TraVOREtions
The monthly “interview” with Dad that sounded cozy but felt like a performance review.
What are Snuggle Views?
Indoor game using a rolled-up sock as the ball and your forearm as the bat.
What is Softball Softball?
Itchy insect that left your legs looking like a connect-the-dots puzzle after mowing.
What are chiggers?
Savory “pie” stuffed with pasta, meat sauce, and cheese.
What is spaghetti pie?
A mobile wagon sold these two frosty favorites—name either.
What is (lemonade or popsicles)?
Reese’s Puffs, Cookie Crisp, and Smorz jointly held this exclusive title.
What is “Sunday Cereal”?
In this game you’re out when someone successfully steps on your foot.
What is Skadoosh?
Fast Food chain whose employee nametag was left behind by squatters.
What is Taco Villa?
Party favorite with several stacked layers—beans on bottom, cheese on top.
What is 7-layer dip?
These charts tracked each kid’s performance on these dreaded duties.
What is a star chart?
Kids lined the kitchen threshold awaiting the sugar rush known as this weekly ritual - often done when mom and dad were asleep.
What is “Sunday Snack”?
In this game, you take a tennis ball and bounce it over the pillows. It has to touch your side first. Goal is to drop it on your opponent’s side without them catching it, and defend your own side.
What is Bounce Da Ball
Novel the family read from Dad’s Sunday-printed bootleg while dredging out the jet ski.
What is Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows?
Creamy soup starring shredded poultry and its namesake pepper.
What is chicken poblano soup?
Homemade ride that flipped a picnic table onto a slide was named after this Water Wonderland attraction.
What is Rampage?
The name of a ballad from the POV of Mormon's son - often used as a timer to clean up the house.
What is "Moroni's Lament"?
After fielders swapped out the tennis ball with a soccer ball during this game, they had to peg the runner.
What is Rush?
Forehead-card pastime
What is Indian Poker?
Dad’s famously nasty dish always contained sausage, potatoes, corn, and a bunch of other random vegtables
What is Missionary goulache?
“Still Hill” dirt jumps were a punny nod to this SeaWorld coaster.
What is the Steel Eel?
Joseph’s bedroom fetched this exact sale price—later deemed highway robbery.
What is $20?
The three numbers that launch the silent-endurance game.
What is “1-2-3 (go)”?
Driver of the boat when Joseph caught 20 feet of airtime on the tube.
Who is Uncle Josh?
The bacon-and-egg Christmas-morning skillet
What is shipwrecked?
Film we watched at Cindy Winfrey’s while Mom delivered Lauron.
What is Matilda?