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I took these pictures with a Pentax. That means real film. |
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We lived in New Jersey at this time. This afternoon I shared the scanned photos with my kids and we've had fun exchanging comments. |
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Ben wrote on the back for his mother, "Dave's favorite stance." Ben was the baseball coach. |
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We moved to Clear Lake in 1985. This was a favorite chair, so it came with us, and it shows up in several pictures. You might notice Ben's favorite t-shirt from 1984. |
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I sewed in those days. Everything. Corinne's dress, the pinafore, the goose. The dress in the next photo. I loved her so much. Well, I still do! |
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My camera came out at fun moments to preserve memories of happy times. |
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Ben assembled Corinne's first bike. Before this, she rode on the back of my bike. Everywhere. The occasion was probably her fifth birthday, but in Texas it could have just as easily been Christmas. |
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I have a vague memory of visiting San Antonio during spring break. |
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I cropped out the Alamo so I could see us better. |
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We drove to Disney World when Corinne was 5. We had a blast -- the kids were good and the lines weren't too long. |
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This was Christmas, 1989. Now I know that one of my grandchildren's most favorite toys is 30 years old. |
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This is a classic picture, certainly Halloween, with a cheerleader and a geek. A young woman in the ward loaned Sammie her cheerleading outfit. |
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We fed the missionaries often in those days. Ben was late arriving for dinner, as he commuted from Houston. I was out of glasses by the time he showed up. That's a root beer float. |
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I made the dress for a fancy work dinner. I don't remember the evening at all, but I was happy about the dress. |
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I made lavish desserts for birthdays. I still do. |
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The candles indicate Dave was 14. That made me 35. That was a long time ago for both of us. |
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We have all counted nine candles on the cake. The only explanation is that I ran out of candles. |
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This is a great picture! My guess is that Sammie was preparing to leave on his mission, right after his 19th birthday. His favorite birthday dessert was cherry cheesecake. |
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Darth Vader is on the right. |
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Applesauce was a wonderful pet, and she was especially cooperative with all of Corinne's ideas. |
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For the record, I didn't have to pose the kids. They set everything up and then called me to bring the camera. My grandchildren do the same thing. |
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Is this cute enough? |
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We quickly learned that we could play with the ducklings before they ran off to join their mom, with no problems at all. |
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Not many things are more fun than baby ducks. |
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I can date this picture by Dave's hair: 1992. |
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I had a learning experience today. Sammie's hair is not scraggly. Well, maybe it is, but it's planned. Turns out these were Dukes of Hazzard years. |
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Jeff pointed this out to me today. |
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I quickly spotted the trend. I was the barber. This is something I probably knew and have forgotten. |
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Hair was a big deal in our home. Don't ask me later. |
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Steve told me his kids loved seeing all these pictures this afternoon. I asked him what they thought about his hair. "Mom," he said, "It's 2019. Not a big deal." |
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Dave sent this picture to Grandma directly from his mission. He wrote on the back, "A picture for your fridge!" The new convert is on the left. Dave, on the right, and his companion, center, taught and baptized him. |
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My camera sometimes came out when kids lost teeth. |
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My boys grew up. Jeff, on the left, and Steve, on the right, posed with Dave and Carolyn at Dave's graduation. For the record, you are seeing a graduate who was very happy to be out of school. His brothers (all three, actually) went on to get advanced degrees. Dave never looked back; he was done. |