girl in blue                 PrimoDonna
                                                                               
                                               ...memories of the past,

                                                        thoughts about the present,

                                                              and hopes for the future

March 2008



More College Courses

Monday, 31 March 2008 5:25 A GMT-06
After I graduated from college in 1968, I didn't take anymore college classes until the spring semester of 1977. I took a course that was purely for my own pleasure. Next to Fort Hood is Central Texas College. Having a college close to a miilitary
Category: The Past
Donna

Welcome Home!

Friday, 28 March 2008 8:02 A GMT-06
While we were stationed at Fort Hood, Bill went to an advanced class in recruiting and retention (getting people to re-enlist in the Army) at Fort Benjamin Harris, Indianapolis, Indiana. He was gone for about a month. When the school was over, the
Category: The Past
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Donna

Past And Present

Wednesday, 26 March 2008 7:23 A GMT-06
My grandmother lived about two and a half hours away from Fort Hood. We would jump in our little Volkewagen bug and go visit her. Below is a photo that I took in 1975 of her with my two children. So it is a great grandma with two great grandchildren.
Category: The Past The Present
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Donna

Playing

Monday, 24 March 2008 6:48 A GMT-06
Our house on Fort Hood was in a cul-de-sac, which was nice because there was very little traffic and the kids could play outside. They would ride their Big Wheels in the street and driveways. We also fenced in the backyard, and they could play there.
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Donna

Happy Years

Friday, 21 March 2008 6:32 A GMT-06
During our six years at Fort Hood, I kept a diary only part of the time--from October 1977 through January 1979, and I didn't write in it every day. Here is part of what I wrote on November 23, 1977, which pretty much sums up our time there, "I was
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Donna

A Request From the "Govenor of Arkansa"

Thursday, 20 March 2008 6:26 A GMT-06
My husband and I, along with our daughter and two granddaughters, went to Arkansas last weekend to visit family. The trip takes about 8 hours, especially when we stop for lunch and gas and all the other necessary things. One of the funniest parts of
Category: The Present Grandkids are Grand!
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Donna

A Little Boy

Wednesday, 19 March 2008 6:24 A GMT-06
Below are a couple of photos of our son. Like with our daughter, I took a lot of pictures, and won't put them all on my blog, as much as I'd like to. Lee is not really a baby in the photos, but he is so cute that I couldn't resist posting them.
Category: The Past
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Donna

The Birth of a Baby Boy

Friday, 14 March 2008 10:03 A GMT-06
I was very happy that we had a boy so Bill could have a son. I also wanted to be able to carry on Bill's last name, although it didn't seem to matter too much to Bill because his parents divorce when Bill was only 10 months old, and he didn't know
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Donna