Kim's Family History

Grandmothering

March 29, 2012

I wonder what kind of grandmother I’ll be known as to my grandchildren. I had 2 grandmothers, but our relationship was not the typical relationship. I hardly knew my grandmothers. One grandmother left her family when my mother was 6 months old, leaving also 3 boys under the age of 6, and her husband. She [...]

Meeting my Grandmother

October 16, 2010

I didn’t really get to know my Grandmother – my mother’s mother – until I was 26. It was my second occasion ever to see her. The whole story is quite complicated. My Grandmother Ruby left her family when my mother was 6 months old. She abandoned her 3 sons and husband to run off [...]

The Basement

September 30, 2010

Our basement was an integral part of my childhood. It was the place in our home that I could get away from everyone and experience solitude. It was my time in my childhood to figure out who I was as a person with some genuine thinking and reflection. It was also a place to have [...]

Saturday night

September 17, 2010

For a family that didn’t have much money (See My Dad – the Original Organic Farmer ), we sure did have fun on Saturday nights. Friday nights were taken up with football or basketball (See Football Boogie ). Saturday nights were reserved for playing cards or board games, sometimes with just our family, my aunt [...]

The Great Neighborhood Water Fight

August 25, 2010

They say Ohio is a great place to raise corn, pigs, and children. I absolutely loved the way that I grew up. The neighborhood was our playground, and the plethora of neighbor kids – who ALL owned bicycles – were our playmates. We didn’t take Family Vacations during our summer breaks, but every summer day [...]

Like a Kid in a Candy Store

August 9, 2010

My mother grew up in the Cumberland area of Tennessee during the Depression. They had no electricity or running water – unless you counted the mountain spring that ran beside her house. My mother was the only female in her house and therefore was in charge of most of the household chores. She cleaned, did [...]

One Sure Thing

August 1, 2010

We knew each other before we were born. Or so it seems. The way we think alike, our inherent understanding of each other, our imprint on each other’s souls has been there since the beginning of time. Our families lived 3 miles apart from each other when we were growing up in a little farming [...]

The Expression on Grandma’s Face

June 30, 2010

My paternal grandmother Edith married when she was 14, on October 4, 1911. Her husband – my grandfather, Harry – was 38, 24 years old years older than his bride. My grandfather is the in the front row on the left. My grandmother, his new bride – is in the second row standing, second from [...]

Father’s Day

June 20, 2010

My Dad died 28 years ago. He had a massive heart attack when he was 60 and lived for a couple of days after it. My husband and I hit the road to drive back home as soon as we heard that he was in the hospital, but we got there right after he died. [...]

Dozens of Cousins

May 20, 2010

I have a plethora of first cousins – 58 at last count. My Dad was one of 14 children (See Being a Middle Child, #7 of 14) and most of his siblings had several children each. Most of my cousins lived in my home town and I had regular interactions with them. I also have [...]

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Grandmothering

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Like a Kid in a Candy Store

One Sure Thing

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