Mom told me that after Dad died, she couldn't cry. A year later, Brook was visiting and the two of them started remembering all of dad's colorful sayings, such as: Crazy as a shit-house owl. They were enumerating them in laughter when the tears finally caught up with Mom.
After Dad died, he would appear in Mom's dreams. Once she dreamed of putting her cold feet on him and he exclaimed: "Christ, woman, are you dead?" Mom's friends wondered if his appearances in her dreams bothered her, but she was happy to see him.
Mom had her own colorful sayings:
"Horse shit" when she sneezed. And whenever Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges came on T.V. she'd be in the kitchen cooking dinner, but could hear the air bubble sound track, which she hated - so she say, "Oh, no, it's that bubbling bastard again." [Sue recalls Vake’s using that name, and his watching the show.]
Also - there was this incident went Dad was a little kid: He'd seen his older brothers dropping matches into the outhouse after using it, to kill the odor. Dad decided to drop matches into the outhouse, but the toilet paper caught on fire. He was afraid the whole outhouse would burn down and he'd be in trouble with 'the old man' - so he lowered himself into the outhouse to stomp out the flames - but lost his grip and fell in. Then he couldn't get out. I suspect the flames were put out by now. He called and called until Johnnie or Gene rescued him.
My recollection is that Grandma Sampson had worked in the laundry of the Marshfield hospital in Coos Bay (not cleaning rooms - but maybe she did both or I got a different version than you from Mom) - I recall Mom saying grandma had worked there, and was very proud to be the recipient of her own Social Security Check on account of that background. Dad also said that Grandma Sampson was the person kids would come to in the neighborhood when they were injured - she knew how to take care of cuts and wounds - but when kid showed up with a broken arm, she knew he needed to see a doctor.
After Dad died, he would appear in Mom's dreams. Once she dreamed of putting her cold feet on him and he exclaimed: "Christ, woman, are you dead?" Mom's friends wondered if his appearances in her dreams bothered her, but she was happy to see him.
Mom had her own colorful sayings:
"Horse shit" when she sneezed. And whenever Sea Hunt with Lloyd Bridges came on T.V. she'd be in the kitchen cooking dinner, but could hear the air bubble sound track, which she hated - so she say, "Oh, no, it's that bubbling bastard again." [Sue recalls Vake’s using that name, and his watching the show.]
Also - there was this incident went Dad was a little kid: He'd seen his older brothers dropping matches into the outhouse after using it, to kill the odor. Dad decided to drop matches into the outhouse, but the toilet paper caught on fire. He was afraid the whole outhouse would burn down and he'd be in trouble with 'the old man' - so he lowered himself into the outhouse to stomp out the flames - but lost his grip and fell in. Then he couldn't get out. I suspect the flames were put out by now. He called and called until Johnnie or Gene rescued him.
My recollection is that Grandma Sampson had worked in the laundry of the Marshfield hospital in Coos Bay (not cleaning rooms - but maybe she did both or I got a different version than you from Mom) - I recall Mom saying grandma had worked there, and was very proud to be the recipient of her own Social Security Check on account of that background. Dad also said that Grandma Sampson was the person kids would come to in the neighborhood when they were injured - she knew how to take care of cuts and wounds - but when kid showed up with a broken arm, she knew he needed to see a doctor.
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