Early Family Lore
This was the item stolen from a Sonny’s barbecue by Mom and all of their Florida friends.
What is a picnic table?
The snack we threw out of the window after Dixie ran away from home.
What is potato chips?
This is the word Dad uses instead of saying that something has been stole.
What is Shanghai?
This is the food that is a part of every Christmas morning breakfast.
What is Taylor ham?
The nickname given to Mom’s Chinese looking brother by aunt Laura.
What is Ping?
This was the game Mom was playing when she broke her finger.
What is flag football?
This is the food given to Dixie while she was going through training because she was getting too fat from treats.
What is green beans?
This is the word commonly said before leaving a family event.
What is Alright?
This is the tree made by Mom every holiday season.
What is frosted walnuts?
This is the nickname given to Dad due to his need for security around the house.
What is Captain safety?
Dad would make very elaborate versions of these for us on Easter.
What is a treasure hunt?
This is the nickname given to Franny by Mom after all of her recent medical issues.
What is the million dollar dog?
This is the bug often blamed for a fart by grandpa.
What is a barking spider?
This is the typical menu eaten by the Rieves family on Christmas.
What is prime rib, green beans, twice baked potatoes, rolls?
This is the nickname given to Ellie by Dad that we have no idea the origins of.
What is Spicy Bean?
This animal came flying out of a tree after Ellie stuck a stick in a tree hole.
What is a squirrel?
This was the decoration often eaten by Traynor around Christmas.
What is baby Jesus?
This is what Dad told Mom one night after he ate scallops ceviche at the beach.
What is it’s just a waiting game?
This is the name of the recipe eaten by the Rieves family every year on Christmas Eve.
What is Twas the night before Christmas?
The name Mom says will be her grandma name.
What is Tom Tom?
This is the name of the elf that would visit our family leading up to Christmas.
Who is Treetop?
This is what happened to Ellie after Franny saw a cat in the yard.
What is smashed her face into the side of the house and had her front teeth almost knocked out?
This phrase originated from Mom’s friend Alicia, but is often said when someone is driving recklessly around us.
What is let them go Joe let them kill themselves?
This is the dessert Dad requests Mom make every year but she never makes it.
What is cheesecake?
This is the nickname given to gay people by grandpa.
What is fudge packer?