Anyone who talks to NANCY THOMPSON BAKER soon discovers her sense of humor, and ability to exaggerate! The above photo was taken on her birthday when I last lived in Ballinger. She put the candles off of her birthday cake in her ears. (You are lucky I didn't use the photo with your finger stuck up your nose, Nancy!)
At the recent class reunion, NANCY put out a notebook for folks to write something to me for our blog, entitled:
Notes for Marilyn
(Doesn't have to be true.)
Here are the entries:
NANCY BAKER - Jake and I went to Las Vegas recently and won lots of money! Over the years we've financed a whole new casino!
VIRGINIA HARRAL EGAN - Mike and I are still in Ballinger. We are getting older and I'm not sure that we are doing it gracefully. It doesn't take much to entertain us. We won the lottery, but spent it all in 6 months. Oh, well, easy come - easy go.
DORIS and DON WHITE - We've lived in the country for the last forty-six years, and love it. We enjoy being with our four children and twelve grandchildren. We attend the games they participate in. They are a joy to be around. We raise goats, and keep busy with work around there. We have spent the last 56 - almost 57 years together.
PATSY BERRY BOMAR - After losing my husband Rex in 2013, lots of things have changed. Have our lake house for sale - no fun anymore. House at Midland for sale because the town is so different. I am ready to relocate. My life is real undecided now. Our class reunion has been real fun.
BUDDY WILKINS - Marilyn, thanks a lot for keeping us informed. My wife, Merry Lou, and I celebrated 50 years of marriage this year. (Congratulations!) I retired as a University professor of about 40 years in 2005. We full-time RV'd for eight years, and now live in Mission, Texas. Have a son and daughter and four grandkids.
JERLINE PIEL STEEL - Still living around Blanket. Very involved in church and Extension Club. Lots of supportive people around. Family growing every year. Have enjoyed the school reunion.
ANN KEELE ELLIS - Lived in Bronte 30-odd years. Have two daughters, four grandchildren, and one great-granchild. Am retired. Have a pretty comfortable life. Am proud to be alive.
I saved these until last:
JANICE AMARINE - I have been retired five years, and trying to find an old codger so we can start a family. (Ha!) I am enjoying my retirement, and just doing what I want to do. I still live in Ballinger, and will be here 'til the "Father" calls me home. I am still in pretty good health. I go a lot while I can, and enjoy going to Abilene and being with JANETTE. We go see her kids in the Dallas - Fort Worth area. Having a good time at our reunion. Miss you. Thinking of you. (Ahhhh.. I miss you all as well.)
JANETTE AMARINE BRADSHAW - I've lived in Abilene, Texas since 1966. Didn't want to move from Ballinger because I loved going to town and waving at people. So, first day in Abilene I went to town and everybody was waving at me! I was on a one-way street, so instead they were giving me the one-finger wave.
I'll leave it to you to guess which ones (if any) were "not true"!
By the way, as I have not been to a reunion since our 50th, I don't have enough current photos of you all. Why not send me your recent ones? If you can't email them to me, send them by snail mail and I will scan and return them.
Until next time..
Love and giggles,
Marilyn
