12. raisin us a family PART 5 - 06/19/1964

(excerpt from "my dearest everett" by bettie mae turley)

then when nikki jeanne was a bout to start to kindergarten everett n me decided that we would do it all jest one more time. everett jest a kept a teasin at me that this fifth baby would be the tie breaker - to see ifn this baby would look more like him n eliza mae n jameson or look more like me n lil joe n nikki jeanne.

 
all thru this baby makin time


everthang went real easy like again



n on june 19th



we had us a nother lil boy


weighin in at 9 pounds n 11 ounces


n measurin 19 inches long.

we named this boy michael christian.

n everett n me declared our family complete . . .

as a toddler we all ways did call this son "mikey" but when he started to school he declared that his "grown up name" was "chris" (he was all of 6 years old. lol. he all ways has had the funniest sense of humor n is all the time catchin us off guard n jest a crackin us rite up).

i bet ya all is wonderin a bout the tie breaker??? well . . . rite off everbuddy would exclaim how oh sooo much that baby "mikey" looked jest like me - more than any of the others. when his hair comed in it was blonde jest like mine. he had my fair complexion. n he EVEN had my chocolate brown eyes!!! n as "chris" growed up he got ALL his daddys sweetness n gentleness n kindness n ALL his daddys logical thinkin n intelligence n ALL his daddys sense of humor!!! he got all my looks, even down to the short stature (which he has constantly joked a bout sayin "thanks a lot momma." jameson, lil joe n nikki jeanne is all tall like their daddy but eliza mae n chris is short like me. sorry son, genetics is what they is. i caint help it none) BUT chris got ALL his daddys BIG personality!!!


ifn ya missed the previous segment bout when our second baby girl was borned then click this here link:
http://kountreekitchen.blogspot.com/1992/04/12-raisin-us-family-part-4-04291958.html 

ifn ya wants to read the whole story then click the link:
http://kountreekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-dearest-everett.html


oxoxo

 

 

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12. raisin us a family PART 4 - 04/29/1958

(excerpt from "my dearest everett" by bettie mae turley)

long a bout the time that eliza mae was gonna be a startin to kindergarten, everett n me got to talkin some a bout havin us a "planned" baby this time. n the more we talked a bout it the more it seemed like the rite time. jameson n lil jo-jo were growin into the funnyest lil characters all ways a ruff housin round n jest being lil boys n eliza mae was all the time being the watchful eye over them boys so much to the point that everett n me started in to callin her "mini-mom" as a kinda nickname. so we figgered a nother baby would a fit in rite nice.

there at the beginning of this tryin time everett n me had sooo much fun with all that freedom of not havin to be carefull n all. we was liberated n care free. n sure nuff in no time at all i was a knowin that knowin feelin again n everett n me jest rejoiced a bout the new expected addition to our lil family.

this time a round tho i did take thangs a hole lot easier for to make sure that the baby would be all rite. n the pregnancy progressed rite a long 

without a hitch n

on april 29th
we had us the cutest lil baby girl.

she only weighed 
9 pounds n 3 ounces
but was 21 inches long
so she was jest all arms n legs.

everett had decided early on that
ifn we was to have us a nother baby girl
that he would like for her to be named

nicollette jeanne

which i thought was jest the
most beautifulest girly name ever!!! 
nicollette jeanne turley.

my oh my that name does has a ring to it. n we all ways called her by the shortened up version of nikki jeanne.

 
nikki jeanne took rite off a growin all thin n tall like a bean pole with the most silkyest long blonde hair n her daddys sparklin blue eyes. so now we had us four yung-uns: eliza mae n jameson with their daddys dark hair n dark complexion n their grate-grammas dark eyes n lil jo-jo (actually by this time we was jest a callin him "lil joe" likes in that bonanza western show), lil joe n nikki jeanne with my blonde hair n fair complexion n their daddys blue eyes. quite the nice variety . . . 


ifn ya missed the previous segment bout when our third yung-un was borned then click this here link:
http://kountreekitchen.blogspot.com/1991/12/12-raisin-us-family-part-3-12161955.html 


and the next is about when our third and last son is borned:
http://kountreekitchen.blogspot.com/1992/06/12-raisin-us-family-part-5-06191964-92.html


ifn ya wants to read the whole "everett" story then click this link:
http://kountreekitchen.blogspot.com/2011/06/my-dearest-everett.html


oxoxo
 


 
 
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German Potato Salad

red potatoes stays firm -

even when cooked -

so theys won't break apart when tossed.

this potatoe salad tastes best served warm.

6 or 7 medium red potatoes (about 2 pounds), cooked n peeled

1 hard-cooked egg, sliced (optional)

4 bacon strips, diced

1 medium onion, chopped
3 celery stalks, chopped

1 cup water

1/4 cup vinegar

1/4 cup sugar

1 tbsp cornstarch

2 tsp garlic powder

1/2 tsp mustard

1/2 tsp horseradish (optional)

1/2 tsp celery seed

1/2 tsp mustard seed

1/4 tsp cracked black pepper

slice potatoes into a large bowl. add egg. set aside.

in a skillet, cook the bacon n onion n celery. drain, reserving 2 tbsp of drippings.

add bacon n onion n celery to potato mixture.

add remainin ingredients to the drippings. cook n stir until slightly thickened.
pour over potato mixture n toss to coat.

serve warm.