A Priceless Letter
When I checked the mail on Monday, March 25, 2019, I had received an extraordinary piece of mail. After opening the envelope and reading a message written in cursive writing inside the card, it moved me to tears. Many years ago, probably sixty-one years to be exact, I attended elementary school in Levelland, Texas. My second-grade teacher’s name was Mrs. Chaffin. Of course, I had not thought about second-grade for many years. A few weeks back my Mom called me to tell me that she needed some more of my books. She informed me that Mrs. Chaffin had seen my book lying on a table in the...
Read MoreOur Miracle Baby Arrives
After nine months and three weeks, our miracle baby had decided to leave the warmth and safety of my womb to be born. Early on the morning of October 15, 1973, Frank and I had left our apartment then drove to Saint Joseph Hospital in Bryan, Texas. Although we had preregistered months before, after helping me out of the vehicle, Frank and a nurse wheeled me hurriedly in a wheelchair to a registrar’s office. Of course, we left puddles on our entire route, and I was embarrassed, but with each contraction that embarrassment lessoned because I did not care anymore, at all. Finally, we...
Read MoreTaking Our Baby Home
The morning after our son was born, October 16th, Frank returned to Saint Josephs Hospital around 6:00 a.m. Frank was excited and carried in his hand an Instamatic camera and a couple of pictures. He had stopped by the nursery to take snapshots of Scotty before coming to my room. I was sitting in the chair by my bed putting on makeup when Frank entered the room. Since the nurses brought Scotty to me to nurse around 4:00 a.m., after feeding our son, I had showered then changed into a gown and housecoat which were in my bag from home. Frank surprised me by taking my picture, but I did not...
Read MoreFrozen Diapers & Baby Book
Baby Boy was keeping us very busy. He was a hungry baby, nursing or taking six ounces of formula every two hours. The Nurses told us before we left to take Scotty home that he had been keeping them quite busy. They had brought him to me every four hours, but in between, they were giving him formula. So, they had sent us home with small bottles of formula with instructions of how and when to use. Frank’s folks and his little sister came to see us the day after we had arrived home with Scotty. With them, they had a multifunction stroller. Of course, we all loaded Scotty into the...
Read MoreWalking the Stage
Frank, Scotty, and I were thriving in College Station, Texas, living across from the campus, life seemed effortless and times were so easy. Of course, we had little money, but enough to satisfy our daily needs. Although Frank was busy going to school plus working two jobs, he wanted me to stay at home to be with Scotty. I finally convinced him when Scotty was six months old that I could stay home and babysit little ones of Moms who worked outside their homes. After word got out that daycare was available at our home, I ended up having four more little ones to take care of during the day...
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