My Life in a Book

I think family traditions mostly came from my Mom's side of the family. Some of our family traditions were made by Mom and Dad for our family. I think most of the Christmas and Easter traditions were Mom's ideas. Mom was the communicator of the family and stayed in touch with all the family members mostly on her side of the family. I did stay connected with my Dad's siblings but now that they are gone I have no connection with the next generations. Dad's side of the family were not communicators and only got in touch when something happened in the family like weddings or funerals. Mom's side on the other hand had huge reunions that would fill a small town park. They got together every year with a potluck meal. Sadly that generation has mostly all died off and only a handful of the next generation still get together on a regular basis. From my generation on Mom's side of the family has spawned a small group of cousins that get together regularly to play cards and...

  Was I closer to Mother or Father. My mother and father each had their roles in my life. My mother was the homemaker and did all the domestic things that an at home mother would do. She made the meals, washed the clothes, and kept the house in order. I actually spent more time with Mom than Dad but have great memories from each of them. Dad on the other hand was the outdoor project kind of person. Dad was the one that taught me a lot about cars, how to fix them, and how to modify them. I had an old Ford Fairlane that I had driven to college for the last year of college. When Mom and Dad was going to be out of town for a few days, they left me on my own to watch over the farm where we lived. Since I would be leaving for another school for mechanics in St. Louis, I asked Dad if he was going to do anything with the old Ford. He say no not knowing what I had in mind. I decided it would be fun to cut all the metal off the car except for the roof, hood, trunk, and floor. Then I cut the ...