Life History of Gail Goodrich

11. Share a story about one of your siblings.

With 6 siblings this is a quandary for me. I will tell about my sister, Carol. We are a year and a half apart in age so we were together always. When we got new dresses, mine was blue, hers was red. We had dolls the same,with different color dresses. If anyone got us a present all they had to do is buy two of the same. We played pretty good together with our fights along the way. We shared the same bed until she got married. When it was real cold we took turns in the spoon position to warm each other up. A fun thing we did is our pillow fights. We would cover the window with a blanket so it would be real dark, with the bed in the middle of the room,and then we would start throwing pillows at each other. We would get laughing until we had tears running down our cheeks. Of course we never broke anything(not). One time Tunk got a bottle of applejack from Art Harris. The three of us chugged it to see who could take the most. That night as Carol and I were singing the Twelve Days of Christmas, she threw up on my head. I had to go downstairs to wash my hair. Ma wanted to know what happened and I said Carol was sick. She said "I told you kid not to eat so many nuts". We laughed about it.

A scary time was when Carol tried to run away from home. I can't remember what happened but Daddy had told her to get upstairs and stay there. He locked the stair door with a butter knife. A little while went by when we say Carol jump out the upstairs window. She took off running. Daddy saw her and was really mad. He got in the car to go after her. He must have thought she was a really fast runner. Tunk went after her on foot and tracked her in the snow to Art's corn crib. She was breathing real hard so he knew she was there. He told her to get home before Daddy got back. I was so happy to see her back before Daddy got the belt. Daddy drove all the way to Moses dinner looking for her. By the time he got back he wasn't nearly as mad. There are lots of stories to tell about growing up so close in age, some good , some not so good.

12. Did you have a favorite pet while growing up? Tell us about your pet(s). If you didn't have one what did you wish for?

I had a dog Shaggy. She came to us when I was 11. She was pregnant and we suspect our dog Snorty was the father. She was a pure bred wire haired terrior. She would sit on my lap, follow me all over and even ride horse back with me. When we found out who owned her my brother Phil said I had to return her or pay for her. I started a jar of money that I asked everyone to contribute to. When I was sure I couldn't get enough money I was so upset that Phil finally told me he was only joking and that the owners said I could have her. She had many litters of puppie that were pure bred after that. Dad sold them to make extra money. When I left home Ma and Dad took good care of her until she died of old age.

13. Did you haver a favorite family vacation? Tell us something about it.

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14. Do you follow any religious beliefs? Tell us about your church.

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15. Do you collect anything? Tell us about your collection or favorite item.

I collect rocking horses. I started about 25 years ago. I have a full size rocking horse and one about a half inch high, and many many in between. I have them in every room in my house. When I was a child I was crazy about horses. When we went to Grant's department store I would just sit on the horse and be happy. If I had a dime to put in it I was really happy! My friends here called me one day from the Bargain Box and said they had a cute rocking horse for only $3. I said okay and they brought a hand made, full size rocking horse. It is real cute. Most of my horses have been given to me as everyone knows I collect them. Jerry Eggleston has made many for me in ceramics. I love them all.

16. Is there someplace you lived that you especially liked or disliked and why?

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17. Tell us about your mother, do you have a special memory of her?

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18. Do you have strong political feelings? If so, do you have any idea where you got them? Or if you have no political persuasions, how come?

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19. How has music influenced your life, do you sing, play an instrument or have a favorite song?

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20. Do you have a school experience that really stands out in your mind, either good or bad?

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