Wally and Billy would take us girls and go over to the Los Angeles River. It was sandy and like the beach and always some water in it. We'd build a fire and roast wieners and marshmallows and Betty Jane loved playing in the sand and getting her feet wet in the river. I don't remember the make of car they had but it had a rumble seat and it was such fun to ride in. We went to the Fun House in Venice and had a ball.

Mother's uncle Alex passed away up in Sacramento and she and Daddy drove up for the funeral. Bad storms going and coming home. I remember kneeling by my bedroom window the night they were driving home, watching it rain and praying that Heavenly Father would see them safely home.

When Billie got pregnant with Sonny, her health wasn't too good and by the time the depression had caught up with our family - so Wally would get a big roast and bring to our house and mother would cook it and supply the rest of the dinner and they would come and have dinner at our house until Sonny was born, May 25, 1932. One day when I was doing the washing at Billies I had a real scare. The dress I was wearing had a bow at the neck and when I reached across the wringer the bow caught in it and tore my dress before I got it turned off.

Wally was working on his car one day. He had it up on blocks. He was working underneath and the car slipped a pinned him underneath. We know Heavenly Father is never far away and he came to dad, Willa, Billie and I were able to lift the car enough to free him.

The American Legion had a three day convention over in Pasadena. Billie and Wally went and left Willa and I to care for Betty and Sonny.

Billie also had to have surgery and we girls took care of the kids and Billie too when she came home from the hospital.

When my brother Daniel got married we girls didn't have formals to wear, so Billie loaned us each one of hers. I remember mine was pale green print chiffon with a wide collar. Willa's was peach chiffon with a ruffle at the neck. Willa and I thought and felt so grown up. Daddy baked and decorated Dan and LaVer's wedding cake. They were married in the
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