Grandpa and Grandma's @ Centerfield
I remember that we didn’t get to go to Grandpa and Grandma Hansen’s place very often since it was such a long drive from Duchesne to Centerfield Utah where they lived. We apparently went for the purpose of reunions I suppose since we always seemed to have cousins there each time. I guess they were not always there because I do remember traveling on another super long journey from their place to Uncle Carling’s in Circleville to see them a couple of times. The best parts of those trips were when we went part Big Rock Candy Mountain and got to stop there for a rest. I drive that road now and realize it isn’t so far in actual miles but the speed limits and comfort of the cars is far better now so the trips don’t seem as log even though I am a grownup now verses being a child then.
I remember best about those trips however that Grandpa and Granma would always come out of the house and either stand on the porch and wave to us or come down the walk to the car while we were getting out. Grandma always seemed to be in the kitchen cooking while we were there and grandpa would let us go out and do the chores with him if we were not too busy playing with the cousins. We always slept in the rooms downstairs that were connected with a small window, no glass, up above the beds through which we would try to crawl since only a child could fit through them.
They also had an old Victrola record played in the west room that we love to play and play with. Many times we would play “Red Rover “ and other tag games out on the front lawn with the cousins. It was always fun. Grandpa would always have to make a trip to the reservoir and get water in the gallon jugs since the water in the taps was not drinkable for some reason. It was 10 or so miles to the place where he filled up the jugs. I can also still remember Grandma telling us to only use 4 sheets of toilet paper when we used the bathroom. Some of the granddaughters also use to get stuck in the bathroom because they couldn’t open the door, I personally never remember having that problem myself. So even though our trips were not very often, they were always fun.
