tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234151411712144898.post5051630331569806550..comments2023-10-01T06:30:30.036-07:00Comments on traditionshome: chasing ghostsyou are what you readhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17397887493073863245noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-234151411712144898.post-44751063495779198542009-08-20T07:23:54.460-07:002009-08-20T07:23:54.460-07:00Art, you need to change the place of Dad's bir...Art, you need to change the place of Dad's birthplace to El Paso, Texas - not Austin. He was born April 1, 1920. When we were younger, we used to get up on his birthday and play all sorts of April Fools jokes on Dad. We, at least me, were not very imaginative. We did the same tired things year after year. Tied his shoelaces together, replaced his coffee sugar with salt.... I remember Debbie telling me years later the things that Alison did to her. Alison stepped up the level of practical joking in the family but even she did not rise to the level of Robin's mother with her Lottery Winner prank. I also remember how Hannah played a joke on Mary and invited her to school for "Grandmother's Day" Our family has a history of practical joking which seems to have improved with each generation. Even Art was not immune to the practical jokes. I remember Debbie telling me about the Michael J. Foxx meeting and the story you told her about getting arrested for sampling a piece of produce in the grocery store to make sure it was good before you bought it and being confronted by the grocery store. They had to drop the charges when they couldn't produce the evidence (you ate it)! Maybe you should start writing down some of the younger generation stories since we have them fresh in our minds. Then when our children try to tell their families about our family, they will have this to refer them to.TopekaKathyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01084293786095771654noreply@blogger.com