Early Years
How did Mom/Grandma describe Nan’s hair as a child?
Stick Straight
What is Nan’s favorite Raffi song?
Baby beluga
How did Nan break Maureen’s ankle?
She lost her bikini top in an ocean wave
What traumatic incident happened to Nan in Florida?
She stood on a red ant hill
What does Nan randomly yell in bars to find her friends?
Go Green
What did Nan use to pierce Colleen’s ears?
A needle, potato, and not enough ice
What instrument did Nan play in high school band?
Trombone
What law was enacted after Nan chipped her tooth while walking in the dark handball court?
Arms up like Frankenstein
Which Robinson family vacation did Nan forget Alec (Kevin) at the cabin?
Yellowstone, Tetons, Jackson hole
What ear did Nan have tubes put in?
Both
What was Nan’s near-death experience when we lived on 6th street?
A glass door falling on her head
What popular band did Nan and her friends pretend to be in middle school?
The Partridge Family
Which of the following items was Nan known to steal from her sisters? Girl Scout badges, Ski Poles, Letter Jacket, Sweaters
All of the above
Where did Nan get her leg stuck while on a family vacation and wasn’t noticed as missing until Mom/Grandma’s headcount?
In a Dinosaur at Flintstone, Bed Rock City
What grocery department did Nan shop for most of her high School boyfriends?
Produce department
Who cut off Nans braids?
Vangie Curtis
What song did Nan and her friends practice singing for hours on end?
Time in a Bottle
What did Nan use as containers to take her special alcohol mixtures (vodka, sloe gin, brandy, scotch) to high school football games?
Baby food jars
What medical condition did Nan have when her driving terrified even the inebriated passengers?
Cataracts
What child did Nan want to name Woody?
Elise
What did Nan see at 3am during her sailboat watch shift on Lake Superior and woke Dad/Grandpa up in a panic?
A non-existent Freighter ship
hat late 1990’s artist was so favored by Nan that she momentarily stopped playing the Raffi cassette tape in the astro van for the first time in a decade?
Macy Gray with hit “I try”
What did Nan take from Dad/Grandpa that left him stranded for hours?
Crutches
What kind of trailer did Nan use to move her things to UWEC her freshman year?
Horse Trailer
What ‘special’ lunch did Nan make for Dad/Grandpa?
A sardine sandwich