Nov 20, 2010

Who was President when I was born?

(1st United States and 2nd LDS Church)

Ben: Gerald Ford

Spencer W Kimball

Jeff: Jimmy Carter

Spencer W Kimball

Hayden: Jimmy Carter

Spencer W Kimball

Tia: Ronald Reagan

Spencer W Kimball

Loren: Ronald Reagan

Spencer W Kimball

Brittany: Ronald Reagan

Ezra Taft Benson

Nov. 17, 2010

What other names did you consider for me?

Time has erased all memory of any of other names considered for any of you. It seemed to have been a fairly easy choice each time since we named you after you were each born and didn't know your gender until the day you were born.

Nov 18, 2010

How did you choose my name?

Ben not Benjamin was Marie's choice, she liked it as Ben but not as Benjamin. Where she came up with it I do not know Ben's middle name was after me, Kent.

Jeffery not Jeffrey mainly because I just mis-spelled it. I liked it better as Jeffery anyway. I saw a sign for a company in Ferron Utah while doing TV repair and just liked it. Marie seemed to like it also and we have both liked it ever since. Jeff's middle name "Kermit" was after my father who had suffered a stroke two weeks before he was born and passed away three months later.

Hayden named after Hayden McMillan in Midland Texas. We taught him the gospel but couldn't baptize him since he was not quite old enough to not need parental permission and his mother was hook on alcohol and wouldn't give permission. It was the first time I had ever heard that name and since then it has become somewhat common and I even discovered a mountain (or peak) named Haydn that is at the headwaters of the Duchesne river. "Verl" Hayden's middle name was after Marie's father.

Tia was chosen by her three older brothers who liked the name from a show called "Escape to Witch Mountain" with Tia and Tony as the stars. The name Marie just seems to go with anything really well and since it her mother's name we gave it to Tia as well for a middle name.

Loren was a favorite name of mine and I even had a relative named Loren Westover on my Grandmother Hansen's side of the family, in fact it was her brother if I have my facts correct. Loren's middle name was after my Scoutmaster Ray Hansen.

Brittany was a name chosen by Marie. It was one of her favorites and I rather liked it as well. We didn't give her a middle name due to the length of her first name.

Nov. 17, 2010

Tell about the day I was born.

Since I am writing this for all of you I will not put anything here. OK I'll be truthful I can't remember very many details on any of you. For Ben I remember the fat nurse telling Marie, when she voiced here concern that it was a false alarm, "Honey, you will be laughing at the doctor by the end of the day." with Jeff Dad had a stroke the day he was due or close to it and we went to Roosevelt to see him and the nurses were all scurrying to find a wheel chair for her and she exclaimed that she was not there to have a baby but rather see dad. With Hayden I don't remember much other than the fact that Marie was in an actual labor room with him and then was moved into the new delivery room. The hospital was new and so it was really nice and with him being the third one I was able to control my emotions so that I didn't have to go to the bathroom and putting my head between my legs so that I wouldn't faint. I was finally able to enjoy the birth. With Tia we went to the hospital while Stan and Nadine were at our home in Spanish Fork and beginning the move of our things to Mapleton. We left from Spanish Fork and came back to Mapleton two days later. Then with Loren there was a 14 hour period of labor and a lot of worry and stress before that big 10 pound baby was born. Finally with Brittany I really don't remember much other than we now had a second very beautiful daughter and it was a special time. So that is what I remember , now there should be a letter from me and mom that we wrote the day or soon after you were each born.

Nov. 16, 2010

Tell the full names, birthdays, and birthplaces of all of your children.

Ben Kent Poulson Feb. 23, 1976 Payson, Utah in the old Payson Hospital.

Jeffery Kermit Poulson Oct. 31, 1977 Payson, Utah in the old Payson Hospital.

Hayden Verl Poulson Oct. 16, 1979 Payson, Utah in the new Mountain View Hospital.

Tia Marie Poulson Aug. 27, 1981 Payson, Utah in the new Mountain View Hospital.

Loren Ray Poulson Jan. 26, 1985 Payson, Utah in the new Mountain View Hospital.

Brittany Poulson Apr. 22, 1987 Payson, Utah in the new Mountain View Hospital.

Nov 15, 2010

Tell about the most serious problem or challenge you faced during your early years of marriage.

The most serious was probably the fact that I had no job when we got married and then after just three years I was unemployed again. Three months later I was employed again and within a year making three times the income that I had been making at AM TV. Ben came just after 8 months and 1 week of our marriage so we had a family very soon and that made unemployment a little more of a concern. However through all of our years of marriage and many challenges the Lord has always been there to help us and carry us through until his blessings were there again to get us back on top.

Nov. 14, 2010

What qualities in my mom did you try unsuccessfully to change?

Her negative attitude but there was so many positive things that I never really tried to hard to change it. She is very special to me and I love her.

Nov 13, 2010

What was you job at the time.

Shortly after I was married I went to work for American Television Service in Orem , Utah. I was a TV repairman for three years and traveled around the state of Utah repairing televisions and installing antenna's. After I quit that job I was without employment for three months and then went to work For Signetics in Orem where I worked for nearly 15 years before the company was moved to New Mexico.

Nov 12, 2010 (Clair Melvin Poulson birthday)

Tell about where you lived when first married.

We moved into Verl's house in Mapleton, Utah. We spent many hours prior to the wedding fixing it up enough for us to live in the basement and then after that worked on it for nearly a year after which we moved up-stairs. We ended up living there (2023 South 800 West) for 6 years before we moved to Spanish Fork for 6 weeks and then back to Mapleton on Maple Street for two years and then built this home where we have lived since then to present.

Nov 11, 2010

Veteran's Day...

Name the veterans in your family and times during which they served.

I have had a number of relatives that have served in the military, only one of which I know was killed in action. that was a cousin who was killed in Viet Nam. However in my immediate family there are two of my brothers that have served in the military. Stan was in an Engineering Corp in Viet Nam and was discharged with an Honorable release. He developed double vision one morning that continued until he was finally sent to Denver to the VA hospital where he woke up one morning and it was gone. He was there for several months before that happened and I have always felt the Lord intervened to bring him home early. Stan was drafted into the military.

Clair was also in the military but he enlisted before being drafted. He was trained and served as a Military Police and served in Ft Ord in California. He was locked in the jail cell with several inmates once and was blessed to get out without harm. He enlisted because he had wanted a vocation in law enforcement. After he was discharged he became a Utah Highway Patrolman then became a Sherif's Deputy and then Sherif in Duchesne County. After he lost re-election too a crooked officer he was elected as a judge in the district court in Duchesne County where he is currently serving.