My Idea Of Christmas - Quote of the Day and "Something Extra"

My Idea Of Christmas - Quote of the Day and "Something Extra" - Angels, Once In A While

Published: Wed, 12/19/18

Hi ,

It's Wednesday

December 19, 2018

Quote:

"My idea of Christmas, whether old-fashioned or modern, is very simple: loving others."
--- Bob Hope

This Week's

"Something Extra"

Angels, Once In A While

By Barb Irwin

In September 1960, I woke up one morning with six hungry babies and just 75 cents in my pocket. Their father was gone. The boys ranged from three months to seven years; their sister was two.

Their Dad had never been much more than a presence they feared. Whenever they heard his tires crunch on the gravel driveway they would scramble to hide under their beds. He did manage to leave 15 dollars a week to buy groceries.

Now that he had decided to leave, there would be no more beatings, but no food either. If there was a welfare system in effect in southern Indiana at that time, I certainly knew nothing about it.

I scrubbed the kids until they looked brand new and then put on my best homemade dress. I loaded them into the rusty old 51 Chevy and drove off to find a job.

The seven of us went to every factory, store and restaurant in our small town. No luck. The kids stayed, crammed into the car and tried to be quiet while I tried to convince whomever would listen that I was willing to learn or do anything. I had to have a job. Still no luck.

The last place we went to, just a few miles out of town, was an old Root Beer Barrel drive-in that had been converted to a truck stop. It was called the Big Wheel. An old lady named Granny owned the place and she peeked out of the window from time to time at all those kids. She needed someone on the graveyard shift, 11 at night until seven in the morning. She paid 65 cents an hour and I could start that night.

Hmmm? Now What? Let's continue:

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Sending love and blessings for a beautiful day,
Marlene

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