A Salute to Dad & Mom

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Saturday, September 24, 2005

A Real 1940's Telephone Switchboard!

I have been going through a lot of old pictures and found this one. As you can see there were lots of operators back then and this is only half the room. - The supervisors are the ones standing up. Mom is in there somewhere can you pick her out? - Thanks for droping by. Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, September 21, 2005

The "Squirt" (mom's first glimpse at dad)

Mom started working for the telephone company, "Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph" in the spring of 1943. Starting as a switchboard operator she was trained and by the time WWII was in full swing she was switchboard supervisor in charge of the whole floor! - It just so happens that my grandma... Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, September 17, 2005

And the winner is...

Everyone who guessed the one on the right. Yep, mom is the one with the notebook and the beautiful smile. The other lady is Lou-Lou. She and her husband set mom and dad up on their first date so in a way she is my mom too. Thanks for looking and guessing. Clicks for the winners will start today.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, September 15, 2005

Sidewalk Photos

Back in the 1940s and 50s sidewalk photographers would roam the city streets taking random candid photos of people then offering to sell copies to the subjects. I found one of my mom and her friend and co-worker. It just so happens that the person she is with is the same one who was to set mom and... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, September 4, 2005

A Picture of Grandpa

I cant find a good picture of Skipper. All the ones I find he is a little black blurr. Anyway here is a sort of faded picture of grandpa in his hunting cap. Let me know if the link works. http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Picture.aspx/Whacky46/grandpa> Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, August 30, 2005

Mom and Dad Adopt Skipper (Our first Dog)

This is how mom and dad ended up adopting our first little dog, a beautiful black Cocker Spaniel they named Skipper. - It seems that when they got home from their honeymoon they stopped by my grandparents' house.. This was my mom's family. It was sort of a semi-farm they always called "The Place."... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 25, 2005

Is It On?

Here is a link to a picture of Mom and Dad wondering if the camera is on, described below. http://www.blogit.com/Blogs/Picture.aspx/Whacky46/on> Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, August 18, 2005

From Long Beach to The London Bridge

Either on their way to California or on their way back my folks would always stop in Lake Havasu AZ. That is where the London bridge isn't falling down. - Some guy bought the London Bridge in the late sixties and brought it over from England to Lake Havasu City in Arizona. That put Lake Havasu on... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, August 17, 2005

Links to picture for upcoming post!!

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Thursday, August 11, 2005

KOBOOM! Lightning Strikes!

Since this happened about a year ago, when mom was with me, and I am still finding pieces of the automatic sprinkler junction box and timer that blew up, I am posting it in my Mom and Dad Blog. Hope you enjoy it. --------------- It was about 5:00 PM. Outside there was a rain storm complete with... Sign in to see full entry.

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