| _____Date_____ |
They Said What? |
|
Age 3 |
| March 1, 1960 |
Billy dumped two boxes of laundry soap all over the basement
floor and then proceeded to pour water from the water heater
all over the soap. Ugh. |
| March 20, 1960 |
Ricky was trying to force open the door into his room which was
being barred by his daddy. TJ and Billy finally decided it was
useless and called Debbie over and said, "Cry, Debbie, so Daddy
will open the door" |
| December 20, 1960 |
Billy informed me the Christmas tree was melting. (The needles
were falling off.) |
|
Age 4 |
| March 9, 1961 |
Billy said the reason he and Ricky were going down to Grandma's is because I was going to
the hospital to get a new baby again. I guess he figures that is a yearly event with me.
. . but this time it was not so. |
| April 25, 1961 |
Billy asked me when I was going to go to get a new baby. I
asked why and he said, "Cause we need some more new babies.
. . all we have are Becky, Teri and Debbie." |
|
Age 5 |
| November 2, 1962 |
Billy came in to the kitchen to inform me he didn't have any
more long sleeve pants to wear because they were all in the
laundry. |
| November 11, 1962 |
Bill came stomping in so disgusted because 'Miss Virginia'
on TV didn't see him in her magic mirrow and didn't even
say his name! He said, "She didn't see me and I was
standing right in front of the TV"! |
| January 10, 1963 |
Billy asked me how he was going to get out of the ground
when he died because he will be all covered over with dirt
and God is in heaven in the sky and not in the ground. |
|
Age 6 |
| January 24, 1963 |
Billy asked me how old I would be next year and I jokingly
said '99'. He said, "Oh, I didn't know that was a real
number. Ricky told me there was a '99' and I didn't believe
him, but you will be 99 next year so it is real". After
supper Billy told the boys I would be 99 next year and
Ricky said, "Oh, Bill, Mom isn't that old and besides if
she was, she would have more children". |
| October 10, 1963 |
Billy asked if Uncle Bob Dierkes was a Catholic and I said
he was and then Billy said, "Oh, no wonder he's so nice.
Catholics are supposed to be nice you know". |
| November 1, 1963 |
I asked Billy if he would forget his mama after he married
because so many boys do. He quickly assured me he wouldn't
and added hesitantly, "If you don't move, I mean". (Have
you forgotten me yet, Bill? We have moved so many times
since that date in 1963 and so have you.) |
| November 2, 1963 |
I was helping Billy examine his conscience at bedtime and
asked, "Did I disobey my parents?" Billy said he didn't
know. Then I said, "Billy, concentrate on how many times
I disobeyed my parents every day when I was little". He
answered very impatiently, "Well, I don't know. . . I
wasn't born when you were little". |
| November 22, 1963 |
TJ and Bill brought their two best cars to Tom to keep to
make him feel better while he is ill with a cold which he
has had all week. |
| November 30, 1963 |
I was encouraging Ricky to eat his spinach without sugar
and to offer it up for his Dad who is now in the hospital.
He did, but shortly afterwards Bill excused himself from
the table and said he was not going to eat anymore supper
and was offering it for his Daddy. (Actually, he was
leaving his spinach which he detests in the first place so
not much of a sacrifice.) |
|
Age 7 |
| March 9, 1964 |
After reading a story to the children about a little lady
saying three Hail Mary's morning and evening and then giving
them to Mary in an imaginary box for Mary's birthday Bill
decided he would do likewise. He said he would stick his
head in a box and say a Hail Mary, pull his head out and
close the lid quickly before the Hail Mary got out"! |
| March 8, 1964 |
The boys were discussing Uncle Alfred's upcoming visit next
Saturday and TJ was wondering what time he would arrive. I
told him probably Saturday morning. Bill, in all seriousness
said, "If he is coming in his ole truck he had better start
right now", |
| June 13, 1966 |
Bill said he had indigestion in his nose. He meant a
congested nose. |
|
Age 11 |
| July 5, 1968 |
Tom said we should have Tim's tonsils removed because he
has so many ear and throat infections. I told Tom "they"
do not remove tonsils like they used to. Bill immediately
piped up with "Well, how do they take them out now?" |
| July 8, 1968 |
Tom has been treating the children to day old donuts this
summer. Driving past a donut shop on 23rd Strret Robin
Tuttle commented on how delicious their donuts are. Bill
chimed in with "Oh, do they make day old donuts there, too?" |
| August 4,1968 |
Removing a bar of soap from the bathroom stool I figured
baby Timmy had dropped it in accidentially and went on my
merry way. Next day Bill and I were in the bathroom at the
same time. Bill pointed to a bar of soap and said, "That's
toilet soap." I paused, then asked if he had put soap in
the stool yesterday and he said, "Yes, because the wrapper
said toilet soap, so I put it in the stool." He then asked
if I hadn't wanted it in the stool yet or what? I then
attempted to explain about the wording, etc. |
|
Age 16 |
| December 1973 |
Bill was in the admitting room at St. Joseph's Hospital for
his neck surgery and held David's blanket while I went out
in the hall to check on Rick and Dave. When I returned Bill
said a lady had come over and asked him what he was doing
with the baby blanket and he told her it was his security
blanket and she believed him.! |
