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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