married once and have a great life. I lucked out and did pick the right guy to marry and although we have not always been completely happy we have always made it through without to much damage. As for my expectations I didn't really have any. I just wanted to be happy with the man I loved and that's what I got. We didn't have a big wedding. In fact we just went down to the courthouse in Alabama and go married alone with just the two of us. It was great to not have the pressure of all the wedding stuff. I think we did the right thing because we are almost 12 years into our marriage and very happy.

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Day 17 of RFYLH

Question #17

Tell about you family traditions.

Our family traditions were never set in stone we just went with the flow of things but now that I have a family of my own we have our own traditions that I just love. Like for Christmas we always put our tree up two weeks before so that it is still fresh. We open one gift of Christmas Eve which is always PJ's and we have a theme for the tree. Birthdays are all depending on the birthday but usually it consists of that person being pampered all day and their choice of dinner. Fourth of July is usually spent with friends. Halloween is an up in the air holiday because there are very few that Dale has off. Thanksgiving is a time for us to spend as a family. I make a big dinner and we enjoy our time together. Once in a while we go to family friends houses for a meal.

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Day 16 of RFYLH

Question # 16

Where did your Grandparents live? What was their home like? did it have a certain smell or look?

My grandparents have lived in a lot of places the homes that I can remember where normal homes I would guess. They each had their own tastes and likes so they were different from each others. I remember my paternal grandmothers house always smelled like some sort of fresh baked goods. She loved to cook. I didn't really get to know my maternal grandmother until I was a grown adult with a family of my own. She lived in a trailer on my uncles property for several years and now lives with my aunt in Texas. Her home smelled normal I guess. She didn't cook but she cleaned a lot so I guess it kinda smelled like cleaning products.

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Day 15 of RFYLH

Question #15

Do you remember any of your Grandparents? What were their names?

Yes I remember a couple of them. My paternal Grandmother is Quondaila Cameron and she had three husbands of which I only met and remember one. His name is Hershal Cameron. On my maternal side I have my Grandmother and her name is Opal and her husband William. I still keep in touch with my grandmothers but both of my grandfathers have passed away.

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Day 14 of RFYLH

Question # 14

Tell about any ancestors that you know about- names, dates, ect. for historical purposes and any stories about them.

Well to tell you the truth as much as I love my family and love doing family history there isn't much I remember unless I go back and look at the stories myself. I know a lot about my history and all that but when it comes to knowing it off the top of my head im useless. To many stories and not enough space in my head. I have them all writen down so that anyone of my children or such can find out about them. If I remember a story I will come back and edit this one. Sorry.

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