Girls Gone Wild
This sister dared to wear wool pants in May.
Mom wore them first and washed them. They shrunk and Bee wore them. They were washed, shrunk again and Lucia wore them on a field trip to the bank. That is how Lucia wore wool in May.
Three brothers are honored with this title.
We are all veterans. (Jerry, Naldo and Joseph)
This phone number was known to all of us for over 25 years.
What is (505) 347-2182 the phone number in Midway?
We never saw her grow up.
Christine was born September 7, 1953. She was born very very sick.
A song is more than a song when sung to a doll.
Who is Pinky Lee?
Donna had a doll named Pinky Lee. She loved that doll and dad would sing the Pinky Lee song.
This sister had two families growing up.
Who is Maggie Castillo?
Maggie came to live with us when we moved to Midway. She became a member of the family.
His eyes were purchased by his mother
Who is Daniel?
When Daniel was four years old a lady asked him where he got his beautiful eyes he answered, “ my mom bought them at Kmart.”
Singing can cause you to be thirsty.
Who is mom and how thirsty is she?
Mom singing “Water, pure clear water” and Dodo thinking mom needed water.
A good picnic area can always be found, if you drive far enough.
What is a roadside park?
Drive in any directions, north, south east or west, roadside parks are the best for a picnic.
Wax hand season!
What is the day after Christmas?
The day after you clean up the luminarias and you save the left over wax or candles. Melt the wax to make your wax hand.
This sister made her own plans for a get away with her first grade friend.
Who is Lorraine?
Lorraine did not get on the bus at the end of the school day, instead she made plans to go home with a friend. We looked everywhere for her. We found her around 9:00 that evening.
Owls are not your friend. Owls are...
What are lechuzas?
The owls that would land on the fence poles dad would say they were lechuzas (witches) that would keep an eye on us.
A four year old is a bit young to be arrested.
Who is Joseph?
Police came to the door on Shoshone St. in Albuquerque to arrest Joseph for assault. He was four years old.
A three day vacation was always threatened during summer break
What is Las Vegas New Mexico Mental Hospital?
Mom threatening us that she could check herself into the Mental Hospital in Las Vegas New Mexico. She said they would let her stay for three days because we were making her crazy. It would be like a vacation.
Not only is he bilingual, you might say he is tri-lingual.
Who is Joseph?
When we moved to Midway the neighbors (Sanchez boys) taught Joseph how to say the number nine in French. It was not a very nice word.
This sister learned early, she could hide things in her nose.
Who is Bee?
Bee stuck green stamps up her nose and we had to take her to the doctor so he could pull them out. Later she stuck a pecan shell up her nose.
Mexican roulette?
What is the game Jerry would ask us to play?
A game Jerry invented for us. Instead of one bullet in the chamber Mexican roulette requires you to play with six bullets.
This sister can say her lungs saved her from a painful sting.
Who is Tesera?
One day Teresa was crying which kept the scorpion in the crib away from her.
Everyone wants one.
Everyone get only one.
You get it once a year.
What is a Santa Claus brown bag?
Santa treat bags happened only on Christmas Eve.
If you want to know something about someone you ask the detective in the family.
Who is Joann?
Joann was alway wondering about everything. Her dad nicknamed her “Colombo.”
She agreed to have her shirt cut off in a crowed public place.
Who is Ruth?
While trying on clothes, a shirt got stuck on Ruth and she went crazy, yelling “cut it off me, cut it off” as she ran out of Kmart’s dressing room.
Had a personal nurse maid and would cry for her every day.
Who is Naldo?
Naldo was born very anemic and Tia Della would come every morning to feed him. He would cry until he ate then he would sleep for hours.
This sister was admitted into the hospital after she fell from her high chair.
Who is Loretta?
When Loretta was three years old she fell from her high chair and broke her front tooth. She was admitted to have her tooth removed.
He found out the hard way, that lotion can knock you out.
Who is Jerry?
When Jerry was about two years old he got lost. We had all the neighbors looking for him. We found him by a chair asleep after eating the bottle of lotion.
She got sick after the gas man said, “I’m taking your eyes with me when I leave.”
Who is Dodo?
The gas man said he was taking Dodo’s eyes when he left? She started to get sick the next day. She had ojo (evil eye) The man had to touch Dodo in order for her to get better. He did, Dodo got well and the “Gas Man“ended up baptizing Christine and Bee.