Feb 16, 2011

What were some of the best experiences in your early years?

I would consider the relationship that my parents had with each other as some of the best experiences in my youth. There was never any abuse by him to her. They loved each other and showed us that they did. Dad always respected her and they worked together to raise us.

I had some very wonderful siblings to play with which we did a lot of too. From games outside to games inside and games with friends and neighbors. There were a lot of those special experiences. We did a lot of work together as well which also made them special.

Then there were many other experiences as well. I had great experiences with my Uncle Mont at the ranch in Indian canyon. I still remember riding a horse from the ranch in Indian Canyon to Duchesne seven miles down the canyon. We were herding sheep down to town where we would put them into a corral there. Mont was always very funny and fun. He loved to eat a raw egg just to get a reaction from you when eating breakfast. he always called me Kentucky Pete.

I had special cousins and was  actually around the age of their children. Lori and Chris Poulson were a couple of my childhood playmates since they lived next to grandma Poulson. We loved to go to Grandma's and play between the two homes. We also spent quite a lot of time playing in grandma's shed. It was like a playhouse to us.

I had special scout leaders in cub and boy scouts. Sisters Wimmer and Hansen did a lot of hard work to give us great experiences in cub scouting. Then Brothers Hansen, Hooper and several others that worked hard to give us great scouting experiences. I went on several camping trips into the Granddaddy Basin lakes. They were always there to give us support in whatever we needed to do to earn merit badges and rank advancements.

I am writing my history in story form and will have more specifics about these experiences.