Daily Archives: November 30, 2015

Conversations with Mama… and more ~ #13 “In talking to Mama tonight about making a scrapbook for Melissa’s bridal shower she said… “I guess you could say I was the original scrapper years ago. I used to cut pictures  into … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama… and more ~ #12 “Did I ever tell you how Boo likes to talk to me? Every morning about 6 o’clock, he jumps up on my chest and does different meows to me. I’ll say, “what do … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama… and more ~ #11 “We woke up to snow today (March 1, 2009). The big flakes coming down is covering everything. Boo wasn’t trying to get out the door today – he’s afraid of the snow. He … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama… and more ~ #10 Mama said one night, “Imagine if I had been a twin?”  I called Mama on the night of the President’s inauguration (2009) and asked her if she was watching Obama? “I’m not studying … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama… and more ~ #9 I heard another one of Mama’s saying tonight I never heard before; she forgot what she was telling me and said, “what was I going to say, Oh, it might be a lie. She … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama… and more ~ #8 “I never remember being scared about living on the farm by myself. I never thought about anyone coming to the farm – most people in town were afraid that ET’s (my father) ghost … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama ~ #7 “The maroon ceramic teapot you have actually came with a sack of flour that Mama bought at Ulmer’s store in Siloam. That teapot is pretty old because I remember her getting that when I was … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama ~ #6 “Your father was always a little scared of my father. Clayton knew that if he ever really did anything to me, that my father would go after him. Sometimes when we stayed at the farm, … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama ~ #5 “I’ll never forget the one night your father drove over to the farm. He had had a little too much to drink and when he pulled into the yard, he went real fast, around and … Continue reading →

Conversations with Mama… and more~ #4 I called Mama tonight to tell her who the woman was from Siloam that I’d met online. She recognized her last name (Underwood), and said “she must have been the youngest of the family, … Continue reading →