Carole and tne St Lucia tradition

Carole taught her grandchildren about the Swedish tradition and then dressed them with all the perfect outfits.  Very nice.

 

Turkey for Fuquas

 Gabriella's son Joey!  Eric is teaching him to be a hunter and he is learning well!

Carole at Silver Gate

Jon caught a great picture of Carole with Index Mountain and Pilot in the background.

 

A Christmas Memory by Carole Fuqua, 2021

 "In Eastern Montana, Glendive, winter nights were long but not boring.  Basketball games, Community Concerts, sledding under street lights and exciting radio programs.

I heard my first harp when I was in first grade, sitting on the first row of DCHS auditorium (without parents) eagerly looking up at the beautiful lady playing this etheral instrument.  She smiled at me and I was forever smitten by a harp. 

Great fun and memorable was to come home from sledding to find my Mom stirring up a batch of fudge.  You could use a candy thermometer to get it right or just drop a bit into a glass of cold water to see if the proper soft ball stage was reached.  It was now ready to remove from the fire (we cooked with gas), drop in the butter and vanilla and begin to beat it with a wooden spoon.

Mom wrapped a towel around the hot pan and propped it in the crook of her arm and began to beat.  Too much beating and it would turn to a crumbly mess.  Just enough and it would lose its gleam and be ready to  pour in a buttered dish.  When it was firm to the touch, it was cut into squares or sometimes rolled in a log (not too often on that one).  It was delicious and with a large family you didn't have a chance to overeat.  The pan and spoon was given to the yougest to lick, me.  Many times it was shared with brother Dick in the Navy or brother and sisters at college.

Some like nuts in it, some don't.  I liked either.  Enjoy and Merry Christmas!"

Carole Anderson Fuqua

Carole's Family at Thanksgiving 2021

This is who was at Jon and Bethany's home for Thanksgiving, Jon and Bethany and twins Sage and Raina and little Finn.  Also in attendance was Dino Dave and Chris.  Carole was taking the picture.

This is Hunter and Toni's Thanksgiving.   Daughter of Toni, Nicole and husband Andrew and daughter of Toni, Cody and husband Axel.

Pictures of renovated house by Jon and Bethany

 

My Sister Carole

I can't remember what Carole was showing me here but we often send pix back and forth when we get new glasses or whatever.  Anyway, she looks very pretty and it is a nice picture.  She will be 83 this year on the 12th of November.

Here is a funny picture of Carole and Mom and Carole's pets, she always had some around.
 

Amber Fuqua Married at Cabin

Eric Fuqua's daughter had a wonderful wedding and sitdown dinner at Silvergate . Family Cabin.   I did not get many pictures but this is just a taste of what took place.  Sounds like it was a dream come true.  Excellent planning with wedding at cabin and sitdown dinner in a tent outside the lodge.

Amber

Amber with sister Brooke

Sage, Finn and Raina with Aunt Stephie

 

Sister Carole and Some Friends

Carole with some of the ladies she worked with in Headstart in Glendive, Montana.  

 

Carole's Family on Mother's Day

 Bethany must have been taking the picture.  Jon and Chris in back.  Carole looks so pretty.

Raina and Sage are so grown up and cute Fin looks very sober today.

Carole in Hospital with Covid

They were together at Christmas and then for a birthday party for Len, who is deceased, and then Jon's family, Chris, Dave and Carole all came down wth the Covid.  I think Carole showed the symptoms last.  Dave had it bad cuz of his asthma. 

 They were tested last week and came back positive and Carole was told by her doctor it could get worse around the 8th or 9th day and she wanted her to come in for an infusion.  Carole somehow missed the call with the time and so missed it.

 She sounded terrible when I talked to her on Thursday and she got worse from there.  She said last night was really bad.  She went to ER around noon on Saturday the 24th and they have her on steroids, fluids, and nausea medicine and keeping her over night.  She said the nausea was the worst but she also has a horrible cough, whenever I talk to her. Her oxygen level was ok.  They wondered earlier if she had a way to measure that at home.

One of the things I was told was that if you have covid you should not get the vaccine until 90 days after recovery.  Yet today I read that a lady had covid in December and got the vaccine  this week and died so lots of rumors and there is not enough vaccine.

I have not been able to get an appointment yet and neither has Marilyn.  Jeanne had hers a few weeks ago.

Carole did not come home from the hospital until January 28th and she came home with oxygen tank and way to measure it.  It got down to 85 in the hospital, she is to keep it above 92.  She is also on blood thinner because of the heart flutter they detected and that helps to prevent strokes.  Someone is coming on Monday for two hours to give her help on how to take care of herself, etc.  

They think that Sage contacted the virus first from someone in school and she was quarantined and only attended about 4 days of school in January.

Glendive Home

Look closely at this picture of Gabby, Eric's wife.  She is eating at the Greenhouse across the street from where I used to live in Glendive.   At the top left of the picture the home in the background is where I lived from second grade until I left for college, Billings, and then San Diego.

The home was around 100 years old or less when we moved in.  It was heavily remodeled while I was at college.  It is being remodeled again I see.  Until we built a separate garage to the right corner of the house, the only garage was a very narrow under the house garage built for a horse and buggy.  There was only one bathroom and that was upstairs with a bathtub.  A bathroom with just a sink and toilet was added downstairs when I was in grade school.  A shower was eventually built in the basement where a bedroom was actually created for the boys, don't remember the dates.  I remember getting dressed for school huddling around the stove at the top of the stairs before remodeling anything.

Mom originally had a wringer washer in the basement where there was also two wind up Victrola's.  One was a tall standing one and the other more compact.  

The house creeked.  Berta Mae and I used to play a game when she would come over to play and no one was home.  We would sit very quietly with no radio,  nothing on at all and just listen.  And we would soon get ourselves so spooked thinking about supposed ghosts and such we would have to run outside.  Berta Mae had a wonderful imagination and we were always playing fun adventures of one kind or another..  But that house had very spooky sounds if you listened.

The greenhouse was a real functioning greehouse with glass houses of plants and outside gardens.  The rhubarb grew on the edge of the road and we ate many of the stalks.  It has been converted into a restaurant and gift house now..

The trees by the house were not very tall when we lived there.

My Sister Carole

Carole sent a picture with her friend from Glendive.  Looking good!!!

 

Carole's Creation

This is a laminated sheet that Carole had made for her kids so they could learn how to  use Family Search.

My Sister Carole

Carole decks on jewelry and scarf I had given her with her new fuzzy coat and she looks really cute for church in Billings, Montana.  I asked her if she got any complements and she said, "No".

Carole's Grandson Finn

Carole said something about dancing to Fin in his cute costume and he immediately did dance.  Cute video, wish you could see it.

Carole

Carole sent a picture of her complexion after a month of using No. 7 Boots anti-aging serum!!!  Wow, I am going to get some.  It looks wonderful.  I told her she should send them a before and after picture and maybe they will pay her for an endorsement.

Dyno Dave

My nephew Dyno Dave is an expert on Dinosaurs and has tours at Makoshika State Park at Glendive, Montana.  Here he is showing a recent donation to their Museum.

Stephanie Diede visits her Cousins Linda and Maria

Steph is the daughter of my sister Carole and our girls knew each other when they were toddlers and then later when Steph and her husband and children lived down in Escondido for a short time and then later the girls started getting together at the Anderson Cabin in Silvergate and visiting back and forth in Montana or down here.  I am happy they have stayed connected.

As ususal when Stephanie comes down, she and Maria have lots of fun.

Sister Carole

My sister Carole is spending two weeks in Utah with her best friend from her childhood and youth, Alyce.  Alyce joined the Church when she was living in Alaska and is now living in Provo where three of her children and their families live nearby.

Alyce and Carole Start a Two Week Vaca