Friday, January 30, 2009


This is the outside of our house in Buckley. David and Diane are in front. We lived next door to the Leets. They had four children. Vera Leet is the one who introduced me to the Church. When I didn't send David to get the mail, I would put the littlest ones in the wagon and go up to the Post Office. Even though I was young, it was really getting hard on my arms to pull the wagon. I hadn't learned to drive yet and I really wanted to. Finally your dad said he would teach me. Of course the car was a stick shift (no power steering) and we also did not have turning signals. Those were the days. Opening the window to signal and still deal with the shifting. Anyway,I had trouble learning to shift the car right. Your dad was sure I was never going to learn. Then all of a sudden I caught on. Once I figured it out, it was easy. When I took my driver's test I only made one mistake and when I saw the examiner make a note on his clipboard, I knew what I had done At that time and I don't know how much longer, you were not supposed to enter the car on the street side. You were supposed to get in on the passenger side and slide over. In Buckley, people didn't pay any attention to that. I meant to remember it when I took my test, but I forgot. Of course, now it would be a hastle to do that. I guess the reasoning for that law was that it was unsafe to enter on the street side. Of course, it can be unsafe but as with any driving, you just have to use caution.

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