Fresh Fried Chicken and Labor 11/18/2011
Willie finished out the school year at Wyatt, MO and found out that he was hired for the coming year at Dogwood School outside of East Prairie. One of the things that had concerned him had been being able to get back into the swing of teaching after being away from it for such a long time. When he was on the USS West Virginia, teaching was the fartherest thing from his mind. His concerns then were to survive and get back home to his wife and children. When he returned home, he, Helen and the kids had lived on what the service provided for them until he could land a job at the Soybean Oil Mill at Ristine. They added Linda to the family and decided to live on it once again and move to Arkansas. They did fine for a little over a year until there was another one on the way. I know it seems crazy that they didn't think about being careful about conceiving again, but I just love the fact that they had learned to "go with the flow" so to speak with every circumstance that came their way. Most people now a days would play the "blame game" and end up in divorce. Not Willie and Helen! They put on their big boy and big girl pants and moved on...literally..."moved" on. Once Willie returned to the classroom, his concerns were melted away as he got back to doing what he loved to do...teach kids. They all loved him and respected him as their teacher. Summer was almost over and he was glad that in a couple of weeks he would be teaching at Dogwood. Helen was at the end of the pregnancy and the baby could actually come any day now. Linda wasn't quite 2 yet, but was as busy as could be...you had to watch her like a hawk or she would draw on the walls or get into some other kind of mischief. Larry was being held back a year in school this year...I think it was probably a combination of things, but his difficulty with speech surely played a factor in that. This meant that he and Sondra would now just be a year apart in school. On this beautiful September day in 1950, Helen, Willie and the kids all went to Polly and her husband Bill's house. Helen and Polly chased some chickens around the back yard and wrung their heads off so they could cook up some fresh chicken for lunch. Nothing like fresh fried chicken, green beans, mashed potatoes and sliced tomatoes - makes for some "good eatin"! The kids all ate and Helen was getting ready to sit down to eat when she went into labor. It must have been all the chicken chasin that helped the labor along. Polly rushed her to the doctor and sure enough she was in full blown labor. The doctor tried a new technique.... (come back tomorrow and find out) CommentsAngie 11/18/2011 2:37pm
Oh that's just mean leaving us hanging like that. lol Paula Maupin 11/18/2011 5:46pm
Haha...Angie! I sure am glad you are reading the blog everyday! Love you! Linda 11/19/2011 12:12pm
Well, I must have been quite a handful!!I'm loving this!!! This is such a good way of recording our history for our kids. Thanks, Paula. From one little Tollison girl to another--I Love you. 11/19/2011 2:23pm
Yes Linda...from what I hear you did get into mischief. Glad you are enjoying the blog! I love you so much! Your comment will be posted after it is approved. Leave a Reply |  Author
Paula Tollison Andrews Maupin I am married to Bobby and live in the Nashville, TN area, working as Executive Assistant to both the Director of Sales and General Manager of FOX17, MyTV30 & CW58 television I have 3 wonderful sons and daughters in
love (Brad & Holly Andrews, Bryan & Stacy Andrews and Brandon
& Ashley Andrews) from Tulsa, St. Louis & Springfield
respectively. They have given me 9 precious grandbabies. (Joseph,
Cooper, Margo, Sloan, Jonas, Nora, Everett, Lawson and Blythe & Gma
loves them so much) I also have 2 great stepsons and daughter in love
(Jonathan & Kathryn Maupin and William Maupin) from Lexington,
Kentucky.
As a lady who's lived through both good & bad circumstances in my life, I've learned and continue to learn a lot of "life lessons". Along the way I have been inspired to be a better me. God is faithful in ALL circumstances and His love covers all. My hope is that you will be inspired to be who you were meant to be. I have been writing this blog about my mom and dad since September of 2011. You can find their story from the beginning by going to the Stories link. Happy Reading!!!   ArchivesMarch 2012 |
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