Category: Kid memories

Mom liked relaying things she said to other people. One time, back in Utah, a classmate of her’s, looking at a picture of Dad asked, “How do you get a date with him?” Mom said, “Usually he asks me.” ~Kurt

We moved  to California where we lived on Addor Street. That lasted for a couple of years until we had to move again…to another house on Addor Street. Mom said that was the hardest move she ever made. ~Kurt

One time when I was really young, we made the trip. Grandfather Mitchell decided it was time to get my golden curls cut off. He took me to “that mean old barbara” . The “barbara” cut off my hair and Read More …

We were in Port Hueneme when John F. Kennedy was shot. I don’t really remember being there. I seem to recall being in Virginia, but the calendar says I was in Port Hueneme.  ~Kurt

Mom (she preferred ‘Mother’) and Dad, having parents in Utah, gave us an excuse to do the periodic road trip. Sometimes we would drive from Virginia. I don’t remember if it was Nebraska or what, but on one trip, one Read More …

One time, when we were out in Utah, I went fishing with my Dad and his Dad. My grandfather, John Christensen seemed like a pretty cantankerous fellow. He would do this grabbing for your gullet pronouncing he was going to Read More …

We would attend church regularly. We were members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I was a “teacher” in the Aaronic priesthood. That meant I would distribute the sacrament. Dad was a member of the Holy Read More …

Dad was the commanding officer at the Naval Civil Engineering Laboratory, where, for some reason I do not understand, they had a contraption, full of sand, that had spring loaded rockets that could be fired into the pit. I got Read More …

Mom’s friends asked how much freedom she gave me. She would say, “Shhh. Don’t tell him he could get off the base.” ~Kurt

I remember one time when Mom and Dad were having a party. The Captain from upstairs, who had consumed more than a few, declared he was the great communicator, and proceeded to make some phone calls to Southeast Asia. I Read More …