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Snowball & the Click

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 4 comments

Frank and I were good at working together, and had fun doing so with each other. Frank loved to get a rise out of me because he knew that I was a spitfire, but he also knew that all he had to do was flash his amazing dimples at me to put out the spitfire. Frank would learn one more thing about me that I did not know about myself. The summer was coming to an end, and Frank had signed up to go to Coaching School in Dallas, Texas. My sister-in-law and her two girls had come to visit with Scotty and me while Frank was in Dallas. One of my nieces was the same age as Scotty, and the other one...

Big Bird & The Hairpiece

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 4 comments

The beauty of doing daycare for only teachers children was that on school holidays, I was also free to be with Frank and Scotty on all of the school holidays. During the Christmas break of 1977, Frank, Scotty, and I had two weeks to spend with our parents. Our first road trip took us to Van Vleck, Texas, to visit Frank’s folks. We stayed there enjoying shopping and visiting until midnight Christmas Eve then we packed into the truck and headed back to Hubbard, Texas. After arriving at our home in Hubbard, we woke Scotty then went into the house to see if Santa had come to visit....

Matching the Eyes

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 2 comments

With Christmas and New Years celebrated, Springtime of 1978 had begun for Frank, Scotty, and I in Hubbard, Texas. All of the trees were putting on new leaves, the bushes were needing trimming, and the grass needed mowing. Since it was a beautiful Spring day, Frank, Scotty, and I all went outside to spend the day. Frank and I loved to work in our yard, and for the first time, it was actually our yard. Scotty was busy playing on his swing set in the back yard or riding his hot wheel on the sidewalk in the front yard. Frank decided to mow the grass first while I worked on cleaning out the...

All Tied Up Party

Posted by Nancy Lou Henderson in Eternal Love | 6 comments

In March of 1978, it was time for Frank to renew his contract at Hubbard ISD. A new Head Coach came to Hubbard the previous year, and he adored Frank. The Head Coach had decided to take a coaching job in Bremond, Texas for the 1978- 79 school year, and he wanted Frank to go with him as the Defensive Line Coach. Leaving Hubbard, Texas and moving to Bremond, Texas, was a big decision for Frank to make. Frank and I talked about for several days. We had lots to consider, especially after buying a home. Frank decided to put in for the Head Coach at Hubbard, but with only three years of...

Another Change

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Frank, Scotty, and I loved the people of Bremond, but Frank had begun to worry about something, and it would change our lives and put us in a more permanent place. Contract renewal time was quickly coming up at Bremond schools in the Spring of 1981. Frank asked me to have a sit-down discussion about renewing his contract. Frank was concerned that Scotty would be starting to Kindergarten in the Fall of 1981, and he wanted to make sure that Scotty would go through school from Kindergarten until Graduation in one town. Frank had gone to only one school, Van Vleck, until he graduated and knew...