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. 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