Kids
Marcie used to worry about Randall, their only son. As a kid, he would only eat what food?
What is hot dogs?
Our mom would take her station wagon all around the area picking up as many kids as she could squeeze into the car. They were on their way to what?
What is Primary? It is the church organization for children which used to be held after school on a weekday.
Marcie's favorite book was " Anne of Green Gables". She identified with Anne because both she and Anne had_______ which they did not like.
what is red hair?
When Charles and Marcie first moved to Wisonsin, they arrived in a pick up truck with a big bag of something in the back given them by Grandma Vera. What was it?
What is a bag of pinto beans? It sustained them for many months.
Mom's good friend, Willadean Olson, aften said that Marcie was a great cook. In a memoir she said, "Marcie could even make ____ taste good!" Fill in the blank.
What is mud?
When Pam first went to Kindergarten down the street in Cudahy, her daddy had to walk her to school. Her mother, Marcie, refused to do it because it caused her to what?
what is cry?
Our mom once said later in life that she had at one time or another had every one of these that a woman in the church could possibly have. What was it?
what is a calling?
Marcie did not like her real given first name because kids made fun of it and teased her. when she moved to Wisconsin she started using Marcie or Marcia as her name. What was her real first name?
What is Merica?
Little Pam and Debbie used to play in a gravel pit near their Cudahy trailer home. It had lots of large puddles of water in which frogs lived. Pam and Deb would bring home buckets of water which contained what?
What are pollywogs? They would watch them grow and hatch into frogs!
One of the kids wrote a cute poem about their mom:
Who is Becky?
Two of the Monk children went on missions for the church. Who were they?
Who are Randy and Jodee?
Marcie had a wall size mural in her Greendale, Wisonsin living room that reminded her of her Wyoming home. What did the mural depict?
What are mountains?
Jinelle, Jodee, Randy and Becky formed a goofy musical band which has become quite iconic. It involved pots and pans. What did they name their band?
what is The Spiral knoms? (Monk spelled backwards)
When the family moved to their Greendale home, the living room had a built in planter which had a brick facade. It was actually made of cork. Which one of the kiddos had a wierd habit of gnawing on the cork bricks?
who is Jodee?
Later in life, Marcie had a calling through social services in which she advised and helped these young women.
Who are unwed mothers?
Marcie passed away from breast cancer after having it for ten years. It had spread to other parts of her body as well. How old was she when she passed away?
What is