Childhood
Pocatello
Favorite color
North Caroline Blue
Dad learned a lot from doing this for some of his children--may involve footnotes and APA style
What is Writing research papers
First and only one in his family to achieve this
Earn a doctorate
1/2-one dozen to another, it's all the same.
Sports Dad played in high school
football, basketball, baseball, track--bonus-what awards did he earn
Boston Baked Beans, Baby Ruth, Milk Duds, Circus Peanuts, Nut Rolls
Dad's talent & skill with this helped many of us earn awards and good grades
Art-drawing
Debbie's scrapbook from the pagent is just one award example
Served in this position with a Elder Todd Christopherson
Counselor in the bishopric
What Dad would sometime say with a wink when he bought us something
Never say I didn't buy you anything
What activity Dad did with his friends growing up
Rode bikes up and down hills and in concrete tubing to be like a famous biking group that did stunts and tricks
Dad would travel to games to watch this team
BYU
What did dad do to get hand picked for the church's PR department and it ended up many times in the newspaper
Writing
Fun and interesting jobs dad's had over the years
worked in Yellowstone, Bartender in Jackson Hole, Drake Hotel in SF, refereeing, night guard at the Beehive House
Dad's response when you say you are coming
And so is Christmas
Jobs Dad had growing up
Oiling the wheels on trains
What Dad wanted to be when he grew up
A singer
What is a school project that Dad did over 20 times that got recognized as the best one many times and we LOVE him for it
Made Valentine boxes for his children to take to school
Job Dad worked with Grandpa Burke that made his hands ache and hurt so bad because of overuse after working over 12 hours a day and ended up sending him to the ER for stitches?
Alaska road services pounding pipe and cutting down trees to put in a drainage pipe
What song does Dad sing about a hole that goes straight through
Went to Chicago and I walked around the block
What is 11
Number of children in Dad's family--Harry, Vernon, Calvin, Lowell, George, Betty, Anna, Merlyn, Larry, Donald, Dorthy
Dad's least favorite vegetable
Asparagus
He spent his entire life doing this
What is serving others & working hard
He sent money back home to his family when he was in college and always worked super hard.
Interesting men who came into Dad's place of business and wanted to speak to the person in charge
Malcom X and the Black Panthers
Dad's response when asked "How are you doing or what are you doing?"
I am doing whatever I can get away with.
I think good so far- no one has told me otherwise.
Better than I deserve.