Tuesday, January 13, 2009

Another first...


Well, I would have to say, a couple of firsts...
This picture cracks me up... it is most likely during my 5th grade year - or the summer before. My sister, Laura, in the high chair, was born just after I turned 10, so it can't be much after that. My brother Matthew is behind me, and our Indian Placement girl, Maurita, is with us. She came from the Navajo Reservation to live with us during the school year - for a better education. I think she came for 2 years, and then we had another girl, Sarah.
Anyway... This was my first instrument.. so to speak. My parents bought the flute - I'm not sure how they paid for it - money was pretty tight all those growing up up years - but they did it. I still have it! I played the flute thru Jr High school, and I think only my Soph year in HS. Some friends convinced me to try out for concert choir in 9th grade - and I made it - and I haven't stopped singing. I learned to love harmonizing - now I'm trying to teach my girls how to do it!
Music took me lots of places - in 9th grade we travelled from Vernal to Durango Colorado - an awesome trip! With my new obsession with facebook - I have seen the names of some of the gals on that trip with me - I will never forget that trip! In High school, we had a band trip to Disneyland, in addition to festivals around the state of Wyoming. My biggest trip was when I was selected for All-Northwest choir (ID, MT, WY, OR, WA, AK, and UT maybe) and travelled to Portland Oregon. In college I was also able to be part of the Wyoming State Choir that travelled to NYC and performed in Lincoln Center.
All in all - I'm a firm believer in the arts in schools - it is sad that many programs are being cut due to budget shortfalls.
Anyway... on to the 2nd first that is documented in this photo...
My first Fashion FAUX PAS!! LOL!!
Yes, I am wearing orange plaid polyester shorts, and a nautical print shirt - both made by my mom. I'm sure that I didn't go out of the house in that getup, at least I don't think that I did...
My mom made quite alot of our clothes back then.. many of them the stretch polyester that was prevalent in the 70's. One year we had individual pictures, and we mostly match in our polyester shirts - same material, which had been purchased on sale, for sure.
Anyway, that's a brief look into my life as a 10 year old in the 70's - at least I was smiling, and it goes to show how STRAIGHT my hair was back then, not curly like it is today!

5 comments:

Tummy said...

Great memories Mom2! I love looking at old photos and going down memory lane.

Laura said...

Hysterical! I think it's fabulous that everybody's pictures from this era look about the same: a reddish tint, slightly out of focus, and oh the fashion. Stunny, really. :-)

Laura said...

I'm meant stunning, but perhaps stunny is a good combination of funny and stunning. We're allowed to make up words, right?

Sassy said...

I love the older pictures too...We had indian placement children as well...two boys...All of my clothes were homemade also and I also played in band for many years on alto sax and then did choir....there are alot of similarities in this post with my life only in the 70's I had graduated highschool....gotten married and had two children by 1977...that was fun to look back and hear some of your stories...music is a huge part of my life....it gets me through!

Sassy said...

Hi friend...I just posted all the clip boards I made and noticed I didn't antigue your alphabet letter "B"....if you want I will get right on that and get it back to you....sorry
I was in a hurry to finish I think