Aunt Mary and Aunt Kathy

I love this picture of My dad's youngest sister's, Mary (yellow shirt) and Kathy (plaid shirt) with my two older sisters (Rebecca front and Teresa back) and I (middle). I love how my sister's are wearing matching outfits.

We are sitting on my parent's car in our carport. When I was a teenager the carport was turned into another bedroom and a bigger shed (for my father). I believe my Grandpa Poulsen and our neighbor Mr. Norris and his son Stewart, helped my dad do the addition to our house.

My aunt Mary and aunt Kathy were not much older than us three older girls and they felt more like our cousins. They lived in Arizona and we lived in Utah, so we only seen each other once and/or twice a year (summer and sometimes Christmas).

I loved spending time with my two aunts, who have been such great examples to me. When I was a teenager, I remember Aunt Mary always saying; "Beauty is as Beauty does." I even have a letter from Aunt Mary with that saying in it. It wasn't until I was much older and found out Grandma Poulsen used to always tell her children the same thing.

I always thought my Aunt Kathy was older than Aunt Mary, because she was taller. It just seemed right that the taller aunt was the older aunt. I'm sure other's assumed the same thing. Poor Mary, growing up and always having people think she was the baby. I bet now that she is older she doesn't mind people thinking she is the baby!

The Sister's I Remember the Most!

I have 5 sisters, but the sisters I remember the most in relation to my childhood are my two oldest sisters. Teresa (on my right) who is 5 years older and Rebecca (on my left) who is 3 years older than I.

I love this picture of us 3 girls sitting in our front room. I am holding 2 dolls. The small doll is mine, but I cannot remember her name, and the big doll is my sister Teresa's named Miss Beasley. We didn't have a lot of dolls, like girls now days have. And we didn't think anything about it. I think that was just how it was in those days. I know we had more toys than our parents, so it probably still seemed like a lot of toys to us!

I shared a room with my 2 older sisters, after our aunt Judy moved in. Rebecca and I shared a bunk bed. I slept on the bottom and Rebecca slept on the top of the bunk. Teresa's bed meet our bunk bed in the corner of the room, as if to make a letter L. I remember we use to tickle each other's backs at night. I would tickle Teresa's back or she would tickle mine and some how Rebecca and Teresa would work it out to tickle each others backs. They both must have gotten a sore arm from reaching either up or down! I think I had the better end of that deal, for sure!

My Mom's comments: The doll was Teresa's favorite. It was the only time she got excited over a present she got. She was a lot like dad, quiet over presents.