Finishing School
What is the program JoEllen attended at LDS Business College to refine her social skills?
Miniature Tea Parties
What was my favorite thing to do at Grandma's house as a child?
Wooden spoons
What did mom most commonly break on my behind?
Tickles!
What is Grandma really, really good at?
$45/month
What was the rent for JoEllen and Dean's first apartment?
There is no recipe; I made it up!
What is JoEllen's most common response when asked to share a recipe for something she made?
Canned Figs
What school lunch item did JoEllen offer to eat to save other kids from the "clean plate" monitor?
Get out of the car!
What was my mother's response to my half-way cleaning job of the bathroom when we were about half-way to my soccer game?
Stood up and made herself known
What did Grandma do at my high school orchestra concert (right before we started to play) when I couldn't locate my family in the audience?
Merry Moppet's Day Care
Where did JoEllen leave her kids so she could shop at Diamond's Department Store?
Five Crowns & SkipBo.
What card games does JoEllen love to play with her kids and grandkids?
Cleaned the fish
What did JoEllen do to save Dean, her fiancé, from embarrassment while on a family fishing trip?
"My like Mama's chicken best!"
What did I say at the age of 3 after tasting filet mignon at grandma's house?
Cave exploring in Olympus Hills
What is the most foolish thing JoEllen did as a teenager?
Snare drums
What is the instrument JoEllen played in the junior high marching band?
Her personal journal
What was the "pretty white notebook" that JoEllen wrapped up as a white elephant gift for the ward party?