The Early Years
The house on Sinclair St. came with a U-shaped rubber tub big enough for kids to play in. The tub later served this purpose.
What is a dog house?
This was the name given to Grandpa's airplane.
What is Ole Green?
Jenn, Angie, and Allison have done this together at the family Christmas every year since they were little.
What is take a group picture?
This board, commonly used in construction, has measurements of 1.5"x3.5".
What is a 2x4?
Mrs. Oliver, who lived with Grandma and Grandpa for a short time in the early '80s, was the Grandmother of this famous singer.
Who is Roy Clark?
Jean, Pam, and Kim walked to this school every day.
What is Moffitt Heights Elementary?
Grandpa had one of these - a lightweight, 1 or 2 seat fixed wing aircraft.
What is an ultralight?
Our Family Christmas usually includes this story game and this board game.
What are Mafia and Sequence?
This material is manufactured from thin layers or "plies" of wood veneer that are glued together with adjacent layers.
What is plywood?
Grandpa and Uncle Allen used these nick names for each other, inspired by two famous golfers.
What are Arnie (Arnold Palmer) & Jack (Jack Nicklaus)?
Pam and Kenny had an outdoor wedding at this location on July 31, 1982.
What is the house on Sinclair St.? (or Grandma and Grandpa's House)
This was the type of machine that Grandpa operated at work?
What is backhoe or trackhoe?
Jimmy once chose to sleep on the floor in the laundry room during Christmas at Grandma's to avoid this?
What is Josh's Snoring?
This surface is often used to cut various food items on.
What is cutting board?
One of Grandma's favorite hobbies, this is a process of creating textiles from yarn, thread, or strands of other materials.
What is crochet?
When Laddy, the family dog, passed away he was buried with this favorite item.
What is a ball?
Grandma's Chrysler New Yorker would audibly say this specific phrase if you started to drive with a door open.
What is "a door is ajar"?
Josh and Allison during their adult years, once caught this disease during Thanksgiving/Christmas that is most commonly spread between kids.
What is Hand, Foot and Mouth Disease?
This board is used for water sport in which the rider is towed behind a motorboat across its wake and especially up off the crest in order to perform aerial maneuvers.
What is a Wakeboard?
Grandpa served in this branch of the Military.
What is the Air Force?
Jean's 6th grade class walked from school to her house for this special occasion.
What is Jean's surprise birthday party?
Grandpa's two most recent trucks were this model from Chevy.
What is S10?
This dessert made by Grandma is a family favorite.
What is Mountain Momma?
This board, used for FINA sanctioned meets must be at least 6 meters (20 ft) long.
What is a diving board?
Grandma was on this sports team in 1957 when they became Intramural Girls Champions.
What is Basketball?