Stories From My Mother

1.  When my uncle E was little mom's dad told him that if he ever told a lie again, he would make him eat a rat.  My uncle E asked Granny, "Mamma if daddy makes me eat a rat; will you scrape the hair off of it?"

 

2.  Her first day of school she had one brother on one side holding her hand, and another brother on the other side holding her hand.  She said never did her brothers treat her mean.  The boys had a habit when they went around something, they would say "bread and butter"... so one day she said it.  One of her brothers said.. "Here! You don't say that!"

 

3.  Uncle E drove a taxi.  The first time my dad took my mother home he stopped to buy a pack of cigarettes.  Her bother drove by and saw her in my dad's car.  He yanked her out of the car and told her he was taking her home and he was telling mamma on her!  When my dad came back out the couple that was with him said, "That gal must have been married.  Some guy in a taxi came by and yanked her out of the car!"

 

4.  Granny always let her go to dances with her brothers.  She would laugh and say she didn't see them half of the time.  They were off fighting or doing something.

 

5.  One time Uncle E. and Uncle L. got into a fight with the stove poker.  Granny got in the middle of them and when it was all over the stove poker was bent.  Mom would say, "Now that is how strong mom was!!"

 

6.  Someone was always living with them.  Mom always hated to come home from school because every dish in the house would be dirty!  Granny would be caning and have beet juice and stuff all over the kitchen,  and mom had to help clean up the mess.

 

7.  They went barefoot a lot.  Every year before school started they would go to a shoe store owned by a Jew.  They would all get a new pair of shoes for a dollar a pair.  They all walked to school.  Granny made all of her clothes.  The first thing she bought was a pair of red high heels and a long coat with fur down the front.  I can still remember that dark green coat with the fur on both sides from top to bottom.  She would sit me on her lap and wrap me up inside her coat.  It always felt so warm.  She wore it for years.

 

8.  My dad took her to meet his family.  She wore her red high heels.  My Uncle D. was only 4 years old.  When they left he told everyone that she sure had pretty legs!  Believe me he still notices the ladies pretty legs!  Quite a ladies man!  lol  Sure my aunt B. will tell him what I said.  He was the one that teased me all the time and had me bawling.  He was almost 6 years older than me.  lol

 

9.  Mom never forgot this!  When she was 9 she had a doll buggy, a wicker one.  My uncle E. took her doll buggy and gave it to the little girl next door.  When mom wanted her doll buggy he told her that she was too big for dolls!

 

10.  They were a wild bunch.  Fighting all the time.  Well known name in the city... called them "The B. boys."  Lot of boys would not date her because of her brothers. lol

 

11.  Her uncle B. had a country western band.  They played every weekend.  Granny, Granny's sister M., brother B., brother H., and Granny's sister-law M. all sang on the local radio station.

 

12.  One time Granny rearranged the furniture upstairs.  Uncle J. had the habit of running up the stairs and jumping into bed.  That night he came home, ran and jumped in the bed and fell in the floor.

 

13.  Uncle E. had a daughter 5 years younger than I.  Uncle E. drove a taxi.  When she would get mad at everyone she would say, "I just gonna tall me a tab and go home!"

 

14.  My uncle E. and uncle L. were good looking boys!  Uncle E. was really better looking than Uncle L.  Uncle L. reminded me of Clark Gable.  I think he must have imitated some of the expressions from Clark Gable.  lol  He was quite the ladies man.  Gary's mother went to school with both of them.  She told me one day, "That E. and L. were sure good looking boys."  My uncle E. said that he had a crush on Gary's mom when he went to school with her.  Small world, isn't it?  lol

 

15.  There was only a little over 2 years difference between mom and her little brother D.  She told me one time that he was laying on the sofa and his little checks were rosy.  She said he looked so sweet laying there.  She bent down and gave him a kiss on the cheek.  Uncle E. saw her do it and said, "Here!  You quite that!  I am going to tell mamma on you!"  lol  Then she would say... "That E. !!"  lol  If you have not guessed by now... uncle E. was the oldest.  lol

 

16.  My mother said that every time she would do something silly my Granny would say to her .... "M. you silly little goose!"

 

I can still hear my Granny singing her favorite song:  Precious Lord Take My Hand.  She would want me to sing it with her.  She wanted to harmonize with me.  lol  Too funny!  Soon she would say, "Janie Marie you are singing with me!"  lol

 

 

Enoughmemories for one entry!  Wishing all of you a wonderful week with LOTS of blessings.  All of you are in my prayers.  God Bless, Janie