Yvonne Smith:  

Life I started out in first grade at Siverly Elementary school(I wonder if it is still there). I did not want to leave my Mom home alone so every chance I got I left school and went home. This was all much to the chagrin of my sisters. Especially Patsy. She had to finally sit in on my class and make sure I stayed in school. But, all is well that ends well. I became accustomed to staying there. Then, when I was going to go into 5th grade, my Mother made a discovery. One of the teachers she had when she went to school (St. Joes.) was there again. So, what did she do? She took me and my older sister, Nonie, and plunked us into the Catholic School. I am the one who got the older nun. She was Sr. Anselma. I was even put back into 4th grade just so I could have her. I was not a happy camper, leaving all my friends at Siverly behind, but I learned to love Sr. Anselma and settled down. I really loved St. Joes. Especially after I got into High School and met Sr. Alice. WOW! That woman rocked!!!! I loved her and considered her my best friend, next to Ceil. Sr. Alice and I corresponded until her death. That was a major blow in my life. After graduating in 1954, I worked at the Oil Well Supply Co. US Steel and met my husband there. Actually, I had met him at the Roller Skating Rink at Hasson Heights earlier, but he didn't see me for dust. We fell in love and married in 1957. We had 3 children in Oil City before moving to Garland, Tx. It was alright in Tex. but I sure missed my family in Pa. We stayed there 3 years and then moved to New Mexico. I went to work in Los Alamos, NM, while Larry worked at the Los Alamos National Lab. We and our 3 kids, went camping a lot and had a lot of fun. Larry starte...Expand for more