Where I Grew Up

As a child, I lived in: Goodland Kansas

Born April 12, 1937

Siblings:

Marilyn: December 16, 1934

Becky: August 10, 1949

About Her Siblings

What do you remember about your siblings growing up?

Marilyn was always bossy, but nice.

Becky was always plain but fun.

Always very nice, helpful, and loving.

Moms family was always fun

Dads family was serious.

She loved to travel with her family because her dad always let her drive.

What do you remember about your parents?

What do you remember about your grandparents?

She use to drive her grandma down mainstream because she liked to watch people. Her grandma looked old but she didn't act like it.

She never knew anything about her grandfather because he passed away before she was born.

Pets

Patsy

Games/Hobbies

Roller skating, loved nature

Sports

Not particularly. There wasn't sports teams for girls.

Favorite things to do

School

In elementary, each grade had one teacher and you had one teacher for all your classes.

Once you entered high school there was more teachers per subject.

College

Graduated from K-State

Post-Grad at Fort Hays

Took her masters at the University of Northern Colorado

Favorite things in college

Not studying

Took a trip to Miami

What I wanted to be when I grew up:

Jobs

First Job

Ice Cream Parlor

Favorite job

Teaching

Total of jobs

7

Phyllis met Robert in Goodland Kansas. She was coming home from college when she was attending the University of Northern Colorado. At the time she lived in Denver and she had came home for break. Robert thought Phyllis was married. Robert had been previously married but his wife had passed away. They dated for awhile and soon after she had been proposed. While they dated, they dated long distance. Robert was currently running an accounting office in Goodland. They met when she was 29 and got married once she turned 30.

Love Life

Once they were married, Robert already had 4 children with his previous wife that was deceased. Soon later they had 2 kids of their own, Michelle and Lee. She loved all her kids the same. She describes all of her kids as all fun but each one is fun in their own little way.

Kids

She described her spouse to be very funny but yet serious. He worked all the time. She always admired how he was a good dad and he provided well for the family. Because of Roberts job she got to do a lot of traveling. Most of their travel was through business. They always traveled at least 2 times a year for big meetings for CPA's.

How she describes her spouse.

She remembers that once Robert kept leaving in the mornings. Too early to go to work. He got up at 4 in the morning to be exact. Everyday he got up and left the house before going to work. As she started to notice she got suspicious until one day and she followed him and found out that he was taking flying lessons. Soon after he bought a business plane and flew all over the country. After he retired he flew one last time and then sold the plane.

Sneaking out at 4 in the morning

Favorite Hobbies

Loved to garden and grow flowers and vegetables.

Loved to cook and bake

Holiday Traditions

How my family celebrated the holidays: had Christmas decor and always gave presents.

on Christmas they always had big dinners.

Family members who I would typically see during the holidays: she would gather her whole family. recently its been kids, grandkids, siblings, and her mother.

My Home

Did any wars affect you or your family?

Dad was a train conductor. He moved troop trains.

Mom didn't have much money for food but they were always fed.

Most of the food that was harvested was used in the war. Militants had priority on food. Her family had ration stamps for food but one advantage was that they got all the milk they wanted from a neighbor because she owned cows.

Memorable World Events

Attack on Pearl Harbor

WW2

Olympics in Bejing

Worlds Fair: Brustles Belguim; it was a fair about commerce, new things in the world. The worlds fair took place in large cities. Companies set up their commerce in large buildings. She had gone to the one in New York in 1965. When she went the first Mustang was introduced. Years later she went back and she saw when the lamborgini was introduced.

Things that were popular

Some popular clothes back then were skirts and sweaters. There were mainly long skirts that were being used. No girls wore jeans because jeans for girls weren't invented yet.

Some of the popular hobbies were gardening flowers and vegetables. It was what all her neighbors did. as well as cooking and baking. She mostly enjoyed baking.

Challenge

Challenges faced when growing older: The biggest challenge was getting use to being a widow.

"best thing to do is get a little sister"

And this is how I overcame that challenge: she got a little sister and a dog.

Memorable World Events

Attack on Pearl Harbor

WW2

Olympics

Worlds Fair: Originated in Brustles Belgium, it is about commerce, new things in the world. It took place in large cities. Companies set up in buildings. She went to New York worlds fair in 1965 where the first Mustang was introduced.

Places Traveled

Europe

Panama Canal

Caribbean

Russia

Baltic Isles

Switzerland

Africa

Mediterranean

Australia

My Legacy

Life advice she wants to pass to teens is to always be happy. She wants her children and grandchildren to remember about her that she is always fun and was always there for when you needed her. She is always excited for what new adventures she can come up with.