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Moving
More from my mom on our childhood years.We lived in the house at Spring Lake through the 2nd grade. But then, that summer, we suddenly left that house and stayed with my mom’s best friend, Ms. Jinx. We thought we were staying there for a couple of weeks while men worked on the house, but…
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Taking Baby Home
My mother wrote about where they lived after getting married and when I was born: We rented a one bedroom apt. in Falls Church – didn’t have much money, so only had necessary furniture. Daddy’s parents were dead set against us wasting money on rent and insisted we buy land and build a house. Bought…
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My Name
I asked my mother how they chose my name and this is what she sent me: Pop Pop was Capt. of a patrol craft ship (PCS) in Key West 1947. Even though he was an officer (Ensign), Grandma Bobbie and he hung out at the “Chief’s Club†on the Navy base. They were more fun.…
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My Birthday
Wednesday night my mother thought she might be going into labor. She waited a while but finally called the doctor and he told her to come on to the hospital. My mother and father lived temporarily in Alexandria, a small town about 20 minutes from Washington, DC. The only hospital in the area was in…