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in 1976, Daddy's other Mom, Miriam Alexander (Norma Ruth's Mom) wrote a brief story of her life and here it is!  Covered wagons, again, copper smelter in Arizona, and lots of children.  Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

I continued Daddy's story after he was physically unable to actually write up until present time.  Also includes some of the poems he wrote.  Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Dad's tales of the last part of our lives while living in Odessa, Texas.  This includes the marriages of his kids and some of the grandkid's births.  Then, the adventures of moving  back to Arizona for the last time.  This time it is in Mesa, Arizona to be with all of his kids, who had already moved there.  Please stay tuned for the final Episode next week.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

We moved again...from Tucson, Arizona to Odessa, Texas for Dad to work at his brother-in-law's Welding Shop.   More funny life stories, of course.  Enjoy!  Stay tuned next week, for the Dad's final writings.  But that's not all...there are a few bonus episodes to follow!Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Dad moved from Lubbock, Texas back to Bisbee, Arizona to work in the mines again, after awhile there.  More car trouble and other side stories.  Then on to Tucson, Arizona where my Dad invested in a Truck Stop and worked there too.   Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Daddy talks about joining the Merchant Marines during World War II...events leading up to it and after the war ends.Start your on Podcast with Buzzsprout:Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Moved to Bisbee, Arizona to work in the copper mines.  Mining stories and the birth of Edward and Andria.   And as usual, lots more moving from place to place.Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Taking a little break in My Dad's Memoirs to tell a little about myself.   I'll tell some personal stuff and  also how I got started in Podcasting.  Next week I'll return with My Dad's next chapters as we continue his life's journey.   Visit my other Podcast "NOT EVERY DISABILITY IS VISIBLE" at:  https://noteverydisabilityisvisible.buzzsprout.com Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Main highlight is Dave Pickett marries Norma Ruth Alexander and moves to Bisbee, Arizona to work in the mines.   Stayed tuned for the birth of their first child..... Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Lots of hitchhiking, trying to catch a freight train, tired & hungry, trusting strangers.  Then he met the love of his life. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Uncle Guy and Sarah are asked to raise little baby Billy.  Jobs are rare and hard to find, so more moving to find work.    Life on the road, with 'a friend'  who helps Dad out.?? Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

To show you the shocking amount of times that my Dad's family moved, I have compiled all of the moves made up to 1936 and all of the total 11 babies born (only 7 lived to adulthood) in sequence at the various spots where they moved throughout their journeys.  Included is the rest of me and my siblings' Zoom conversations surrounding the episode. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

In Chapter 11, my Dad, Dave Pickett, tells of his adventures while in the CCC in Arizona during 1935-1936.   In Chapter 12 there are more escapades after he returned home to Lubbock, Tx....Then tragedy strikes in his family.  F. D. R. (President Franklin D. Roosevelt) created jobs for young men, called C.C.C. Civilian Conservation Corps.   The Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) was a voluntary public work relief program that operated from 1933 to 1942 in the United States for unemployed, unmarried men ages 18–25,  that provided manual labor jobs related to the conservation and development of natural resources in rural lands owned by federal, state, and local governments. The CCC was designed to provide jobs for young men and to relieve families who had difficulty finding jobs during the Great Depression in the United States.  Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

More farming, moving and adventures.  With conversations amongst Dad's children regarding his life.  Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

Lots of adversity and struggles and yet never letting it get Dad or them down.  Also, moving of course. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

This week is a collection of stories from chapters 1-6.  Listen again to my Dad's shenanigans and interesting little stories told one after the other in rapid succession.  Chapter 6 stories are included as well. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

More moving, more shenanigans, more covered wagons and even a truck.    With guest Bill Pickett  telling his experiences and highlights of the podcast. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

More covered wagons as they continue moving, farming and hard times. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

You'll hear about covered wagons, dangerous adventures on a farm, and learning about life's harsh realities as a very young boy. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.

a Preview of upcoming readings of my Dad, Dave Pickett's Memoirs. Want to start you own podcast?  Join me and over a hundred thousand podcasters already using Buzzsprout to get their message out to the world.   Following the link below, let's Buzzsprout know that I sent you, gets you a $20 Amazon gift card if you sign up for a paid plan, and helps support my show. Buzzsprout - Let's get your podcast launched! Start for FREE Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you.