Took a little trip to a mall in Sarasota. Just wanted to take a gander at what's going on around these parts. Anyhoo..... we're walking, talking, and sippin' java when I spy an "eyebrow salon". Yip. Just eyebrows - nothing else. They have a fancy sign in the winder and a video playing that shows various way a person can get their eyebrow hairs yanked out. Apparently these days, eyebrows are so important they can be shaped in different "patterns". There are even stencils!! Eyebrow stencils!! What?? Ok,,,For the "base price" of $50.00 (that's ten, twenty, thirty, fourty, FIFTY) some young made-up and costumed (think halloween) chikkie will take string, whip it around each tiny little eyebrow hair and twist it out of your head! I'm not kiddin' neither - and neither are they! Of course if you want a "pattern" the cost is more. I thought up my own cheap and painless way to shape up my brow hairs. I took some peanut butter and very carefully put it on the hairs I didn't want anymore. Then I got all comfy and called over Goober the bichon. didn't take him two seconds to gnaw off those peanut butter covered hairs!! Unfortunately, Goober didn't care if the hairs were covered with peanut butter or not....he just went to town on all of 'em..... I now have bald brows! paula in sw fla usa.......maybe I can start a new craze?? xoxoxo

OH MY GOSH! You have made my day!!! I laughed till I almost p--d in my pants... hmmm, I don't even have any on yet... We are so 'blessed' to have you on our mailing list and I love you! MaryClyde ----- Original Message ----- From: "*paula* hello from Florida" <freckletoes@comcast.net> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2010 8:12 AM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] what I done??? > Took a little trip to a mall in Sarasota. Just wanted to take a gander at > what's going on around these parts. Anyhoo..... we're walking, talking, > and sippin' java when I spy an "eyebrow salon". Yip. Just eyebrows - > nothing else. They have a fancy sign in the winder and a video playing > that shows various way a person can get their eyebrow hairs yanked out. > Apparently these days, eyebrows are so important they can be shaped in > different "patterns". There are even stencils!! Eyebrow stencils!! What?? > Ok,,,For the "base price" of $50.00 (that's ten, twenty, thirty, fourty, > FIFTY) some young made-up and costumed (think halloween) chikkie will take > string, whip it around each tiny little eyebrow hair and twist it out of > your head! I'm not kiddin' neither - and neither are they! Of course if > you want a "pattern" the cost is more. I thought up my own cheap and > painless way to shape up my brow hairs. I took some peanut butter and very > carefully put it on the hairs I didn't want anymo! > re. Then I got all comfy and called over Goober the bichon. didn't take > him two seconds to gnaw off those peanut butter covered hairs!! > Unfortunately, Goober didn't care if the hairs were covered with peanut > butter or not....he just went to town on all of 'em..... I now have bald > brows! > > paula in sw fla usa.......maybe I can start a new craze?? > xoxoxo > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Hi Shorty, Had a dear Big Sister in my college sorority. She bought me a ring with two hands clasped together. When you opened up the hands, there was a heart. I really cared about my Big Sister so much..but things happened beyond my control & I have lost track of her. It's a long story, so I won't got into it..but I would love to get in touch with Carolyn again. Carolyn also gave me a gold charm bracelet & any time there was a special occasion, she would give me a square charm with the occasion engraved on the square. I really miss her & wish I could find her again. It has been many years though, so the chances of me finding her are very slight. Someone thought they had found her in FL b/c she had posted an address in an alumni book which we all received from Hillsdale College, in Hillsdale, MI. By the time I got a letter off to her, she had either moved or refused to accept my letter. I got it back. Makes me feel very badly at times when I think of her & not being able to find her again. ~Jen in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <jkaywojack@aol.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 6:37 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re > Yes, Shorty, friendship is a blessing, but they take work to cultivate. > Kay > > > > In a message dated 09/03/10 22:39:51 Central Daylight Time, > shorty6337@hotmail.com writes: > > From: shorty6337@hotmail.com > To: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com > Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:23:29 -0500 > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone on Southern Chat. > > Thank you for the welcome to > southern chat. I live in Ames, Iowa. We moved here from Aurora, > Illinois in 1976. I love it here. I received a bracelet, from a real > good friend, that has writing on it the words are: FRIENDSHIP IS A > PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. That is true. What a blessed message. > > From: shorty6337@hotmail.com > To: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com > Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:23:29 -0500 > > > > > > > > > Hi Everyone on Southern Chat. > > Thank you for the welcome to southern chat. I live in Ames, Iowa. We > moved here from Aurora, Illinois in 1976. I love it here. I received a > bracelet, from a real good friend, that has writing on it the words are: > FRIENDSHIP IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. That is true. What a blessed > message. > > Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:58:20 -0700 > From: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com > Subject: Fw: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re > To: shorty6337@hotmail.com > > How sweet and I welcome you to southern chat. i live in oklahoma > and have been moving so just lurking when i have time. > luv ya > ladonna > > --- On Fri, 9/3/10, Anna Marie Rahfeldt <shorty6337@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > From: Anna Marie Rahfeldt <shorty6337@hotmail.com> > Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 7:52 AM > > > > The > lady reading this is beautiful, classy and Strong and I love her. Help > her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to > excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where > it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up...when > she needs you the most,....and..............Let > her know when she walks with you, She will always be safe. Love you, > Now, you're on the clock!!!! In 9 minutes something will make you > happy.. But you have to tell 9 Sisters you love them, including me. > Go!!!! > Blessings > > Anna Marie > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Yes, Shorty, friendship is a blessing, but they take work to cultivate. Kay In a message dated 09/03/10 22:39:51 Central Daylight Time, shorty6337@hotmail.com writes: From: shorty6337@hotmail.com To: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:23:29 -0500 Hi Everyone on Southern Chat. Thank you for the welcome to southern chat. I live in Ames, Iowa. We moved here from Aurora, Illinois in 1976. I love it here. I received a bracelet, from a real good friend, that has writing on it the words are: FRIENDSHIP IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. That is true. What a blessed message. From: shorty6337@hotmail.com To: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:23:29 -0500 Hi Everyone on Southern Chat. Thank you for the welcome to southern chat. I live in Ames, Iowa. We moved here from Aurora, Illinois in 1976. I love it here. I received a bracelet, from a real good friend, that has writing on it the words are: FRIENDSHIP IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. That is true. What a blessed message. Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:58:20 -0700 From: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com Subject: Fw: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re To: shorty6337@hotmail.com How sweet and I welcome you to southern chat. i live in oklahoma and have been moving so just lurking when i have time. luv ya ladonna --- On Fri, 9/3/10, Anna Marie Rahfeldt <shorty6337@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Anna Marie Rahfeldt <shorty6337@hotmail.com> Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 7:52 AM The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and Strong and I love her. Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up...when she needs you the most,....and..............Let her know when she walks with you, She will always be safe. Love you, Now, you're on the clock!!!! In 9 minutes something will make you happy.. But you have to tell 9 Sisters you love them, including me. Go!!!! Blessings Anna Marie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you very much. The stories were posted over several weeks., I cant say just how long but not too long ago. Hope some one can find them. Thanks again. Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: "BobHat" <bobhat2@gmail.com> To: "SOUTHERN-CHAT" <SOUTHERN-CHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 4:54 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Archives address > Here is the archives address, not sure what month the stories were posted. > Have fun catching up on reading. Bobby > > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/SOUTHERN-CHAT/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Here is the archives address, not sure what month the stories were posted. Have fun catching up on reading. Bobby http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/SOUTHERN-CHAT/

Eleanor, My poor eyesight prevents me from doing much searching or doing the stories again. Perhaps some kind soul kept them in a folder and can forward them to you. I can't find them in my folders, sorry. Regards, Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: ellorh@gmail.com To: KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 1:36 PM Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] Stories.. Belle, Thank you so much, I would greatly appreciate that. Eleanor On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 4:33 PM, Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> wrote:  Eleanor, I think the stories are in the archives but I don't know how to bring them up. It will take some doing but maybe some other folks still have them in their files. Belle ----- Original Message ----- From: ellorh@gmail.com To: KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com Sent: Saturday, September 04, 2010 11:35 AM Subject: Re: [KYHeritageFolklore] Stories.. I was without my computer for over a year, is there a place where these are archived so I can read them. I have always enjoyed your stories or your travels. Thank you, Eleanor On Sat, Sep 4, 2010 at 2:14 PM, Belle Shepherd <belleshep@cox.net> wrote: To all of you that have read and enjoyed my stories and have commented on them I want to say I'm glad that I was able to share something of interest with you. I have many memories of my travels and the odd things that came up. Regards,Belle -- I -- I __._,_.___ Reply to sender | Reply to group | Reply via web post | Start a New Topic Messages in this topic (5) Recent Activity: Visit Your Group LIST URL's to better help you find your way around Home Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore Photo Page: http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore/lst Message Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore/messages Files Page: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KYHeritageFolklore/files/ MARKETPLACE Stay on top of your group activity without leaving the page you're on - Get the Yahoo! Toolbar now. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Hobbies & Activities Zone: Find others who share your passions! Explore new interests. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Get great advice about dogs and cats. Visit the Dog & Cat Answers Center. Switch to: Text-Only, Daily Digest • Unsubscribe • Terms of Use. __,_._,___

To all of you that have read and enjoyed my stories and have commented on them I want to say I'm glad that I was able to share something of interest with you. I have many memories of my travels and the odd things that came up. Regards,Belle

From: shorty6337@hotmail.com To: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:23:29 -0500 Hi Everyone on Southern Chat. Thank you for the welcome to southern chat. I live in Ames, Iowa. We moved here from Aurora, Illinois in 1976. I love it here. I received a bracelet, from a real good friend, that has writing on it the words are: FRIENDSHIP IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. That is true. What a blessed message. From: shorty6337@hotmail.com To: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 22:23:29 -0500 Hi Everyone on Southern Chat. Thank you for the welcome to southern chat. I live in Ames, Iowa. We moved here from Aurora, Illinois in 1976. I love it here. I received a bracelet, from a real good friend, that has writing on it the words are: FRIENDSHIP IS A PRECIOUS GIFT FROM GOD. That is true. What a blessed message. Date: Fri, 3 Sep 2010 09:58:20 -0700 From: fromtheghetto@rocketmail.com Subject: Fw: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re To: shorty6337@hotmail.com How sweet and I welcome you to southern chat. i live in oklahoma and have been moving so just lurking when i have time. luv ya ladonna --- On Fri, 9/3/10, Anna Marie Rahfeldt <shorty6337@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Anna Marie Rahfeldt <shorty6337@hotmail.com> Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Date: Friday, September 3, 2010, 7:52 AM The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and Strong and I love her. Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up...when she needs you the most,....and..............Let her know when she walks with you, She will always be safe. Love you, Now, you're on the clock!!!! In 9 minutes something will make you happy.. But you have to tell 9 Sisters you love them, including me. Go!!!! Blessings Anna Marie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

The lady reading this is beautiful, classy and Strong and I love her. Help her live her life to the fullest. Please promote her and cause her to excel above her expectations. Help her shine in the darkest places where it is impossible to love. Protect her at all times, lift her up...when she needs you the most,....and..............Let her know when she walks with you, She will always be safe. Love you, Now, you're on the clock!!!! In 9 minutes something will make you happy.. But you have to tell 9 Sisters you love them, including me. Go!!!! Blessings Anna Marie

Kay, My good friend & retired Rev lives on the coastline of N.C. He wrote yesterday & said he was watching the weather forecast at that time. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: "jkaywojack" <jkaywojack@aol.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, September 02, 2010 1:13 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Hurricane > Hi all. Who lives in one of the Carolinas'? Do hope that you are not > close to the bad weather that is coming. > > Kay in dry, but a little less humid AL > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi all. Who lives in one of the Carolinas'? Do hope that you are not close to the bad weather that is coming. Kay in dry, but a little less humid AL

Anna Marie, Re-reading my e-mail. I meant to say that my s-i-l thought that too much time had passed for her to go back to school..not that it was too soon. ~J ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jen LaBonte" <AZJen@npgcable.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 9:05 PM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] welcome wagon/shorty > Hello Anna Marie aka Shorty, > > Wheaton College is a Christian college. Billy Graham did attend there. > There were many buildings on campus which were named after him. Until he > became so disabled with Parkinson's Disease (I'm pretty sure that is what > he > has wrong with him), Billy would come back to the college to speak on > numerous occasions. When I was younger, my Father was Mayor of Wheaton & > I > remember my Father & Mother were invited to the college to hear Billy > speak. > He was & still is a very dynamic speaker. His son has pretty much taken > up > where he left off. I believe he also has a daughter, Ann? who does some > public speaking too. If I'm not mistaken, he is at home in N.C. now. I'm > thinking he's in Ashville...but that's merely a guess on my part. > > That's too bad that you were unable to go into nurses training. My > husband's oldest sister wanted to do that; however, there were 11 children > in the family & the oldest girls were asked to quit school & go to work in > order to help the family out. Since Rose was the oldest, she was asked to > quit first. Then Angie wanted to quit school after Rose had been out for > about 8 months. By then she felt it was too soon to go back & she has > always said if she had finished High School, she would have been a nurse. > Knowing Rose like I do, she would be a good nurse. My husband, Paul, who > was the oldest boy, had always worked 2 jobs starting when he was in > Junior > High. After they lost their Mother at the age of 39 yrs with her 12th > child, she passed away & then Paul had to go to work full time. Their > Father had a good job. He just didn't know how to handle money. Dorothy, > his wife, had always handled the money in the family. > > Copley Memorial Hospital is a very good hospital. I'm sure working around > all the nurses, made you want to be a nurse even more. Well, I guess > sometimes things happen for a reason. Just the fact that you bonded with > that 4 yr old little girl..sounds as though you made a big difference in > her > life. Just the fact that you spent the time with her, I'm sure, meant a > great deal to her. > > You sound like me. Years after I had taught 3rd & 4th grade I ran into > one > of the girls which I had in my class & even though I recognized her & she > confirmed that she was the same child, I couldn't believe that she was now > grown up & even had a family of her own. My, how time passes so quickly!! > > I ended up going to Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI. It's a privately > own college & has been in the news lately. I didn't graduate from there. > It seemed like I had spent so much time away from home. I had gone to a > private boarding school in WI in place of High School in Wheaton & all I > wanted to do is spend some time at home. Finally I came back to Wheaton, > worked for a while & finally signed up at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, > IL. > That's where I graduated from with a BA in Education & English. (Right > off > hand I believe my minor was English..but I graduated in 1969 & that seems > so > long ago.) > > Well, I hope that the rain doesn't do any damage this time. We are > suppose > to be going through our monsoon season out here in AZ...but things are so > dry. Of course, our biggest fears are forest fires. When we lived in the > Valley in Fountain Hills, AZ, we experienced our first desert fire. It > started off some distance from us & it continued to spread until it went > through a wonderful forest preserve. There were so many cacti lost. Many > people do not realize how long it takes for certain cacti to grow. I know > we were very concerned when we saw the fire coming at us. We had a TV > truck > parked out in front of our house & we stood there almost mesmerized. Paul > & > I discussed what we should take with us. I knew that I wanted to keep > pictures & of course our beloved Chelsea (our West Highland White Terrier > along with her dog food)..we kept vacillating on what to take with us. > The > fireman did a back burn on the fire & it turned away from us. We had > ashes > on the roof of our house as well as in our swimming pool. Right now, we > are > surrounded by a public forest preserve...so if someone is careless...we > very > well could end up with a fire where we live. > > Well, I have to scoot. Paul wants me to watch the History Channel with > him. > They have a pretty good show on there about dust storms. I told him that > we > would check out "The Grape's of Wrath" next time we go to the library. > > Take care now & blessings to you. > > ~Jen in AZ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:31 AM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] welcome wagon/shorty > > >> >> >> >> >> Jen, >> >> We were past neighbors. >> We moved to Ames, Iowa 1976-we bought a house in 1975 and rented it out >> for a year. >> Yes from Wheaton it was a hop, skip and a jump to Aurora. My brothers >> family is still living in that area. My husband, Dale, and I went to see >> them the end of July. I hadn't seen them for over 12 years. I surely >> miss them. >> Now isn't Wheaton College affiliated with Billy Graham Evan? >> I hope that you found a good college. So some of your relatives went to >> ISU-that is a good College. >> I wanted to go into Nurses Training but my health kept me out. the >> doctor >> didn't think that was for me because of my health. >> I worked at Copley Memorial Hospital in the diet kitchen-I served >> patients >> up their special diets. I also took menus to patients on the different >> floors-I met such wonderful patients and nurses. There was one little >> girl, she was 4 years old, she had rheumatic fever-that little girl was >> so sad. Well I started going up to see her every day even on my day >> off-one day the nurse said that they were so glad to see me because the >> little girl was so unhappy giving them lots of trouble. That little girl >> and I became really close-I would sit down and play with her-color. I >> would buy her little things-coloring book, crayons. We talked a lot. I >> was 16 years old then. I guess that she was always happy to see me-she >> always had a big smile on h er face when I came in. One day my husband >> and I were at the grocery store and I saw her, she was grown up, and she >> remembered me. >> Hey it is storming here right now-we need the rain-but I hope that it >> doesn't cause another flood. >> It sure is good to be on here with such wonderful and fun people. >> >> Blessings, >> >> Anna Marie or Shorty >> >> >> >>> From: AZJen@npgcable.com >>> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com >>> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:56:42 -0700 >>> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] welcome wagon/shorty >>> >>> Anna Marie, >>> >>> It would appear as though we are past neighbors. I tried to tidy up all >>> the >>> messages & I accidentally deleted yours. I think I remember basically >>> the >>> high points of your message. You asked when I attended school in Ames & >>> that would have to be in 1967-68. I graduated from college in 1969..and >>> I >>> know that it was fairly soon after I had attended Ames. I was so >>> excited...thought I would be in advertising..loved to draw & design. >>> That >>> school put me to shame. There were so many talented people there. I >>> remember I dated an civil engineer who was going to school there. They >>> were >>> doing some work on campus & Loren would tell me that what was going on & >>> oftentimes it was the company who he was working for that was doing the >>> work. Aurora is a hop, skip & a jump from Wheaton. My Grandmother was >>> in a >>> retirement home over there called Plumb Landing. It was on Lake St & I >>> remember driving over & taking her to lunch. My Grandmother would look >>> at >>> me & say "You are going to drive me??" I had pretty much grown up by >>> then, >>> but I guess I was still her little Granddaughter. Loved those chimes. >>> I >>> would walk through the campus & those beautiful chimes would ring. Had >>> many >>> people in my family who went to Ames. My Aunt went there, her daughter >>> went >>> there & if I'm not mistaken, her son went there. My parents were born & >>> grew up in Hampton, IA. My Mother would tell me how she & her family >>> would >>> sit around the radio on the weekends to listen to the radio station >>> straight >>> from Ames. So sorry to hear about the water damage there. I was not in >>> the >>> area where they played basketball..but I know what water can do to a >>> wood >>> floor. After I had taught for several years I got the bright idea that >>> I >>> didn't have to work. Turned out that we counted on my paycheck more >>> than >>> I >>> realized. After I quit teaching, the jobs were not that prevalent. I >>> did >>> some part time work..some substituting, etc. However, I really wanted >>> to >>> get into a regular full time job. I had a choice between being a >>> dispatcher >>> for a police department or an insurance claims adjuster. B/c the hours >>> were >>> not that regular with the police department..I would work a full time >>> one >>> day & the next I would be on their grave yard shift. I accepted the job >>> with the insurance company. I spent 14 yrs working for them. Would >>> have >>> spent longer..but there was quite a bit of turn-over in our company & >>> some >>> of the gals were not the nicest in the world. I had worked for a police >>> dept before & found that men were so much easier to work with than >>> women. >>> So I gave then notice & left two weeks afterwards. Since then I have >>> had >>> many health issues. I have spent the last 9-10 yrs between hospitals, >>> nursing homes & rehab hospitals. I can only hope & pray that I will not >>> start to have problems again b/c I'm 66 yrs old & am not looking forward >>> to >>> this health care bill which is looming over all of us senior citizens. >>> If >>> what I have been through had happened during the time that they had this >>> upcoming bill, I probably wouldn't be around today. So I do feel that I >>> have a reason to be on earth. Well, I have said enough, so I'm going to >>> end. Welcome to Southern-Chat. I think you will enjoy being on this >>> list, >>> Anna/Shorty. Oh yes, we never had The Welcome Wagon come to visit us >>> when >>> we moved up to Payson, AZ. We had previously lived in Fountain Hills, >>> AZ >>> & >>> they hadn't visited us there either. Just the one time in Wheaton, IL. >>> I >>> got some coupons & other things. I don't know if I ever used what they >>> gave >>> me. I just felt it was only right they come to our home. It was the >>> first >>> home that we had ever owned...thus, I thought the Welcome Wagon should >>> visit >>> me. I think b/c people are so transient, they don't have the Welcome >>> Wagon >>> like they used to. Have a wonderful Tuesday!!! :-) >>> >>> Blessings, >>> >>> ~Jen in AZ >>> >>> >>> >> > >> >> Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail >>> >> > >> >> from >>> >> > >> >> your >>> >> > >> >> inbox. >>> >> > >> >> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 >>> >> > >> >> >>> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >>> >> > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> > >> >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word >>> >> > >> >> 'unsubscribe' >>> >> > >> >> without >>> >> > >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> > >>> >> > >> > ------------------------------- >>> >> > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> > >> > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> >> > >> > without >>> >> > >> > the >>> >> > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> >>> >> > >> ------------------------------- >>> >> > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> >> > >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >>> >> > >> without >>> >> > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> > > >>> >> > > >>> >> > > ------------------------------- >>> >> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> > >>> > ------------------------------- >>> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> > the >>> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello Anna Marie aka Shorty, Wheaton College is a Christian college. Billy Graham did attend there. There were many buildings on campus which were named after him. Until he became so disabled with Parkinson's Disease (I'm pretty sure that is what he has wrong with him), Billy would come back to the college to speak on numerous occasions. When I was younger, my Father was Mayor of Wheaton & I remember my Father & Mother were invited to the college to hear Billy speak. He was & still is a very dynamic speaker. His son has pretty much taken up where he left off. I believe he also has a daughter, Ann? who does some public speaking too. If I'm not mistaken, he is at home in N.C. now. I'm thinking he's in Ashville...but that's merely a guess on my part. That's too bad that you were unable to go into nurses training. My husband's oldest sister wanted to do that; however, there were 11 children in the family & the oldest girls were asked to quit school & go to work in order to help the family out. Since Rose was the oldest, she was asked to quit first. Then Angie wanted to quit school after Rose had been out for about 8 months. By then she felt it was too soon to go back & she has always said if she had finished High School, she would have been a nurse. Knowing Rose like I do, she would be a good nurse. My husband, Paul, who was the oldest boy, had always worked 2 jobs starting when he was in Junior High. After they lost their Mother at the age of 39 yrs with her 12th child, she passed away & then Paul had to go to work full time. Their Father had a good job. He just didn't know how to handle money. Dorothy, his wife, had always handled the money in the family. Copley Memorial Hospital is a very good hospital. I'm sure working around all the nurses, made you want to be a nurse even more. Well, I guess sometimes things happen for a reason. Just the fact that you bonded with that 4 yr old little girl..sounds as though you made a big difference in her life. Just the fact that you spent the time with her, I'm sure, meant a great deal to her. You sound like me. Years after I had taught 3rd & 4th grade I ran into one of the girls which I had in my class & even though I recognized her & she confirmed that she was the same child, I couldn't believe that she was now grown up & even had a family of her own. My, how time passes so quickly!! I ended up going to Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, MI. It's a privately own college & has been in the news lately. I didn't graduate from there. It seemed like I had spent so much time away from home. I had gone to a private boarding school in WI in place of High School in Wheaton & all I wanted to do is spend some time at home. Finally I came back to Wheaton, worked for a while & finally signed up at Elmhurst College in Elmhurst, IL. That's where I graduated from with a BA in Education & English. (Right off hand I believe my minor was English..but I graduated in 1969 & that seems so long ago.) Well, I hope that the rain doesn't do any damage this time. We are suppose to be going through our monsoon season out here in AZ...but things are so dry. Of course, our biggest fears are forest fires. When we lived in the Valley in Fountain Hills, AZ, we experienced our first desert fire. It started off some distance from us & it continued to spread until it went through a wonderful forest preserve. There were so many cacti lost. Many people do not realize how long it takes for certain cacti to grow. I know we were very concerned when we saw the fire coming at us. We had a TV truck parked out in front of our house & we stood there almost mesmerized. Paul & I discussed what we should take with us. I knew that I wanted to keep pictures & of course our beloved Chelsea (our West Highland White Terrier along with her dog food)..we kept vacillating on what to take with us. The fireman did a back burn on the fire & it turned away from us. We had ashes on the roof of our house as well as in our swimming pool. Right now, we are surrounded by a public forest preserve...so if someone is careless...we very well could end up with a fire where we live. Well, I have to scoot. Paul wants me to watch the History Channel with him. They have a pretty good show on there about dust storms. I told him that we would check out "The Grape's of Wrath" next time we go to the library. Take care now & blessings to you. ~Jen in AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 6:31 AM Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] welcome wagon/shorty > > > > > Jen, > > We were past neighbors. > We moved to Ames, Iowa 1976-we bought a house in 1975 and rented it out > for a year. > Yes from Wheaton it was a hop, skip and a jump to Aurora. My brothers > family is still living in that area. My husband, Dale, and I went to see > them the end of July. I hadn't seen them for over 12 years. I surely > miss them. > Now isn't Wheaton College affiliated with Billy Graham Evan? > I hope that you found a good college. So some of your relatives went to > ISU-that is a good College. > I wanted to go into Nurses Training but my health kept me out. the doctor > didn't think that was for me because of my health. > I worked at Copley Memorial Hospital in the diet kitchen-I served patients > up their special diets. I also took menus to patients on the different > floors-I met such wonderful patients and nurses. There was one little > girl, she was 4 years old, she had rheumatic fever-that little girl was > so sad. Well I started going up to see her every day even on my day > off-one day the nurse said that they were so glad to see me because the > little girl was so unhappy giving them lots of trouble. That little girl > and I became really close-I would sit down and play with her-color. I > would buy her little things-coloring book, crayons. We talked a lot. I > was 16 years old then. I guess that she was always happy to see me-she > always had a big smile on h er face when I came in. One day my husband > and I were at the grocery store and I saw her, she was grown up, and she > remembered me. > Hey it is storming here right now-we need the rain-but I hope that it > doesn't cause another flood. > It sure is good to be on here with such wonderful and fun people. > > Blessings, > > Anna Marie or Shorty > > > >> From: AZJen@npgcable.com >> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com >> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:56:42 -0700 >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] welcome wagon/shorty >> >> Anna Marie, >> >> It would appear as though we are past neighbors. I tried to tidy up all >> the >> messages & I accidentally deleted yours. I think I remember basically >> the >> high points of your message. You asked when I attended school in Ames & >> that would have to be in 1967-68. I graduated from college in 1969..and >> I >> know that it was fairly soon after I had attended Ames. I was so >> excited...thought I would be in advertising..loved to draw & design. >> That >> school put me to shame. There were so many talented people there. I >> remember I dated an civil engineer who was going to school there. They >> were >> doing some work on campus & Loren would tell me that what was going on & >> oftentimes it was the company who he was working for that was doing the >> work. Aurora is a hop, skip & a jump from Wheaton. My Grandmother was >> in a >> retirement home over there called Plumb Landing. It was on Lake St & I >> remember driving over & taking her to lunch. My Grandmother would look >> at >> me & say "You are going to drive me??" I had pretty much grown up by >> then, >> but I guess I was still her little Granddaughter. Loved those chimes. I >> would walk through the campus & those beautiful chimes would ring. Had >> many >> people in my family who went to Ames. My Aunt went there, her daughter >> went >> there & if I'm not mistaken, her son went there. My parents were born & >> grew up in Hampton, IA. My Mother would tell me how she & her family >> would >> sit around the radio on the weekends to listen to the radio station >> straight >> from Ames. So sorry to hear about the water damage there. I was not in >> the >> area where they played basketball..but I know what water can do to a wood >> floor. After I had taught for several years I got the bright idea that I >> didn't have to work. Turned out that we counted on my paycheck more than >> I >> realized. After I quit teaching, the jobs were not that prevalent. I >> did >> some part time work..some substituting, etc. However, I really wanted to >> get into a regular full time job. I had a choice between being a >> dispatcher >> for a police department or an insurance claims adjuster. B/c the hours >> were >> not that regular with the police department..I would work a full time one >> day & the next I would be on their grave yard shift. I accepted the job >> with the insurance company. I spent 14 yrs working for them. Would have >> spent longer..but there was quite a bit of turn-over in our company & >> some >> of the gals were not the nicest in the world. I had worked for a police >> dept before & found that men were so much easier to work with than women. >> So I gave then notice & left two weeks afterwards. Since then I have had >> many health issues. I have spent the last 9-10 yrs between hospitals, >> nursing homes & rehab hospitals. I can only hope & pray that I will not >> start to have problems again b/c I'm 66 yrs old & am not looking forward >> to >> this health care bill which is looming over all of us senior citizens. >> If >> what I have been through had happened during the time that they had this >> upcoming bill, I probably wouldn't be around today. So I do feel that I >> have a reason to be on earth. Well, I have said enough, so I'm going to >> end. Welcome to Southern-Chat. I think you will enjoy being on this >> list, >> Anna/Shorty. Oh yes, we never had The Welcome Wagon come to visit us >> when >> we moved up to Payson, AZ. We had previously lived in Fountain Hills, AZ >> & >> they hadn't visited us there either. Just the one time in Wheaton, IL. >> I >> got some coupons & other things. I don't know if I ever used what they >> gave >> me. I just felt it was only right they come to our home. It was the >> first >> home that we had ever owned...thus, I thought the Welcome Wagon should >> visit >> me. I think b/c people are so transient, they don't have the Welcome >> Wagon >> like they used to. Have a wonderful Tuesday!!! :-) >> >> Blessings, >> >> ~Jen in AZ >> >> >> >> > >> >> Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail >> >> > >> >> from >> >> > >> >> your >> >> > >> >> inbox. >> >> > >> >> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> > >> >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> >> > >> >> without >> >> > >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> >> > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> > >> > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> >> > >> > without >> >> > >> > the >> >> > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> ------------------------------- >> >> > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> >> > >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' >> >> > >> without >> >> > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > > ------------------------------- >> >> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> > the >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Belle, You sound like you are saying good-bye & I have news for you, you are not going to get away from So-Chat that easily!! You are such an interesting person & I have learned so much from you. The stories of your travels, made me feel as though I was with you vicariously. I probably will not get to all the places which you have been too..but your stories really made things come to life for me. I think that many of us are wondering what is going to happen to American b/c of the crazy politics which have been transpiring. Paul, my husband, & myself have been trying to get ourselves as ready as possible if something should happen up here in the mountains. We experienced the hottest summer that we have ever had since we moved up here over 12 yrs ago. Our winter before that was pretty cold too. How was your weather in NV this year? I know years before I had ever been to NV, I always thought it was warm/hot 24/7. I found out that wasn't the case. We used to come to Las Vegas when we had the money to gamble. I know at night, it would get chilly & I know I was glad that I brought a sweater with me for the night. One year we drove to Reno & that was in Oct. It was really quite chilly up there. We made many stops on our way up there & coming back. We really enjoyed Virginia City. We went to it one day & then stayed over night close by so we could go back the next day & spend more time there. On our way out to NV, we had tried to stop at Branson, MO...we were unable to do so, b/c that's when they were converting Silver Dollar City into a place where country western singers would be able to come & entertain. How is Jennifer doing? How old is she now, Belle? I will always remember you telling me that your Granddaughter's name was Jennifer. Well, I best end for now. Blessings to you & your family in NV. Like I said, you are not going to get away that easily. I know that many folks will continue to write you & send you various information. You are a very beloved person on the So-Chat as well as other lists. Take care!!! ~Jen in Payson, AZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Belle Shepherd" <belleshep@cox.net> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com>; <KYHeritageFolklore@yahoogroups.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 31, 2010 3:21 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] Fw: Thanks.. > > > > Hello all you good folks, > I am still here living with my daughter and grandaughter. Not doing very > well as my old age ailments seem to be taking over and gettin the upper > hand. My 88th birthday is coming up soon. > > I want to thank all of you for sharing your stories, feelings, ideas, > advice , pictures and all. We have all had bad times and good times, I > have had my shae of both. On this race track called life, I feel that I > am on the last few laps with many pit stops for repairs. It has been an > interesting 80 plus years. Different jobs, several moves, a chance to > meet great people and make lifetime friends. I was able to travel and see > many eautiful things that most can only read about. > I wish all of you well and hope our America survives the quaggmire of > polotics and stupid powers currently in charge. > Also hope everyone will be prepared for a possible colder winter with a > shortage of some items. > > Take care of yourselves and your families, let them know that they are > loved, they need that sense of trust and security. > > My very best to all. > Belle > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hello all you good folks, I am still here living with my daughter and grandaughter. Not doing very well as my old age ailments seem to be taking over and gettin the upper hand. My 88th birthday is coming up soon. I want to thank all of you for sharing your stories, feelings, ideas, advice , pictures and all. We have all had bad times and good times, I have had my shae of both. On this race track called life, I feel that I am on the last few laps with many pit stops for repairs. It has been an interesting 80 plus years. Different jobs, several moves, a chance to meet great people and make lifetime friends. I was able to travel and see many eautiful things that most can only read about. I wish all of you well and hope our America survives the quaggmire of polotics and stupid powers currently in charge. Also hope everyone will be prepared for a possible colder winter with a shortage of some items. Take care of yourselves and your families, let them know that they are loved, they need that sense of trust and security. My very best to all. Belle

Jen, We were past neighbors. We moved to Ames, Iowa 1976-we bought a house in 1975 and rented it out for a year. Yes from Wheaton it was a hop, skip and a jump to Aurora. My brothers family is still living in that area. My husband, Dale, and I went to see them the end of July. I hadn't seen them for over 12 years. I surely miss them. Now isn't Wheaton College affiliated with Billy Graham Evan? I hope that you found a good college. So some of your relatives went to ISU-that is a good College. I wanted to go into Nurses Training but my health kept me out. the doctor didn't think that was for me because of my health. I worked at Copley Memorial Hospital in the diet kitchen-I served patients up their special diets. I also took menus to patients on the different floors-I met such wonderful patients and nurses. There was one little girl, she was 4 years old, she had rheumatic fever-that little girl was so sad. Well I started going up to see her every day even on my day off-one day the nurse said that they were so glad to see me because the little girl was so unhappy giving them lots of trouble. That little girl and I became really close-I would sit down and play with her-color. I would buy her little things-coloring book, crayons. We talked a lot. I was 16 years old then. I guess that she was always happy to see me-she always had a big smile on h er face when I came in. One day my husband and I were at the grocery store and I saw her, she was grown up, and she remembered me. Hey it is storming here right now-we need the rain-but I hope that it doesn't cause another flood. It sure is good to be on here with such wonderful and fun people. Blessings, Anna Marie or Shorty > From: AZJen@npgcable.com > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:56:42 -0700 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] welcome wagon/shorty > > Anna Marie, > > It would appear as though we are past neighbors. I tried to tidy up all the > messages & I accidentally deleted yours. I think I remember basically the > high points of your message. You asked when I attended school in Ames & > that would have to be in 1967-68. I graduated from college in 1969..and I > know that it was fairly soon after I had attended Ames. I was so > excited...thought I would be in advertising..loved to draw & design. That > school put me to shame. There were so many talented people there. I > remember I dated an civil engineer who was going to school there. They were > doing some work on campus & Loren would tell me that what was going on & > oftentimes it was the company who he was working for that was doing the > work. Aurora is a hop, skip & a jump from Wheaton. My Grandmother was in a > retirement home over there called Plumb Landing. It was on Lake St & I > remember driving over & taking her to lunch. My Grandmother would look at > me & say "You are going to drive me??" I had pretty much grown up by then, > but I guess I was still her little Granddaughter. Loved those chimes. I > would walk through the campus & those beautiful chimes would ring. Had many > people in my family who went to Ames. My Aunt went there, her daughter went > there & if I'm not mistaken, her son went there. My parents were born & > grew up in Hampton, IA. My Mother would tell me how she & her family would > sit around the radio on the weekends to listen to the radio station straight > from Ames. So sorry to hear about the water damage there. I was not in the > area where they played basketball..but I know what water can do to a wood > floor. After I had taught for several years I got the bright idea that I > didn't have to work. Turned out that we counted on my paycheck more than I > realized. After I quit teaching, the jobs were not that prevalent. I did > some part time work..some substituting, etc. However, I really wanted to > get into a regular full time job. I had a choice between being a dispatcher > for a police department or an insurance claims adjuster. B/c the hours were > not that regular with the police department..I would work a full time one > day & the next I would be on their grave yard shift. I accepted the job > with the insurance company. I spent 14 yrs working for them. Would have > spent longer..but there was quite a bit of turn-over in our company & some > of the gals were not the nicest in the world. I had worked for a police > dept before & found that men were so much easier to work with than women. > So I gave then notice & left two weeks afterwards. Since then I have had > many health issues. I have spent the last 9-10 yrs between hospitals, > nursing homes & rehab hospitals. I can only hope & pray that I will not > start to have problems again b/c I'm 66 yrs old & am not looking forward to > this health care bill which is looming over all of us senior citizens. If > what I have been through had happened during the time that they had this > upcoming bill, I probably wouldn't be around today. So I do feel that I > have a reason to be on earth. Well, I have said enough, so I'm going to > end. Welcome to Southern-Chat. I think you will enjoy being on this list, > Anna/Shorty. Oh yes, we never had The Welcome Wagon come to visit us when > we moved up to Payson, AZ. We had previously lived in Fountain Hills, AZ & > they hadn't visited us there either. Just the one time in Wheaton, IL. I > got some coupons & other things. I don't know if I ever used what they gave > me. I just felt it was only right they come to our home. It was the first > home that we had ever owned...thus, I thought the Welcome Wagon should visit > me. I think b/c people are so transient, they don't have the Welcome Wagon > like they used to. Have a wonderful Tuesday!!! :-) > > Blessings, > > ~Jen in AZ > > > >> > >> >> Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. Search, chat and e-mail from > >> > >> >> your > >> > >> >> inbox. > >> > >> >> http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?ocid=PID28326::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_1 > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> ------------------------------- > >> > >> >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > >> >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> > >> >> without > >> > >> >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > > >> > >> > > >> > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > >> > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> > >> > without > >> > >> > the > >> > >> > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> > >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >> > >> SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > >> > >> without > >> > >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > ------------------------------- > >> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I would like to be 5'7" and skinny. When all the cousins get together for pictures, I'm always the shortest. Boo, hoo. Kay In a message dated 08/30/10 20:18:55 Central Daylight Time, freckletoes@comcast.net writes: Hell o o o o Shorty and all..... I was never short. Have been 5'7" since 5th grade and I sure was skinny. Boy oh boy, those were the days. Only wish I fit the description of "skinny" now - those days are long gone. paula in sw fla usa....hey, pass me the oreos! xoxoxo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 8:29:56 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re The welcome wagon Hey MaryClyde, it sure is good to meet you and the others. I know a Belle Shepherd on here and Jeanne (askgranny) from KYFolklore. It sure is good to be on here. I talk with Paula a lot-I enjoy that-I am sure blessed with her friendship. One day a boyfriend called the house, at my parents, and he asked for Shorty-my daddy didn't like that but I don't mind. We had the flood-Ames, Iowa. we had a hard time finding a way out of Ames-and people had a hard time finding a way in. So we were in really bad shape. The Iowa State University basketball court was under water-that was so sad to see. We are doing okay-water has gone down. We did have to boil our water for a couple of days. It sure is good to meet all of you. thank you for accepting me on here. Blessings coming your way along with lots of love, Anna Marie or Shorty > From: maryclyde@comporium.net > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:49:32 -0400 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > > Hey Shorty, > Welcome to the list... I'm MaryClyde and I live in the Piedmont of South > Carolina. We've had some terribly hot weather this summer! I guess that's > why they call it "summer". We don't have a welcome wagon way out here in > the boondocks! I don't think they even have it in the nearby town. Take > care and let us hear from you again! > MaryClyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > > > > > > Hi Kay, nice to meet you also. > > Hi Paula-I bet you welcome wagon won't be coming back but if they did > > maybe via email. > > Hi Jen, > > I was born and raised in Aurora, Illinois-my brother-in-law and sister > > went to College in Wheaton, Illinois-she studied history and he was in > > Theology. Did you know the Schuttinga's the Chiropractors - we went to > > them once a month. they helped me through with so much of my back pain. > > Yes Iowa State has that Campanile bell-it is really a beautiful campus-the > > Hilton Colisium got flooded-that is where ISU has their basketball games. > > What year did you go to ISU? My husband, my son, my daughter went there > > also. Now my grandson is going there. > > > > Blessings to you all, > > > > Anna Marie (some call me Shorty) > > > >> From: AZJen@npgcable.com > >> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:06:54 -0700 > >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > >> I had to ask the Welcome Wagon to visit me in Wheaton, IL. We had lived > >> in > >> West Chicago & then Carol Stream, IL & b/c my home town was Wheaton, I > >> guess > >> they didn't consider me a newcomer to the community. > >> > >> BTW, Anna, I went to school in Ames. It's a beautiful campus. Always > >> loved > >> the bells which would ring while I was going back & forth to classes. My > >> cousin also went there. I was only there for around one semester or > >> trimester..I don't remember what kind of schedule they were on. Even > >> though > >> I would have liked to have stayed...the dorms were all filled & b/c I was > >> too young to get an apartment, I came back home & then attended another > >> college. I believe I worked between the time that I arrived home & the > >> time > >> that I returned to school. > >> > >> ~Jen in AZ > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> > >> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 6:54 AM > >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: shorty6337@hotmail.com > >> > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> > Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:51:30 -0500 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: shorty6337@hotmail.com > >> > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> > Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:16:46 -0500 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > When we moved to Ames, Iowa in 1976 we had Welcome Wagon-they came to > >> > the > >> > house. I don't see them listed anymore. > >> > > >> > Blessings, > >> > > >> > Anna Marie > >> > > >> >> From: roses4831@msn.com > >> >> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> >> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:08:47 -0700 > >> >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> When I moved here to Albany I didn't have a welcome wagon greet me but > >> >> I > >> >> got several welcome offers in the mail. I needed a lube and one of > >> >> the > >> >> offers I got was a free lube and car wash at one station. I got > >> >> offers > >> >> for pizza too. I thought that was nice. > >> >> > >> >> Emma > >> >> > >> >> > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:14:11 -0500 > >> >> > From: jkaywojack@aol.com > >> >> > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> >> > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> >> > > >> >> > I'm sure you will be delighted when the unpacking/out of storage job > >> >> > is > >> >> > completed. > >> >> > > >> >> > Heard of the welcome wagon, but never lived in a community where it > >> >> > actually happened. People move so often now that a Welcome Wagon > >> >> > group > >> >> > would be unbelievable busy. > >> >> > The house across changes occupants about every 6 months. > >> >> > Kay > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> >> Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. 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Hell o o o o Shorty and all..... I was never short. Have been 5'7" since 5th grade and I sure was skinny. Boy oh boy, those were the days. Only wish I fit the description of "skinny" now - those days are long gone. paula in sw fla usa....hey, pass me the oreos! xoxoxo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 8:29:56 PM Subject: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re The welcome wagon Hey MaryClyde, it sure is good to meet you and the others. I know a Belle Shepherd on here and Jeanne (askgranny) from KYFolklore. It sure is good to be on here. I talk with Paula a lot-I enjoy that-I am sure blessed with her friendship. One day a boyfriend called the house, at my parents, and he asked for Shorty-my daddy didn't like that but I don't mind. We had the flood-Ames, Iowa. we had a hard time finding a way out of Ames-and people had a hard time finding a way in. So we were in really bad shape. The Iowa State University basketball court was under water-that was so sad to see. We are doing okay-water has gone down. We did have to boil our water for a couple of days. It sure is good to meet all of you. thank you for accepting me on here. Blessings coming your way along with lots of love, Anna Marie or Shorty > From: maryclyde@comporium.net > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:49:32 -0400 > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > > Hey Shorty, > Welcome to the list... I'm MaryClyde and I live in the Piedmont of South > Carolina. We've had some terribly hot weather this summer! I guess that's > why they call it "summer". We don't have a welcome wagon way out here in > the boondocks! I don't think they even have it in the nearby town. Take > care and let us hear from you again! > MaryClyde > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> > To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 7:24 PM > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > > > > > > Hi Kay, nice to meet you also. > > Hi Paula-I bet you welcome wagon won't be coming back but if they did > > maybe via email. > > Hi Jen, > > I was born and raised in Aurora, Illinois-my brother-in-law and sister > > went to College in Wheaton, Illinois-she studied history and he was in > > Theology. Did you know the Schuttinga's the Chiropractors - we went to > > them once a month. they helped me through with so much of my back pain. > > Yes Iowa State has that Campanile bell-it is really a beautiful campus-the > > Hilton Colisium got flooded-that is where ISU has their basketball games. > > What year did you go to ISU? My husband, my son, my daughter went there > > also. Now my grandson is going there. > > > > Blessings to you all, > > > > Anna Marie (some call me Shorty) > > > >> From: AZJen@npgcable.com > >> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 16:06:54 -0700 > >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > >> I had to ask the Welcome Wagon to visit me in Wheaton, IL. We had lived > >> in > >> West Chicago & then Carol Stream, IL & b/c my home town was Wheaton, I > >> guess > >> they didn't consider me a newcomer to the community. > >> > >> BTW, Anna, I went to school in Ames. It's a beautiful campus. Always > >> loved > >> the bells which would ring while I was going back & forth to classes. My > >> cousin also went there. I was only there for around one semester or > >> trimester..I don't remember what kind of schedule they were on. Even > >> though > >> I would have liked to have stayed...the dorms were all filled & b/c I was > >> too young to get an apartment, I came back home & then attended another > >> college. I believe I worked between the time that I arrived home & the > >> time > >> that I returned to school. > >> > >> ~Jen in AZ > >> > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Anna Marie Rahfeldt" <shorty6337@hotmail.com> > >> To: <southern-chat@rootsweb.com> > >> Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 6:54 AM > >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > >> > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: shorty6337@hotmail.com > >> > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> > Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:51:30 -0500 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > From: shorty6337@hotmail.com > >> > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> > Subject: RE: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:16:46 -0500 > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > When we moved to Ames, Iowa in 1976 we had Welcome Wagon-they came to > >> > the > >> > house. I don't see them listed anymore. > >> > > >> > Blessings, > >> > > >> > Anna Marie > >> > > >> >> From: roses4831@msn.com > >> >> To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> >> Date: Wed, 14 Jul 2010 01:08:47 -0700 > >> >> Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> When I moved here to Albany I didn't have a welcome wagon greet me but > >> >> I > >> >> got several welcome offers in the mail. I needed a lube and one of > >> >> the > >> >> offers I got was a free lube and car wash at one station. I got > >> >> offers > >> >> for pizza too. I thought that was nice. > >> >> > >> >> Emma > >> >> > >> >> > Date: Tue, 13 Jul 2010 13:14:11 -0500 > >> >> > From: jkaywojack@aol.com > >> >> > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > >> >> > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] the Welcome Wagon > >> >> > > >> >> > I'm sure you will be delighted when the unpacking/out of storage job > >> >> > is > >> >> > completed. > >> >> > > >> >> > Heard of the welcome wagon, but never lived in a community where it > >> >> > actually happened. People move so often now that a Welcome Wagon > >> >> > group > >> >> > would be unbelievable busy. > >> >> > The house across changes occupants about every 6 months. > >> >> > Kay > >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> _________________________________________________________________ > >> >> Hotmail has tools for the New Busy. 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Jeannie what tales am I suppose to tell-your tales are safe with me. Thank you Jeannie-it is nice to be on here-so many wonderful people on here. Blessings, Anna Marie Shorty > To: southern-chat@rootsweb.com > Date: Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:28:48 -0500 > From: askgranny@juno.com > Subject: Re: [SOUTHERN-CHAT] re The welcome wagon > > Welcome to the list, Anna Marie !You won't tell a bunch of tales on me > will you ? Glad to know the KY folks are coming aboard..>Jeannie T > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > On Mon, 30 Aug 2010 19:29:56 -0500 Anna Marie Rahfeldt > <shorty6337@hotmail.com> writes: > > > > Hey MaryClyde, it sure is good to meet you and the others. I know a > Belle Shepherd on here and Jeanne (askgranny) from KYFolklore. It sure > is good to be on here. I talk with Paula a lot-I enjoy that-I am > > sure blessed with her friendship. > ____________________________________________________________ > $13/Month Car Insurance? > Insurance deal just passed now allows you to get car insurance for $13 > http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3141/4c7c6a3f4bdbabdb66m06duc > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SOUTHERN-CHAT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message